Gunnar Hansson, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Diphthongs: Between Unit and Sequence
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,185
Long-distance phonotactics: learning bias, change, and typology
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$189,670
Phonology in the root and beyond
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$120,370

All 4 grants and awards

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Diphthongs: Between Unit and Sequence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hansson, Gunnar Ó.

Keywords: theoretical phonology; vowels; vowel harmony; phonotactics; alternations; syllable structure; phonological typology; morphology-phonology interface; phonetics-phonology interface; Icelandic language

$40,185

Long-distance phonotactics: learning bias, change, and typology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hansson, Gunnar Ó.

Keywords: phonology; psycholinguistics; learning; language change; statistical modelling; theoretical linguistics

$189,670

Phonology in the root and beyond

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hansson, Gunnar Ó.

Keywords: linguistics; phonology; morphology; lexicon; morpheme structure constraints; analogy; learning algorithms; psycholinguistics

$120,370

Non-local interactions in phonology: an evolutionary approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hansson, Gunnar O.

Keywords: linguistics; phonology; phonetics-phonology interface; consonant harmony; vowel harmony; locality; transparency; optimality theory; evolutionary phonology; sound change

$68,137

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 Dear Professor Hansson, 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 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 "Diphthongs: Between Unit and Sequence" (2024), 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]