Yu-Jung Lin

Yu-Jung Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures at the College of the Holy Cross. Her research focuses on phonology, psycholinguistics, and second language acquisition, with expertise in diphthong production, vowel distinctions, and the impact of orthography on sound processing in L1 and L2 learners. She holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University Bloomington and can be reached at yjlin@holycross.edu.

Research Interests:

• Phonetic and phonological structures in tone languages
• Cognitive mechanisms of language acquisition
• Second language vowel perception and production
• Orthographic effects on speech processing

Education:

• Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington

Dr. Lin’s work bridges theoretical linguistics and applied language research, contributing to understanding how linguistic systems interact with cognitive processes in both native and non-native language contexts.