Yoichi Mukai

Yoichi Mukai

Faculty in the Modern Languages Studies Department

Vancouver Island University

Welcome to my website

I am a linguist (also the director of Linguistic Research Laboratory) interested in a range of data-driven research, with a focus on the empirical study of language through experimentation. My primary research interest lies in the underlying mechanisms of speech communication. Although speech is highly variable, speakers and listeners seem to communicate with ease. It is intriguing to study how the production of speech varies and how listeners cope with such variability. My LinguisTree is here.

“All Things Language: Linguistics of VIU”, the VIU Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series 2024

“Beyond Multilingualism: How Linguists Think and Talk about Language”, the VIU Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series 2021

Interests

  • Phonetics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Pupillometry
  • Phonology-to-Orthography Consistency
  • Spontaneous Speech
  • L2 Pronunciation and Comprehension
  • Japanese Linguistics

Education

  • Ph.D. in Linguistics, 2020

    University of Alberta

  • M.A. in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, 2014

    Carleton University