Welcome to The Ling Lab at Furman University!

We investigate how monolingual/bilingual speakers and second language learners perceive, produce, acquire, and mentally represent linguistic structures across languages. Our work draws from phonology, phonetics, and psycholinguistics, integrating behavioral and acoustic approaches.

Our lab space is located in Furman Hall 235-H.

Team Members

Dr. Juan Garrido
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Spanish & Linguistics

Research Assistants

• Hannah McCoy
  Undergraduate Research Fellow

• Molly Manwarren
  Undergraduate Research Fellow

Current Lab Projects

• Managing Cross-Language Interference: Phonetic instruction and cognate status in VOT Adjustment in L2 Spanish
  Project Details

Resources and Links

• Web Application “Vocales del Español”
  This is a web application created by Dr. Garrido to visualize the formants of Spanish vowels.
  LINK

• Podcast “Furman en Español”
  A podcast started and managed by Dr. Garrido where Spanish students at Furman discuss a variety of topics including language, linguistics, culture, bilingualism, and more.
  LINK

Lab News

• October 2025: Hannah and Molly presented the preliminary results of our lab project at the Southern Conference Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) 2025. They earned First Place for Best Poster Presentation in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences!
  

  

Contact

If you’re a student interested in joining the lab or participating in a study, email me at:
juan.garrido@furman.edu