Heriberto
Avelino
Research Interests
I am interested in the analysis and description of natural languages. I work or comparative and typological aspects of language.
I am a fieldworker. Most of my work relies on first-hand gathered data. This often entails taking the lab to the field. Thus, in my research I integrate field work with theoretical principles, as well as experimental methodologies to give a more complete account of the language faculty.
I have worked on languages of Mesoamerica, Amazons and Kalimantan in topics ranging from phonetics/phonology to morpho-syntax. Currently I am working on the analysis and documentation of Amazonian languages.
The other area of my interest is cognitive neuroscience. As a natural consequence of my education in experimental and data oriented approaches to linguistics I am interested in investigating the processing and use of language and their brain bases. I am currently conducting a series of behavioral experiments in less known languages.
Some of the topics and languages I have worked on before include the following:
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Phonetics
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Experimental Phonetics-Phonology
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Cognitive Neuroscience
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Spanish
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Phonetic Correlates of Emotion .
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Colonial Philology
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Ethnomathematics
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Analysis and Description of Indigenous Languages
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Fieldwork
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