Focus of research

The majority of my research focuses on how children acquire the interacting phonological processes of Canadian English. I am also involved in language documentation and revitalization efforts with the Nɬeʔkepmx peoples of South Central British Columbia.

Interests

Phonology; language acquisition; laboratory phonology; language revitalization

About

I’m currently working on my PhD under Dr. Ashley Farris-Trimble. I previously completed my MA at SFU Linguistics, titled Acoustic cues used by learners of English. My areas of interest include phonology, language acquisition, laboratory phonology, and language revitalization.

Education

B.A. with Distinction, SFU, Linguistics

Certificate in the Linguistics of Speech Science, SFU

Certificate in Teaching ESL Linguistics, SFU

M.A. SFU, Linguistics. Thesis: Acoustic cues used by learners of English

Publications

Reid, D., Dhami, S., Brady, D. & Farris-Trimble, A. 2024. Alienology: Producing opaque phonology. Proceedings of the 48^th Boston University Conference on Language Development.

Ehret, K., Fong, I., Harris, N., Hewton, A., Reid, D., Taboada, M., Wong, R. 2023, Structural linguistic characteristics of podcasts as an emerging register of computer-mediated communication. Proceedings of the 10^th International Conference on CMC and Social Media Corpora for the Humanities. Mannheim, Germany.

Reid, D. 2023. An acoustic analysis of aspiration in Nɬeʔkepmxcín. In D.K.E. Reisinger, Laura Griffin, Gloria Mellesmoen, Sander Nederveen, Julia Schillo, and Bailey Trotter (eds.), Precedings for the International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages 58.

Farris-Trimble, A. & Reid, D. 2019. Little Linguists: A model for engaging university students and elementary schoolers in a day camp setting. Language and Linguistic Compass.

Reid, D. 2019. Acoustic Cues Used by Learners of English. In Katherine Hout, Anna Mai, Adam McCollum, Sharon Rose & Matt Zaslansky (eds.), Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Meeting on Phonology. Washington, DC: Linguistics Society of America.

Awards and recognitions

• Jean Berko Gleason Award at the 48^th Boston University Conference on Language Development (2023)  

Curriculum vitae