Dr. Marc Garellek

Professor

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Biography

Marc Garellek received his BA in Linguistics from McGill University and his MA and PhD in Linguistics from UCLA. His research focuses on phonetics, particularly on laryngeal sounds and their role in addressing general linguistic questions. Marc explores the range of laryngeal sounds utilized across languages worldwide and investigates how these sounds contribute to linguistic meaning. His work examines how these sounds are articulated by speakers and how they are perceived by listeners. To answer these questions, Marc employs a variety of instrumental tools and data from several languages, including Hmong, Mazatec, Tongan, Spanish, Taa (!Xóõ), and Armenian. He is the director of the UCSD Phonetics Lab and is involved in research communities such as the Phonetics-Phonology Research Community at UCSD.

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Experience

Professor and Faculty Undergraduate Advisor

— Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Marc Garellek serves as a Professor and the Faculty Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Linguistics.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).