🎮 Pokémonastics
Sound symbolism using Pokémon names - corpus analysis, experiments, cross-linguistic studies, educational applications
2016-present • 50+ publications
🔤 Japanese Geminate Devoicing
Long-term investigation of voiced geminate devoicing in Japanese loanwords using corpus studies and experiments
2003-present • ~15 years
🧠 Psycholinguistic Methods
Phonological judgment experiments, rating studies, wug tests - exploring different experimental modes
Ongoing methodology
📊 EMA & Articulation
ElectroMagnetic Articulography studies of Japanese phonetics, jaw movement, metrical structure
Articulatory phonetics
📈 Predictability & Information
How information theory and entropy affect sound patterns - Shannon's entropy in phonetics/phonology
Information-theoretic approach
⏱️ Duration & Timing
Phonetics of geminates, long vowels, emphatic lengthening, durational contrasts in Japanese
Temporal phonetics
🎵 Prosody & Accent
Japanese accent, intonation, phrasal phonetics, articulatory correlates of prosodic structure
Cross-linguistic prosody
🤝 Collaborative Research
African languages, L2 acquisition, child speech, sound symbolism, rap rhymes, maid voice, yoga sounds
Diverse collaborations
Research Integration & Impact
Methodological Innovation
Combining corpus analysis, experiments, computational modeling, and EMA to address phonological questions
Educational Outreach
Using Pokémon as a "hook" to make phonetics accessible and engaging for students and the public
Cross-linguistic Perspective
Extending Japanese-based findings to understand universal vs. language-specific patterns
Theory-Practice Bridge
Connecting formal phonological theory with empirical phonetic evidence and psycholinguistic reality