Research

Our research is in theoretical, computational, and experimental phonology, with particular interest in learning/acquisition, the representation of overlapping and interacting phonological processes, and phonology’s interfaces with (morpho)syntax and the lexicon.

Methodologically, we make use of whatever tools are needed for the job: computational modeling (Bayesian and otherwise), corpus methods, online surveys of understudied languages, and laboratory experiments of all types.

---

Learning & Acquisition

How do learners acquire phonological generalizations from linguistic input? We investigate this using artificial grammar learning experiments, computational models of learning, and corpus methods applied to typological and historical data.

---

Phonological Representations

How are overlapping and interacting phonological processes structured? We study cases where multiple processes interact — including opacity, counterbleeding, and related phenomena — to understand what representational demands they place on phonological theory.

---

Interfaces: Phonology, Morphosyntax, and the Lexicon

Phonological patterns often show sensitivity to morphological and syntactic structure, and to lexical identity. We study these interfaces — including lexical conservatism, paradigm uniformity, and base-specificity — using corpus, experimental, and computational methods.

---

Publications

For a full list of publications, see Google Scholar or the CV.