Qualifications
M.A., M. Phil, Ph. D (all Cambridge)
Academic Background
After a degree in Modern Languages at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Dr. Watson completed Masters and Doctoral degrees in Linguistics at the same University. After teaching jobs at the Universities of Salford and Nottingham, he moved to Oxford in 1986, taking up his current position in 1989.
Undergraduate Teaching
French language, Synchronic French linguistics, History of French, General Linguistics, Phonetics and Phonology.
Research Interests
The acquisition of speech, speech perception, prosody, bilingualism, sound change.
Publications include:
'Convergence in the brain; the leakiness of bilinguals' sound systems.' In Jones, Mari and Edith Esch, ed. (2002) Language Change: The Interplay
of Internal, External and Extra-Linguistic Factors, Mouton de Gruyter,
Contributions to the Sociology of Language 86.
'Cross-Linguistic study of the effect of suprasegmental features conditioning the development of nasal vowels' (2003: with John Hajek). Proceedings of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Barcelona.
Hobbies
Walking, running, talking (especially in French and German).
