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Sora Heng Yin

Sora Heng

Research - PhD

Email: heng.yin@qmul.ac.uk

Profile

Sora is a PhD researcher, funded by the AHRC LAHP DTP. His research is in the field of phonology and language acquisition. His thesis project investigates the interaction between phonological and lexical acquisition, and how this interaction might shape language typology and change.

Thesis title: Neutralization and Homophony in Phonological Learning

Supervisors: Adam Chong and Kathleen McCarthy

Research

Research Interests:

  • Experimental phonology
  • Language acquisition
  • Phonological and lexical acquisition interface
  • Phonetics
  • Speech perception

Publications

Yin, S. H., & White, J. (2018). Neutralization and homophony avoidance in phonological learning. Cognition, 179, 89-101. doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2018.05.023

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