Welcome to The Ling Lab at Furman University!
The Linguistics Lab at Furman University conducts research on bilingualism, psycholinguistics, and speech processing. At the Ling Lab, Furman students 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.
The lab is directed by Dr. Juan Garrido, Assistant Professor of Spanish & Linguistics at Furman University, and is located in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Furman Hall 235-H.
Team Members
Dr. Juan Garrido
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Spanish & Linguistics
Research Assistants
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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
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Web Application “Vocales del Español”
This is a web application created by Dr. Garrido to visualize the formants of Spanish vowels.
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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: The Ling Lab presents at SURF
Hannah McCoy and Molly Manwarren 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
