Dr. Douglas Pulleyblank

Biography

Douglas Pulleyblank is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia, where he also served as Head and Associate Dean of Arts responsible for research and graduate studies. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and his graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining UBC, he held faculty positions at the University of Ilorin in Nigeria, the University of Southern California, and the University of Ottawa. His research primarily focuses on phonology and morphology, particularly in Nigerian languages like Yoruba. Pulleyblank has extensively worked within autosegmental and optimality theoretic frameworks, examining phenomena such as tone and vowel harmony. His research interests lie at the intersection of phonology, the phonology-phonetics interface, and African languages.

Research Interests