Linguistics PhD students to present at the Linguistic Society of America's annual meeting in January 2012!

PhD students Evan Bradley and Regine Lai are presenting their research this week in Portland, Oregon at the annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America.

Evan's presentation is titled "Tone language experience enhances sensitivity to melodic contour" and this research examines how speakers of a tone language (Mandarin) perceive music differently than speakers of a nontone language (English).

Regine's presentation is titled "Learnable vs. Unlearnable Harmony Patterns" and her talk focuses on what constitutes a possible phonological pattern by examining the learnability of two long-distance harmony patterns with distinct computational characteristics in experimental settings.