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Niamh Kelly is a Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology at the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University (UK). Her research integrates phonetics, psycholinguistics, and theoretical phonology with a focus on understudied language varieties and bilingual speech patterns.
- Education: PhD in Linguistics (focus on Norwegian pitch accent and intonation)
- Current Research: Tonal alignment, vowel length, syllable structure in Lebanese Arabic; L2 intonation in Welsh English; sound system interaction in bilingual speakers
- Prior Positions: Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) at UT El Paso (2021-22), postdoctoral researcher at University of Graz (2015-16), research at American University of Beirut
- Publications: 11+ peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of the International Phonetic Association, Glossa, and Frontiers in Psychology
- Teaching: Courses on phonetics, phonology, laboratory phonology, and advanced topics in phonology
Her work examines acoustic correlates of stress, cross-dialectal phonetic variation, and perceptual distinctions in stops and tonal systems. She employs both production and perception experimental methodologies.
Scientific Collaborations & Grants:
- Collaborators: Scott Seyfarth (co-author on Armenian study), R. Smiljanic (co-author on Norwegian studies), I. Mennen (co-author on Welsh English research)
- Projects: Bilingual /l/ production in El Paso, lexical stress in Welsh English, Norwegian pitch accent perception, Zapotec rhythmic grouping
Her laboratory phonology approach combines phonetic data with theoretical phonology, focusing on non-canonical language varieties including Irish English, Palestinian Arabic, and Western Armenian. She also investigates sociolinguistic factors like language dominance and typological influences.
