PhD in Linguistics

Current Research

I am conducting research for publication and the Doctoral Dissertation on the acoustic correlates of English lexical stress. These studies investigate the impact of L1 (Arabic, Chinese, Spanish) on the production of English word stress. It also examines the effect of syllable count on these acoustic correlates. These studies reexamine theoretical models of second language acquisition such as Speech Learning Model, Perceptual Assimilation Model, L2 perception model and their revised versions.

Selected Publications

1. Alotaibi, F. (2017). Optimality Theoretic analysis of Najdi Broken Plural. California State University, Fresno

2. Alotaibi, F. (2025). Acquisition of English lexical stress by English language learners. MARS.GMU

3. Alotaibi, F. (2025). Negation in Romance languages. MARS. GMU

Courses Taught

I taught English language courses at Jazan University. I also taught introductory courses on Linguistics at Jazan University. 

Education

Degrees awarded:

1. BA degree in English language at King Abdulaziz University in 2013

2. Academic English course at University of Nottingham in 2012

3. MA degree in Linguistics at California State University Fresno in 2017

4. MA degree in Phonetics and Phonology at Newcastle Upon Tyne University in 2019. 

Degree in progress:

PhD student in Linguistics at George Mason since Fall 2022.

Recent Presentations

I attended several conferences on Linguistics:

1. Phonology Workshop at University of Edinburgh (Feb 2019).
2.  Manchester Phonology Meeting (May 2019) 
3. Penn Linguistics Conference 49 (April 5th , 2025)
4. Language, Linguistics and Life Conference at Temple University (April, 18th, 2025)

I presented a poster at 190th meeting of Acoustical Society of America in Philadelphia, PA (May, 11th - 15th, 2026).