Darin Flynn
Positions
Associate Professor, Linguistics
Faculty of Arts, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures: Linguistics
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-6110
Location
Office: CHD511
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Background
Educational Background
Ph.D. Linguistics, University of British Columbia, 2001
M.A. Linguistics, University of Ottawa, 1995
B.A. (Hons) Linguistics, University of Ottawa, 1994
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| LING 605.2 | Field Methods for Indigenous Languages (Kinyarwanda) | 2024/09-12 |
| LING 227 | Rap Linguistics | 2024/01-04 |
| LING 201 | Introduction to Linguistics | 2024/01-04 |
| LING 303 | Phonology I | 2023/09-12 |
| LING 613 | Advanced Phonological Analysis | 2023/09-12 |
| LING 512 | Advanced Phonological Analysis | 2023/09-12 |
| LING 227 | Rap Linguistics | 2022/01-04 |
| LING 403 | Phonology II | 2022/01-04 |
| LING 403 | Phonology II | 2021/01-04 |
| LING 201 | Introduction to Linguistics I | 2021/09-12 |
| LING 303 | Phonology I | 2021/09-12 |
| LING 201 | Introduction to Linguistics I | 2020/01-04 |
| LING 303 | Phonology I | 2020/09-12 |
| LING 505 | Field Methods for Indigenous Languages (Dëne Sųłıné) | 2020/09-12 |
| LING 605.2 | Field Methods for Indigenous Languages (Dëne Sųłıné) | 2020/09-12 |
| LING 227 | Rap Linguistics | 2020/01-04 |
| LING 303 | Phonology I | 2020/01-04 |
| LING 202 | Introduction to Linguistics II | 2019/09-12 |
| LING 531 | Survey of Indigenous Languages of the Americas | 2019/09-12 |
| LING 635.7 | Analysis of Indigenous Languages of the Americas | 2019/09-12 |
| LING 227 | Rap Linguistics | 2019/01-04 |
| LING 505 | Field Methods for Indigenous Languages (Stoney Nakoda) | 2019/01-04 |
| LING 605.1 | Introduction to Linguistic Fieldwork (Blackfoot) | 2019/01-04 |
Awards
- Community-engaged Research Award, UofC Faculty of Arts. 2021
- Great Supervisor Award, UofC Faculty of Graduate Studies. 2018
- Great Supervisor Award, UofC Faculty of Graduate Studies. 2017
Publications
- “Redeploying dimensions and learning gestures in the acquisition of new sounds: Glottalized consonants in Mayan languages”. By Brett C. Nelson, Antonio Arsenio González Poot, John Archibald, and Darin Flynn. In “New frontiers and connections in second language acquisition”, ed. by T. Ionin & S. Montrul. John Benjamins. 333–359. (2026)
- “Stem allomorphy in Southwestern Turkish dialects”. By Eyüp Bacanlı and Darin Flynn. Turkic Languages, 29(1). 3–19. (2025)
- “What the f? F-elements behind labiodentals and crazy rules”. By Darin Flynn. In “DougSchrift: a collection of squibs and puzzles presented to Doug Pulleyblank” ed. by K. C. Hall, G. Ó. Hansson & A.-M. Tessier. University of British Columbia. 1–24. (2025)
- Plains Cree word prosody revisited. By Angeliki Athanasopoulou, Quinn Goddard, and Darin Flynn. Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 55(1/2). 92–133. (2025)
- “Redeployment in language contact: The case of phonological emphasis”. By Darin Flynn. Frontiers in Language Sciences, 3. 1–22. (2024)
- “Chrump’s on Chwitter? A fresh look at posteriorization in English”. By Brett C. Nelson and Darin Flynn. In Proceedings of the 2021 annual conference of the Canadian Linguistic Association” ed. by A. Hernández & C. Plyley. Halifax, NS: Saint Mary’s University. 1–15. (2022)
- “Curious Kids: How are languages formed?”. Darin Flynn. The Conversation. (2021)
- “Indigenous languages in Canada”. By Darin Flynn. In “Orality and language: Key concepts in Indigenous studies” ed. by G. N. Devy. Routledge. 131−156. (2021)
- “Vowel harmony and other morphological processes in Turkish”. By Eyüp Bacanlı, Darin Flynn, and Amanda Pounder. In “Proceedings of the Workshop on Turkic and Languages in Contact with Turkic (Vol. 5)” ed. by B. Palaz & L. Stromdahl. Linguistic Society of America. 16–30. (2021)
- “Indigenous languages in Canada”. By Eung-Do Cook and Darin Flynn. In “Contemporary linguistic analysis (9th ed.)” ed. by J. Archibald & W. O'Grady. Pearson. 298–314. (2021)
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