Thomas Leslie
M.A., Temple University
Assistant Instructor

Contact
- E-mail: thomas.leslie@utexas.edu
- Office: BEN 5 Desk 51b
Interests
Language variation and change, Sociophonetics, Pidgins and Creoles, Dialectology, Bi-/Multilingualism
Biography
Current Research Projects
Language variation and change
- Sociophonetics of palatal /ʝ/ fortion in Medellín, Colombia
- Cross-dialectal acoustic differences in /ʝ/ production (Medellín, Buenos Aires, Córdoba (ARG), Huelva)
Pidgins and Creoles
- Sociohistorical origins of Central American creole Englishes (Miskito Coast Creole/Nicaraguan Creole English, Belizean Kriol, etc.)
Bilingualism/Language Contact
- Cross-linguistic phonetic influence in Spanish-English bilinguals in the U.S.