Michael Becker

My Ph.D. dissertation in Linguistics from UMass Amherst is called "Phonological Trends in the Lexicon: The Role of Constraints." You can also get it as ROA-1008.

I work on lexical exceptions and phonological trends in the lexicon. I also work on acquision and computational modeling of learning theories.

June, 2010: Living Lexicon of Hebrew Nouns is available.
February 13-14, 2010: I presented "Target selection in error-based learning" at the workshop on computational modelling of sound pattern acquisition, at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. [handout], [project page]
January 7-10, 2010: I presented "Trajectories of faithfulness in child-specific phonology" with Anne-Michelle Tessier (Alberta) at the 84th LSA meeting in Baltimore. [handout], [project page]
January 7-10, 2010: I presented "Initial syllable faithfulness as the best model of word-size effects in alternations" with Andrew Nevins (Harvard) at the 84th LSA meeting in Baltimore. [handout]
December 17, 2009: I presented "Learning hidden structure in paradigms" at the Université Paris 7. [handout]
November 13, 2009: I presented "Initial syllable faithfulness as the best model of word-size effects in alternations" with Andrew Nevins (Harvard) at NELS 40, MIT. [handout]
October 24, 2009: I presented "Trajectories of faithfulness in child-specific phonology" with Anne-Michelle Tessier (Alberta) at NECPhon III, MIT. [project page]
June, 2009: I wrote a summary about IPA fonts and the such: Typesetting phonology papers. Comments are very welcome.