Deepti Ramadoss

2nd Year Graduate Student

Department of Cognitive Science

Johns Hopkins University

 

 

Email:                         ramadoss@cogsci.jhu.edu

Office:                         Krieger 243

Office Telephone:      410-516-4945

Education:

 

2008                            Master of Arts (MA) in Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

§         MA Thesis Title: Exemplars, categories and constraint interactions in the tonal phonology of Yoruba

Thesis advisor: Prof. Luigi Burzio

2006-present:             Graduate Student, Johns Hopkins University

                                    Advisor: Luigi Burzio

2005-2006                                      Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Linguistics, Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad, India

§         Thesis title: Issues in Pitch Perception: An Experimental Approach

                                                            Thesis advisor: Prof. K.G. Vijayakrishnan

2003-2005                                      Master of Arts (MA) in Linguistics, Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad, India

2000-2003                                      Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature, Stella Maris College, Chennai, India

Research Interests:

 

Linguistics: Phonology, Tones, Optimality Theory, Representation of tones, Perception

 

My main area of interest revolves around studying how certain languages employ ‘tones’ to convey meaning.  My first project, titled Exemplars, categories and constraint interactions in the tonal phonology of Yoruba provides an OT account of certain tonal phenomena in Yoruba, a Bantu language. I am also interested in possible mental representations of tonal patterns, and effects on perception and interactions of lexical and musical pitch.

Teaching Assistantship:

 

050.325/625:               Phonology-1                                                                                      Burzio                                                 Spring 2007

050.316/616:               Morpho-Phonology                                                                           Burzio                                                 Fall 2007

050.325/625:               Phonology-1                                                                                      Wilson                                                Spring 2008

Coursework:

 

050.670                       Formal Methods in Cognitive Science: Language                          Frank                                                  Fall 2006

050.800                       Directed Reading                                                                              Smolensky                                          Fall 2006

050.825                       Seminar in Optimality Theory                                                        Smolensky                                          Fall 2006

050.835                       Seminar in Experimental and Processing Linguistics                  Smolensky, Badecker, Berent           Fall 2006

050.203                       Cognitive Neuroscience: Exploring the Living Brain                   Rapp                                                   Spring 2007

050.821                       Research Seminar in Grammatical Structure                                Burzio                                                 Spring 2007

050.672                       Formal Methods in Cognitive Science: Neural Nets                      Smolensky                                          Fall 2007

200.314                       Advanced Statistical Methods (Dept. of Psych)                            Yantis                                                 Fall 2007

050.626                       Foundations in Cognitive Science                                                   Smolensky                                          Fall 2008

050.826                       Formal Approaches to Research (Axiomatic Linguistics)            Smolensky and Frank                        Fall 2008

050.860                       Professional Seminar in Cognitive Science                                   Department                                       Fall 2008

200.315                       Advanced Research Design/Analysis (Dept. of Psych)                  Shelton                                               Fall 2008

                                   

Presentations:

 

Ramadoss D. Exemplars versus Mental Categories in the Tonal Phonology of Yoruba. Presented at HUMDRUM, Rutgers University, April 2008

Ramadoss D. Downsteps and Resets: An Integrated Account. Presented at Michigan Linguistics Society 37, East Michigan University, November 2007

Ramadoss D. Downsteps and Resets: An Integrated Account. Presented at Arizona Linguistics Circle 1, University of Arizona, Tucson, October 2007

Ramadoss D. Exemplars versus Mental Categories in the Tonal Phonology of Yoruba. Presented at HOWL-4, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, October 2007

Ramadoss, D and R. Amritavalli. Acquisition of Negation in Tamil. Presented at Nanzang University, Japan, March 2006

Ramadoss, D and K.G. Vijayakrishnan. Redifining the Role of Featural Specifications in Alignment. Presented at GLOW Asia, New Delhi, October 2005

Ramadoss, D and K.G. Vijayakrishnan. Epenthesis in Kashmiri English: An Optimality Theoretic Analysis. Presented at ICOSAL-6, Hyderabad, January 2005

  

 

Projects:

 

1st Project:  Ramadoss D. Exemplars, categories and constraint interactions in the tonal phonology of Yoruba.