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Peter Hagoortمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Neurolinguistics
• Language Disorders
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Peter Hagoort is a renowned cognitive neuroscientist and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Radboud University Nijmegen. He serves as Director Emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and Founding Director of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. His research focuses on the neural basis of language, employing techniques like ERP, MEG, PET, and fMRI to study language processing in health and disorders such as aphasia, dyslexia, and autism. He holds multiple prestigious awards, including the NWO-Spinoza Prize (2005), the Yuen Ren Chao Prize (2024), and the Silver University Medal from Radboud University (2023/2024). He is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the National Academy of Sciences (USA). Current research interests include the neurobiological mechanisms of language comprehension and production, inter-brain synchrony in communication, and the cognitive neuroscience of spoken language using animal models like bats. He supervises PhD students exploring topics such as vocal learning in bats and neural dynamics of communication in autism spectrum conditions. Awards: Over 10 major prizes, including the Spinoza Prize and Yuen Ren Chao Prize. Grants & Leadership: Programme director of the Gravitation program Language in Interaction; steering roles in national and international initiatives. Labs/Teams: Donders Institute Neurobiology of Language group; Max Planck Psycholinguistics Institute.

Jeffrey Steeleمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Second Language Acquisition
• Laboratory Phonology
• Language Assessment
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jeffrey Steele is a Professor in French Studies at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on second language acquisition, laboratory phonology, and bilingual literacy. He explores how phonological and phonetic factors influence language learning, particularly the acquisition of French and Spanish segmental and prosodic features by Mandarin, Japanese, and English speakers. Steele also investigates the role of phonological awareness in bilingual children's literacy development. PhD in Linguistics, McGill University MA in French Linguistics, Queen’s University BA Hons in French, University of Manitoba Steele’s work employs electropalatography (EPG) to analyze articulatory timing, assimilation, and cluster simplification in native and non-native speech. His publications address topics like cross-linguistic influence on coda voicing, syllable position effects, and the impact of phonetic input variability on L2 learning. Recent studies highlight gradient and categorical effects in bilingual phonology, phonological licensing asymmetries, and prosodic prominence acquisition. He co-developed the University of Toronto Test of French and maintains the Romance Phonetics Database (2004–Present). SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2022–2027) on Reading Comprehension in French Immersion Learners Steele teaches courses in French language skills, linguistic analysis, and individual differences in language acquisition. His collaborations with researchers like Colantoni and Kochetov bridge theoretical linguistics and applied pedagogy.

Sergey Avrutinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Psycholinguistics
• Language Acquisition
• Neurolinguistics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Prof. Sergey Avrutin is a Professor of Comparative Psycholinguistics at Utrecht University's Department of Languages, Literature and Communication, within the College of Humanities. His research integrates information theory into language processing studies, focusing on typically and atypically developing children, adults, and individuals with aphasia. He previously led the NWO-sponsored PIONEER research program (2000-2005) and current projects explore rule induction from partially ordered input and entropy-driven models. Prof. Avrutin has held academic roles such as Research Leader, Promoter, and Executor across multiple NWO and EU-funded projects. His research spans syntax-discourse interface, language acquisition disorders, bilingualism diagnostics, and special registers like headlines and TV commentary. He collaborates with international institutions including Berlin's Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft and Russia's Herzen State Pedagogical University. His teaching includes courses on Cognitive Science, Language and Law, and the Syntax-Discourse Interface. Recent work highlights contributions to understanding lexical access in aphasia, the role of prosody in anaphora resolution, and statistical learning mechanisms. His articles and projects reflect a focus on interdisciplinary methods, combining experimental and theoretical approaches to linguistic phenomena.

Catherine Laingمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Developmental Linguistics
• Infant Language Acquisition
• Phonetics
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Catherine Laing is a Senior Lecturer in Developmental Linguistics at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, where she has been a faculty member since 2021. She previously served as a Lecturer in Linguistics at Cardiff University (2017–2021) and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Duke University (2016–2017). She earned her PhD in Linguistics from the University of York in 2015. Her research focuses on infant language development, especially phonological and phonetic aspects of early word learning, babbling, and the role of iconicity (e.g., onomatopoeia and sound symbolism) in lexical acquisition. She uses acoustic, computational, observational, and experimental methods to explore how sensorimotor feedback and caregiver input shape early vocal development. She is the Principal Investigator of the ERC/UKRI-funded SENFM project, which uses lingual ultrasound to study infants aged 2–18 months. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong trend in analyzing phonological networks, caregiver speech patterns, and the influence of social and environmental factors (e.g., siblings, lockdown conditions) on early language. She frequently collaborates with leading researchers such as Elika Bergelson, Tamar Keren-Portnoy, and Ghada Khattab. General Editor, Language and Cognition PI, SENFM Project (senfm.york.ac.uk) Active contributor to open science via GitHub and OSF She is currently on a two-year research leave starting February 2024. Her work bridges developmental linguistics, cognitive science, and experimental psychology, contributing significantly to our understanding of the mechanisms underlying early language acquisition.

Jason Bishopمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Phonetics
• Laboratory Phonology
• Prosody
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jason Bishop is a Professor of Linguistics at the College of Staten Island (CSI), CUNY, with an additional appointment in Linguistics at the CUNY Graduate Center. He directs the CSI Speech Laboratory and specializes in phonetics, laboratory phonology, and prosody. His research explores how prosody (rhythm/melody of speech) encodes linguistic structure and influences perception across languages. He holds a PhD from UCLA, where he studied at the Phonetics Laboratory. Previously, he served as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany, conducting neuropsychological research on reading at the Max Planck Institute and teaching English as a Second Language. His work bridges experimental methods with theoretical linguistics, focusing on speech production/perception, prosodic structure, and individual differences in language processing. Bishop's research has examined topics such as pitch perception, focus realization, and the relationship between prosody and information structure. His recent studies investigate how prosodic cues affect syntactic processing and how autistic traits influence linguistic priming effects. He has published widely in journals like the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and edited conference proceedings for major linguistic conferences. Awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, Bishop has also contributed to academic service through editorship of the 27th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics proceedings. His lab employs advanced acoustic analysis and experimental paradigms to study speech perception and production mechanisms.

• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Syntax
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Christoph Gabriel is a Professor of Romance Linguistics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz since 2015. He has held academic positions at the University of Osnabrück (2000–2006), University of Hamburg (2006–2009, 2009–2015), and declined offers at Göttingen (2009) and Bremen (2015). His research focuses on prosodic and segmental phonology of Spanish/French, syntax of Romance languages, language contact (notably Bulgarian Judeo-Spanish), third-language acquisition, and multilingualism. He leads DFG-funded projects like "Judeo-Spanish in Bulgaria: A Contact Language Between Archaism and Innovation" and participates in the Research Unit "Weak Elements in Phonology: Development, Processing, and Modality". Education: Final degree in French and Musical Education (Technical University of Berlin, 2000). Key Research Interests: Prosody-syntax interfaces, heritage bilingualism, cross-linguistic transfer, endangered dialects, and phonological variation. Recent publications analyze prosody in Bulgarian Judeo-Spanish, L3 French acquisition by German-Turkish bilinguals, and intervention studies on phonetic learning. His collaborative work explores multilingual corpora, vowel reduction, and intonational convergence. Awards include the Tiburtius Prize (2001) for dissertation excellence. PhD Supervision: Paing Swe Su (L3 French Prosody), Chiara Dorda (Canadian French Interrogatives), Licia López Pereyra (Argentinean Intonation). Grants: DFG (2022–2025), BMBF (2014–2019), Hamburg Landesexzellenzcluster (2009–2012).

Nikolaus Himmelmannمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Typology and universals
• Grammaticalization
• Language documentation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Nikolaus Himmelmann is a Full Professor (W3) in General Linguistics at the University of Cologne since 2010. Previously, he held professorial positions at Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster (2007-2010), Ruhr-University Bochum (1999-2007), and has been actively involved in linguistic research through funded projects like the DoBeS framework (2004-2005) and SFB 1252 projects (2017-2020). He is a founding member and past president of the German Society for Endangered Languages, and serves on multiple editorial boards including Language Documentation & Conservation and Studies in Language . 2018 Honorary Member, Linguistic Society of America 2017 Leo Spitzer-Preis, University of Cologne 2014 Best Paper in Language Award His research spans typology, grammaticalization, language documentation, and prosody-syntax interfaces. He has secured significant grants from DFG, VW Foundation, and BMBF for collaborative projects on language documentation, articulation speed variation, and prosodic prominence. His administrative roles include chairing linguistics institutes at Münster and Cologne universities.

Eleanor Chodroffمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Phonetics-Phonology Interface
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Eleanor Chodroff is a Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, a position she has held since April 2019. She previously served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Northwestern University (2017–2019). Her academic journey includes a PhD and MA in Cognitive Science from Johns Hopkins University and a BA in German and Linguistics from New York University. Her research centers on phonetics, phonology, and speech perception, particularly structured variation in speech, the phonetics-phonology interface, prosody, and perceptual adaptation. She integrates methods from experimental and corpus linguistics, automatic speech recognition, and cognitive psychology to explore how speech is represented in the mind and brain. Her recent publications span topics such as phonetic covariation, voice onset time, sibilant fricatives, intonational tunes, and forensic applications of speech analysis. Her work frequently appears in high-impact journals and conferences like the Journal of Phonetics, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, and Interspeech. She has also contributed to interdisciplinary efforts on methodological rigor in speech sciences. Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology, University of York (2019–present) Postdoctoral Researcher, Northwestern University (2017–2019) PhD in Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University (2014–2017) MA in Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University (2012–2014) BA in German and Linguistics, New York University (2008–2012) Eleanor Chodroff has delivered invited talks at institutions including the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Purdue University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as Intermediate Phonetics and Phonology, Advanced Phonology, and Quantitative Methods. She collaborates widely with researchers in phonetics, sociophonetics, and computational linguistics, including Paul Foulkes, Joseph Cole, and Charlie Wilson. While no specific grants or awards are listed in the provided text, her active publication and presentation record indicate sustained research productivity and external engagement.

Corine ASTESANOمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Prosody
• Experimental Phonetics
• Neuropsychology of Language
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Corine ASTESANO is an Associate Professor in the Department of Language Sciences at Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès (UT2J), where she is affiliated with the NeuroPsychoLinguistics Laboratory (LNPL) and the CER research center. She holds a leadership role as LiCo Master Manager and is actively involved in national and international research collaborations. Her work bridges linguistics, neuroscience, and clinical applications, with a strong focus on prosody and rhythm in language. Her research interests include: Prosody and experimental phonetics Neuropsychology of language and music Speech pathologies and prosodic fluency Neural correlates of prosody (EEG, fMRI) Rhythm as a supra-organizer of cognition Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the neural and perceptual processing of French prosody, particularly initial and final accent, metrical stress, and rhythm. These works span behavioral, electrophysiological (EEG, ERP), and clinical domains, often involving cross-disciplinary collaborations. Key trends include the use of rhythm in speech therapy, the interface between language and music, and prosodic processing in both healthy and pathological populations. She actively supervises numerous PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, and leads or participates in major funded projects such as FluD4 (ANR), RUGBI, and PhonIACog. Her mentorship extends to HDR supervision and collaborative thesis co-direction across institutions including Université Paul Sabatier, EPHE-PSL, and Université de Louvain-la-Neuve. She is a core member of the monthly Groupe de Travail sur le Rythme and the long-standing Groupe Fluence' , fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on rhythm and fluency in cognition. Her research has practical implications for speech therapy, language acquisition, and the remediation of language disorders through musical and motor rhythm training.

Junko Itoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد پژوهشی

• Phonological Theory
• Prosodic Structure
• Optimality Theory
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Junko Ito is a Research Professor and Distinguished Professor Emerita of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz . Her career has focused on phonological theory with an emphasis on prosodic structure , lexical accent , and the syntax-prosody interface , primarily within the framework of Optimality Theory . She has conducted extensive research on Japanese, Ancient Greek, Ainu, Danish, English, and German phonology. Her recent work includes the NSF-funded project Syntax-Prosody in Optimality Theory (SPOT) and collaborative publications such as Hana-bana (花々) , a Festschrift celebrating her and Armin Mester's contributions to phonology. She has held leadership roles as Chair of the Department of Linguistics and directed the UC Education Abroad Program Tokyo Study Center . Dr. Ito's publications (over 150) explore constraint-based phonological models , prosodic recursion , lexical classes in phonology , and stratal faithfulness . Her 2023 work with Jennifer Bellik et al. examines syntax-prosody alignment, while her 2017 studies redefine tonal licensing in Japanese compounds and Ancient Greek accent . Scientific Awards : NSF Grant No. 1749368 (2018-21) Hana-bana Festschrift (2018) JSPS Research Fellowship (2006-07) Japan Foundation Fellowship (2001-02) DAAD Grant (1998) Monbusho International Research Grant (1997-2000) NSF Grant SBR-9510868 (1995-99) NSF Grant BNS-9021357 (1991-92) Her research has profoundly influenced theoretical phonology, particularly through realignment theory , weak layering , and core-periphery lexicon models . She continues to mentor students and shape global linguistics through her work on prosodic universals.

Nikolaus P. Himmelmannمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Language Typology
• Linguistic Theory
• Language Documentation
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Nikolaus P. Himmelmann is a Full Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Cologne's Department of Linguistics, part of the Philosophical Faculty. His academic journey includes previous professorships at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and WWU Münster, and a research fellowship at the Australian National University. His research focuses on language typology, grammaticalization theory, prosody, and language documentation, particularly in Austronesian, Papuan, and Australian languages. He leads projects like the SFB 1252 on 'Prominence in Language' and has contributed to the DoBeS documentation initiative. Education highlights include a PhD from the University of Munich and habilitation at Cologne. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical fieldwork, emphasizing prosodic systems and cross-linguistic comparison. Recent articles explore differential object marking, prosodic phrasing, and documentation methodologies. Awards include the Georg von der Gabelentz Award 2009 for outstanding contributions to linguistics. Research interests span syntactic typology, prosodic analysis, and the documentation of endangered languages. His projects often involve interdisciplinary collaboration, leveraging audiovisual data mining techniques. Office hours are Tuesdays 2-4 PM, requiring prior appointment via phone.

Jelena Krivokapićمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Prosodic Structure
• Speech Production
• Articulatory Phonetics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jelena Krivokapić is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), appointed with tenure. She joined the Department of Linguistics in 2013 and specializes in the intersection of prosodic structure, speech production, and gesture-speech coordination. Her research explores how prosodic elements like prominence and phrasal boundaries influence articulation and body gestures, employing novel methods combining electromagnetic articulometry and motion capture. Her work investigates the kinematic properties of both vocal tract and manual gestures, demonstrating that prosodic structure extends beyond speech to affect body movement. A key contribution is the 2017 study published in LabPhon , co-authored with Mark Tiede and Martha Tyrone, which revealed that manual gestures lengthen under prosodic prominence and boundaries, paralleling articulatory adjustments. Jelena’s research bridges linguistics, psychology, and biomechanics, advancing understanding of multimodal language production. She has contributed to theoretical models like the π-gesture framework, integrating empirical findings from speech and gesture coordination. While no specific grants or labs are detailed in the provided texts, her work underscores interdisciplinary approaches to prosody and embodied language.

Eva Schultze-Berndtمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Linguistic Typology
• Language Documentation
• Australian Languages
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Prof. Eva Schultze-Berndt is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manchester, specializing in typology and documentation of Australian languages. With 40+ months of fieldwork, her research examines Western Mirndi languages (Jaminjung, Ngaliwurru) and Northern Australian Kriol. Research Focus: Schultze-Berndt's work addresses grammatical phenomena including complex predication, verb classification, spatial language, information structure, and modality systems. Her DoBeS-funded projects document Jaminjungan languages and analyze prosodic convergence in multilingual communities. Publication Trends: Recent articles (2017-2023) explore reflexive constructions, discontinuous NPs, and information structure in Australian languages. Earlier work established foundations on secondary predication, parts of speech, and verb classification typologies. Leadership: Coordinates international documentation projects; serves on editorial boards of Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung and Oxford Studies in Typology.

• Phonetics
• Prosody
• Language Acquisition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Junior-Prof. Dr. Katharina Zahner-Ritter is Junior Professor for General and Applied Phonetics at the University of Trier, where she has directed the Phonetics Department since 2021 and co-speaks the Trier Center for Language and Communication. She earned her doctorate (summa cum laude) from the University of Konstanz in 2019 and subsequently worked as a post-doc in the DFG-funded project "Questions at the Interfaces". Research interests revolve around the production and perception of prosody, cross-linguistic comparison of prosody and meaning, early phonological acquisition, second-language prosodic transfer, and human/child-computer interaction. She employs experimental techniques such as eye-tracking, infant looking-time paradigms, forced-choice perception tests, and advanced statistical modelling (GAMMs). Her recent articles (2020-2024) reveal a strong focus on how intonation marks rhetorical vs. information-seeking questions in German, Mandarin, and other languages, how L1 tone experience shapes L2 pitch-accent learning, and how regional accent variation affects the processing of irony and focus. Interdisciplinary work extends to dog-directed speech, voice-assistant interaction, and active-learning algorithms for stimulus selection. She currently teaches statistics for phoneticians, instrumental phonetics, Swiss-German phonetics, and language-acquisition phonetics at BA and MA level, and welcomes student thesis projects in her BabyLab and adult-experiment labs.

Ludger Paschenمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Morphology
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ludger Paschen is a Researcher at the Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS) in Berlin, specializing in the intersection of phonetics, phonology, and morphology. He leads the DFG-funded project AIRAL (Acoustic insights into the root-affix asymmetry across languages) and co-edits the Language Documentation Reference Corpus (DoReCo). His work focuses on cross-linguistic speech databases, prosody, segmental duration, and endangered languages. Education: PhD from University of Leipzig (2018), member of Research Training Group IGRA. Previously held positions as Substitute Professor at University of Potsdam and PostDoc at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (Jena). Key research areas include: speech corpora design, acoustic analysis of morphological structure, prosodic phrasing, and the phonology-morphology interface. His projects leverage DoReCo to study typological patterns in segmental duration and word-internal pauses. Notable achievements include the 2024 publication of DoReCo 2.0 (53 languages), co-authored Nature Human Behaviour study on consonant lengthening universals, and multiple presentations at major linguistics conferences (ICPhS, DGfS, ICL). Collaborations involve institutions like CNRS, LMU Munich, and Sorbonne University. Teaching experience includes courses on Russian dialects, linguistic theories, and phonological length at Humboldt University and Potsdam University.