Yoonjung Kang

Yoonjung Kang is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto, holding dual appointments in the Department of Linguistics at the St. George campus and the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Her academic career spans theoretical and applied linguistics with a focus on phonological systems.

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Linguistics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000)
• B.A. Summa Cum Laude in English Language and Literature from Seoul National University (1994)

Dr. Kang specializes in phonological theory, with significant contributions to understanding sound patterns in Korean and cross-linguistic contexts. Her work integrates experimental phonetics with morphological analysis, examining how phonological rules interact with grammatical structures. She employs both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to investigate prosodic phenomena and segmental phonology.

Her editorial leadership includes:

• Co-editor of Phonology
• Advisory Board member for Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics
• Editorial Board member for Studies in Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology
• Editorial Board member for Language and Research
• Editorial Board member for Korean Linguistics

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