In her research, she gravitated toward questions about sentence structure and how it relates to phonetics. She investigated segmental features such as rhythmic patterns and phrasal intonation. Her pre-MA research, which was ultimately published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, focused on phrase-final lengthening in Japanese. Her MA work was on Korean high vowel devoicing in different prosodic contexts, and can be accessed here.
This master’s work is what led Jungyun to U-M. Her thesis was heavily in conversation with prosodic and kinematic research done by U-M professor Jelena Krivokapić, as well as with research on individual differences produced by U-M professors Andries Coetzee and Pam Beddor. Jungyun’s familiarity with these faculty led her to apply to the U-M Linguistics Ph.D. program. Jungyun cites the interdisciplinary nature of the linguistics department as why she ultimately chose U-M. She says that she appreciates the ability to freely explore different methods and collaborate with different professors, so that she can identify the best way to address her research questions.
Jungyun’s research at U-M uses psycholinguistic methods to explore phonetics and prosody. Specifically, she is interested in the interaction between speech planning and prosodic boundaries, as well as the various boundaries in speech production and perception, and hopes to expand this research to examine speech disfluencies. Her research is advised by Professors Jelena Krivokapić and Pam Beddor, and has been supported by multiple distinguished fellowships, including the Rackham Humanities Research Fellowship and the Weinberg Graduate Fellowship.
Outside of linguistics, Jungyun enjoys spending time with friends, watching movies, and swimming. She has also just started fencing!
