[ˈpè̝tə́ɾ ˈjúɾɡə̀ts]
Research Fellow
Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics (CASTL)University of Tromsø
9037 Tromsø
Norway
About
I live in Tromsø in North Norway, about 350 km inside the arctic circle, where I am pursuing a Ph.D. in linguistics at CASTL, University of Tromsø. I have also completed a doctoral program at the University of Ljubljana in 2008.
My research interests fall within theoretical phonology, particularly Optimality Theory. I am currently writing my dissertation which deals with feature spreading. I offer an account which builds on existing proposals within Autosegmental Phonology and OT. However, I crucially redefine phonological representations and constraints by focusing on previously unnoticed material. This allows for a unified analysis of all assimilation processes, including vowel, nasal, consonant harmonies, tonal spreading and consonant-vowel interaction.
You can take a look at my Publications or my CV.
The most convenient way to reach me is by email at myname.mysurname@uit.no.
Recent and Upcoming
- My squib Disjunctive Lexical Stratification appeared in the latest issue of Linguistic Inquiry (41.1).
- On January 29, 2010, I presented Icy targets at the 7th Old World Conference in Phonology in Nice.
- On January 9, 2010, I presented Non-phonological cues of stratal affiliation at the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America in Baltimore.
- On October 10, 2009, I gave a talk at the Toronto—Tromsø Phonology Workshop in Toronto.
- On August 12, 2009, I gave a talk at the Indiana University Bloomington.
- On February 26, 2009, I presented Binary Domains Theory at the 7th GLOW in Asia conference in Hyderabad, India.
Teaching
- This semester I am not teaching.
- At the University of Tromsø, I have previously taught LIN-1012 Phonology, LIN-1030 Phonetics, and Intro to Praat. I have also taught at the University of Nova Gorica and Indiana University Bloomington. For details, see my CV.
Pages
You can take a look at my Publications page or my CV.
Tromsø is an exciting place (to do linguistics or otherwise)! If you want to visit and stay at my place, let me know. There are two airlines with direct flights from Oslo to Tromsø, Norwegian and the SAS. Norwegian also flies directly to Tromsø from London (Gatwick). You may also want to consult CASTL's travel page.