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Marcus Tomalin specializes in the intersection of language and mathematics, exploring theoretical linguistics and its philosophical implications. His research delves into the historical perspectives of language analysis, notably the contributions of early 20th-century linguistic figures such as Leonard Bloomfield. He is particularly interested in issues surrounding language death, exemplified by his study of the Haida language, an endangered language of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Furthermore, Tomalin examines the connection between grammatical theories and contemporaneous literary works, focusing on how 18th-century grammarians like Robert Lowth and Lindley Murray shaped literary perceptions of grammaticality. He has also served as a Research Associate in the Engineering Department, contributing to the development of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems which address complex issues such as Structural Metadata in input speech signals and the creation of Statistical Language Models for agglutinative languages. Currently, he is involved in the Natural Speech Technology program, focusing on enhancing the grammaticality and acceptability of ASR outputs through advanced methods.
Engineering Department • Cambridge, England
Developed Automatic Speech Recognition systems focusing on Structural Metadata and Statistical Language Models.
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