Stephanie Archer, University of Alberta

Research

word learning sound symbolism infant speech perception psycholinguistics (1) word learning (2) sound symbolism (3) infant speech perception (4) psycholinguistics

Latest funding

Sound symbolism may bootstrap infant word learning
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$68,913

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Sound symbolism may bootstrap infant word learning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Archer, Stephanie

Keywords: word learning; sound symbolism; infant speech perception; psycholinguistics

$68,913

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: word learning Dear Professor Archer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on word learning connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Sound symbolism may bootstrap infant word learning" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]