Biography and Expertise

Nozomi Tanaka specializes in morphosyntax, child language development, second language acquisition, and heritage languages. Using a comparative approach, she explores both the similarities and differences in language acquisition processes across various languages and speaker populations, employing laboratory and field experiments. While her work has primarily focused on Austronesian languages (e.g., Tagalog) and Japonic languages (e.g., Japanese), she is continually seeking opportunities to study additional languages.

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Organizational Affiliations

Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures , College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa

Center for Social Science Innovation, Vice President for Research, University of Iowa

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Indiana University Bloomington (United States, Bloomington) - IU

Associate Professor, Indiana University (United States, Bloomington) - IU

Education

Linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (United States, Honolulu) - UH
Linguistics
Master of Arts (MA, MA, AM, or AM), University of Pittsburgh (United States, Pittsburgh)
Second Language Studies
Advanced Graduate Certificate, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (United States, Honolulu) - UH