Azini at 3MT Competition at Stony Brook

Elnaz Azimi (bottom row, third from right) competed in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at Stony Brook University on March 13, 2026. In this event, graduate students are challenged with explaining their research to a general audience in just three minutes. 

 

Elnaz presented "The Chicken-&-Egg Problem of Language Change: Mind First or Speech?" in which she explained how speech sounds have both physical and mental representations. She did a fantastic job sharing how linguistics is a window into the human mind, while also highlighting the practical applications of linguistics in areas such as technology and clinical science.