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Michael Dow is an Associate Professor at the Université de Montréal, specializing in Linguistics and Translation. His research focuses primarily on the interface between phonetics and phonology, particularly exploring generative phonological theory through the lens of vocalic nasalization. Dow employs analytical frameworks such as Optimality Theory to examine the structural relationships among nasal vowels of varying qualities. His interests extend to the Picard language, phonological opacity, and phenomena in pidgin and creole languages. He is also involved in several research projects, including a study on morphophonological variation on Twitter and the automation of schwa processing in North American French corpora. Dow supervises graduate theses and teaches courses related to phonology, contributing significantly to the field of linguistics.
Université de Montréal • Montréal, QC
Teaching courses in linguistics and supervising graduate students.
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology - Research intensive with options in Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics.