December 2024

Amirah Alruwais defends prelim paper

Doctoral student Amirah Alruwais successfully defended her prelim paper, “Phonological Transfer and Markedness Effects in Saudi Arabic Speakers’ English Obstruent Production”. Congratulations, Amirah!

Sara Issa defends prelim paper

Doctoral student Sara Issa has successfully defended her prelim paper, “Realization of Morphemic Word Final S in English of Human and Artificial Voices: Phonetic Evidence for Voiceless Clitic -s and Plural -s”. Congratulations, Sara!  

Rozan Al Ghamdi defends dissertation

Doctoral student Rozan Al Ghamdi successfully defended her PhD dissertation entitled, “Evolution of Phonological and Morphological Features in the Ghamdi Arabic Dialect: A Contemporary Analysis of Vowel Harmony and Gender Distinction.” Congratulations, Dr. Al Ghamdi!

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