My research focuses on accent, syllable structure, their typology and acquisition.
Accent assignment in phonological, lexical and mixed accent systems, with emphasis on morphologically conditioned exceptionality. The central goal of the Scales-and-Parameters theory (which I propose) is to provide a uniform account of accentual regularities and exceptions within and across these different types of systems in terms of a single accent-assigning mechanism
Diacritic (morphemic) weight as an alternative to lexical accent. Weight scales ordering diacritic weight, alone or in combination with syllable weight
A parametric approach to accent assignment involving relations among parameters: dependencies, which contribute to descriptive adequacy, and ordering (which may help learning)
A GP-based model of syllable structure in which parameter setting is constrained by a complexity scale based on the properties of constituents and of parameterized relations. Tests of predictions about the relative order of syllable type acquisition and cross-linguistic variation in syllable type
Branching onset or complex segment? Diagnostics, rules affecting Onset heads, segmental integrity with respect to phonological rules