Visiting Instructor

pthornbe@macalester.edu

Phil is a Visiting Instructor for the Spring 2012 semester. He is currently a PhD student (ABD) in the Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics program at the University of Minnesota. He studies Hispanic Linguistics and his research focuses principally on the intonational phonology of the Spanish-speaking world and the acquisition of intonation by second language learners of Spanish. He is a proud Kentuckian and enjoys basketball, soccer, cooking, and listening to music on vinyl. 

BA: Saint Louis University
MA: University of Minnesota
ABD: University of Minnesota