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Susan G. Guion Associate Professor Department of Linguistics University of Oregon Research Interests: Linguistic Phonetics, Second Language Acquisition, Sound Change
Research Overview My goal is to understand why phonological (sound) systems have the properties they do. With a functional and cognitive orientation, I hypothesize that typologically regular aspects of phonological systems have their origin in physical and cognitive constraints on language use and learning. I explore constraints on phonological structure and representation through empirical methods focused on sound change and second language acquisition. Some specific areas of interest are: (1) the effect of perceptual and production constraints on phonological systems as evidenced in sound change and bilingual systems (2) the effect of age of acquisition on phonological learning and representation and (3) the cognitive mechanisms for learning new phonological categories. I am also committed to the collection of primary data from a variety of languages (both monolinguals and bilinguals) to inform our understanding of phonological systems. Courses Taught CAS 110 Humanities Colloquium for the Society for College Scholars Linguistics 407/507 Seminar in Field Phonetics and Phonology Linguistics 407/507: Issues in Second Language Phonetics and Phonology Linguistics 411/511: Phonetics Linguistics 440/540: Linguistic Principles and Second Language Learning Language Teaching 441/541: Teaching English Pronunciation Linguistics 444/544: Second Language Acquisition Linguistics 460/560: Historical and Comparative Linguistics Linguistics 607: Seminar in Functional/Cognitive Phonology Linguistics 614: Theory of Phonology Linguistics 644: Advanced Second Language Acquisition Family Pictures My kids : Augustus and Jane Bruce (2002) Augustus and me (June 2000) back to Linguistics Home Page Last updated: 1/25/2008 |
