Avery Ozburn, University of Toronto

Research

phonology fieldwork vowel harmony linguistic typology tongue root position acoustics ultrasound speech perception

Latest funding

Yiddish phonetics for learners
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,547
Vowels in East African languages
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$33,677
Vowels in East African languages
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$26,383

All 4 grants and awards

Yiddish phonetics for learners

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Ozburn, Avery

Keywords: phonetics; Yiddish; language revitalization

$20,547

Vowels in East African languages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ozburn, Avery

Keywords: phonology; fieldwork; vowel harmony; linguistic typology; tongue root position; acoustics; ultrasound; speech perception; Bari; Kalenjin

$33,677

Vowels in East African languages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ozburn, Avery

Keywords: phonology; fieldwork; vowel harmony; linguistic typology; tongue root position; acoustics; ultrasound; speech perception; Bari; Kalenjin

$26,383

Phonetic and phonological patterns in Canadian French vowel harmony

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Ozburn, Avery

Keywords: phonetics; phonology; French; vowel harmony; Canadian French; locality

$17,500

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: phonology Dear Professor Ozburn, 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 phonology 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 "Yiddish phonetics for learners" (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]