Factors Affecting Perception of English Vowels by Native Chinese Learners

Valerie Perkins & Aimee Roekle, “Factors Affecting Perception of English Vowels by Native Chinese Learners” Mentor: Jae Yung Song, Linguistics Previous studies have indicated that native speakers of Chinese have difficulty perceiving differences in English vowels, but there is little…… Read More

Phonological and Morphological Information Influences Perceptions of Rhymes

Paige Cooper-Rolefson, “Phonological and Morphological Information Influences Perceptions of Rhymes” Mentor: Anne Pycha, Linguistics We hypothesize that morphological complexity renders words more abstract in the minds of listeners. We tested this hypothesis by focusing on rhyming, which is a natural…… Read More

The Impact of Discursive Representations of Immigration in a Post Truth Era with a Focus on DACA

Tori Tran, “The Impact of Discursive Representations of Immigration in a Post Truth Era with a Focus on DACA” Mentor: Sandra Pucci, Linguistics The 2016 election of Donald Trump ushered in a level of anti-immigrant rhetoric not seen in recent…… Read More