Dr. Avery Ozburn

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Avery Ozburn is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto, specializing in long-distance segmental phonology and vowel-consonant harmony systems. His research explores typological motivations and patterns through fieldwork, theoretical analysis, corpus phonology, and phonetics experiments. Ozburn is particularly interested in using evidence from language games and artificial language learning experiments to illuminate phonological issues, with a special focus on increasing the representation of under-represented languages within the discipline. He teaches various courses, including those on phonological patterns and advanced phonology.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Toronto • Mississauga, ON, Canada

Teaching and researching in the field of Linguistics with a focus on phonology and phonetics.

Awards

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SSHRC Insight Development Grant

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Learning and Educational Advancement Fund (LEAF) Grant

Courses

LIN299 (Research Opportunity Program) LIN229 (Phonological Patterns Language) LIN339 (Research Opportunity Program) LIN1221 (Advanced Phonology 1)

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology