A natural connection: linguistics.
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Having this special ability to learn languages, a natural transition for me was to study linguistics. I did so at the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, with my interests in linguistics centering on Minimalist Syntax and dialectology of the Romance languages.
At UC Berkeley, I documented sound change in Spanish and Portuguese in relationship to each other, and in another study, in relationship to Latin and the rest of Romance. With Professor Line Mikkelsen, I studied theories of syntax, and developed and tested my own theories. From here, I began my study of Minimalism, research which eventually led me to be in contact with renown linguist and scholar, Professor Noam Chomsky.
My interest in syntax led me to explore the interaction of syntax and phonology under the Universal Grammar model. I sought to answer the following questions:
My research drew heavily from my own native Spanish, my knowledge of multiple related languages, and access to communities of speakers of different languages.
Eventually, I also studied the phonology of Classical Latin, and, through my research developed a reconstructed pronunciation model of the language as it was spoken by an educated Roman in the year 0.
At UC Berkeley, I documented sound change in Spanish and Portuguese in relationship to each other, and in another study, in relationship to Latin and the rest of Romance. With Professor Line Mikkelsen, I studied theories of syntax, and developed and tested my own theories. From here, I began my study of Minimalism, research which eventually led me to be in contact with renown linguist and scholar, Professor Noam Chomsky.
My interest in syntax led me to explore the interaction of syntax and phonology under the Universal Grammar model. I sought to answer the following questions:
- What's underlyingly the same for all languages?
- What in cognition is inherent to all humans regardless of the first language they acquire?
My research drew heavily from my own native Spanish, my knowledge of multiple related languages, and access to communities of speakers of different languages.
Eventually, I also studied the phonology of Classical Latin, and, through my research developed a reconstructed pronunciation model of the language as it was spoken by an educated Roman in the year 0.
My interest in the syntactic theories of Minimalism and Universal Grammar led me to become interested in Semantic Data and Semantic MediaWiki. During my time at Wikia, I've had the opportunity to engage with work in MediaWiki and Semantic MediaWiki.
Like with Minimalist Syntax, I'm interested in underlying forms that connect all data, regardless of the content.
Like with Minimalist Syntax, I'm interested in underlying forms that connect all data, regardless of the content.
Another part of my linguistics work has lived online. My social media presence hosts a number regularly scheduled segments in which I detail my current involvement and interest in linguistics. My social media channels are kept current with posts about language and linguistics. Complementing my social profiles is my language blog in which I write more detailed academic-style analyses and studies, frequented and cited by scholars and linguistics with a strong online presence.
Dialectology linguistic analysis of a Spanish string –
From my YouTube channel |
My recitation of a Roman prayer in Classical Latin –
From my YouTube channel |