My Work

About me

I am currently working on my PhD in the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York. My main research area is phonological development, and my PhD focuses on the role that onomatopoeia might play in first language acquisition.

My areas of interest include early cognitive development, eye-tracking, phonological templates and Dynamic Systems Theory.

Publications

Smith, C. E. (2013). Book Review: Supporting Early Language Development: Spirals for Babies and Toddlers, Babel: The Language Magazine, 2, 51.

Smith, C. E. (2011). Variation and Similarity in the Phonological Development of French Dizygotic Twins: Phonological Bootstrapping Towards Segmental Learning? York Papers in Linguistics, 2 (11), 74-87.

Smith, C. E. (2009). De-Scribing Gender: The Role of Women's Organisations in Today's Society. The Zine, University of York.

Conference Presentations

Fifth 'Language at the University of Essex Postgraduate Conference' [LangUE], June 2010. “Variation and similarity in the phonological acquisition of French dizygotic twins”