Class Spotlights – LING 220 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
LING220 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology was created by Dr. Jennifer Cabrelli, developed and taught by Professor Carrie Pichan. The course introduces students to concepts and methodologies for the phonetic and phonological analysis of natural language. It emphasizes the description and analysis of phonological patterns using feature specification and analysis of acoustic properties of speech. One of students' favorite aspects of Professor Pichan's LING 220 is learning the phonetic analysis software Praat and completing a project project from designing the study, collecting and analyzing primary data, to presenting the results in class and writing up the report.
Here are some of the research projects from spring 2023. Thank you Professor Pichan for making learning fun and exciting!
- L2 proficiency effects on sC onset repairs by Vietnamese/English bilinguals(Nguyen Hoang Minh Vuong)
- Age of acquisition effects on English VOT duration in Tagalog/English bilinguals(Joey Rosa)
- Regional variation in vowel production: Chicagoland vs. Central Illinois (Jarrett Kolodij)
- Length of residency effects on English VOT in L1 Syrian Arabic / L2 English speakers (Omar Alattar)
- sC onset production in Spanish nonce words by L1 and heritage Spanish speakers(Erin Kennedy & Janessa Acosta)
- Moving away: Changes in long-term place of residency and vowel quality across siblings (James Del Re)
- Frequency effects on coda production in L1 Brazilian Portuguese / L2 English bilinguals (Ricardo Brum)
- Effects of dominance and attitude on English VOT in L1 Tagalog / L2 English bilinguals (Isaac Rosales & Tonveer Butt)
- English tense/lax vowel distinction by early and late Tagalog/English bilinguals (Ivana Lucero)
- Effects of register on VOT production in a Malayalam / English bilingual (Michael Johnson)
- Age of arrival effects on English VOT duration in L1 Tagalog / L2 English bilinguals (Johann Tabbilos)
