Biographical Profile
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International Activity
Professional Preparation
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Holt, D. Eric
Associate Professor
My research interests lie in phonological theory, especially as a tool for understanding aspects of the sound structure of Spanish, both modern synchronic & historical diachronic, including dialect variation past & present. A common theme to be found in my work is the application & development of issues in general linguistic theory to Spanish & dialectal data, thus providing me the opportunity to offer revinements both to previous analyses of the data and to the theory more broadly.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Languages, Literatures, & Cult.
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research, Study abroad
- Countries
- Spain, Costa Rica
- Description
- Leading study abroad programs to Ecuador, Costa Rica, Spain. Research on effect of study abroad on improvement of Spanish pronunciation and fluency by English-speaking learners.
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- No
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Spanish, Portuguese)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Linguistics, phonology, history and dialects of Spanish and Portuguese, Optimality Theory, second language acquisition of second language phonology/pronunciation, connected speech
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
- Personal Focus Areas
- Acquisition of phonology, particularly of Spanish pron-, unciation by English-speaking learners in a variety, of contexts.
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Georgetown University | Ph.D. | Hispanic Linguistics | |
| 1990 | Occidental College | BA | Spanish | |
| 1994 | Georgetown University | MA | Spanish Linguistics |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics (promoted/tenured 2004-; hired 1998), Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and, Linguistics Program Core Faculty; member of Latin American Studies Program (LASP) and Consortium for Latino and Immigration Studies (CLIS) |
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