My interests revolve around the mental processes when acquiring, processing and
producing language; and how we construct meaning, from morphosyntactic and pragmatic rules and the way we conceptualize the world and our experiences. I am also interested in the way in which languages differ and, at the same time, resemble each other, and how people manage to use different languages in their lives. Shortly, I could say that my interests range from the interface between morphosyntax and semantics, psycholinguistics, bilingualism, and linguistic variation and change.
Recently, I started studying the cognitive and diachronic processes involved in metonymy and how our conceptual and linguistic systems interact with each other while engaging in the expression and construction of meaning.
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As an undergraduate student, I worked on Spanish as a Second Language and psycholinguistics. I also worked on the semantics innovations of the COVID-19 pandemic; Misiones’ portuñol morphosyntactic characteristics; and on non-binary Spanish (also called “lenguaje inclusivo”) and its sociolinguistic representations on social media. I also co-founded the first Linguistics student journal at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, which you can check out here.
During 2021, I was a Research Assistant at the Bilingualism, Mind, and Brain Lab at UCI, under the supervision of Dr. Judith Kroll, and I worked on bilingualism, memory, and emotions.
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As a Latin American woman, I understand that not everyone has the same opportunities when it comes to accessing education and professional opportunities. If you need advice on applying to grad school, please contact me!