Veno Volenec

Veno Volenec is a Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Concordia University. His research focuses on phonetics, phonology, neurobiology of language and speech, and cognitive neuroscience. He teaches courses such as LING 200 (Introduction to Linguistic Science) and LING 372 (Phonetics), covering topics like language acquisition, syntax, semantics, and sociolinguistics.

His work bridges theoretical linguistics and cognitive science, with a strong emphasis on phonological features, generative grammar, and the neurobiological underpinnings of speech. Recent studies include cross-linguistic phonetic analyses, L2 acquisition patterns, and critiques of computational language models.

Publications span 2012–2025, reflecting expertise in phonetics, cognitive linguistics, and historical linguistics. He actively contributes to debates on Chomskyan theory, innate language features, and the legacy of generative grammar.

Volenec’s work is accessible via his Academia.edu profile and personal website, where he shares research on Croatian phonological phenomena, neurolinguistics, and pedagogical approaches in language education.