Gilly Marchini
Thesis title: Peak alignment and variable segmental anchoring in two Mexican Spanish ethnolects

PhD Linguistics
Year of study: 3
- Linguistics and English Language
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Contact details
- Email: s2059729@ed.ac.uk
Address
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Dugald Stewart Building
- City
- 3 Charles Street, Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9AD
Background
I am a second year PhD Researcher in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at Edinburgh University working under the supervision of Dr Michael Ramsammy , Dr Benjamin Molineaux & Dr Jeremy Steffman. Prior to coming to Edinburgh for the MScR in 2021, I completed an Integrated Masters (MLang) in French and Spanish Linguistic Studies from the University of Southampton in 2019.
Research summary
As a variationist phonetician & laboratory phonologist, I study the relationship between fine acoustic and articulatory detail and wider, phonological rules. My research focuses primarily on dialects of Romance Languages, particularly those of Latin America which have been largely overlooked due to systemic eurocentricity. Other research interests can be summarised as follows:
- Acoustic Phonetics
- Laboratory Phonology
- Experimental Phonetics
- Variation within Spanish
- Afro-Hispanic language