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I'm Hannah

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I'm Hannah McLaughlin /mɪˈglɔxlɪn/.

I'm an engineer with an amateur interest in linguistics. I live in Oxford, UK, and I love learning about phonetics and phonology. I'm particularly interested in Japanese and Gaelic, especially the Gaelic of Donegal.

So much of the richness of spoken language is in the specific sounds and phrases that tie it to a particular place, and to the people who have lived there. I love learning local words and pronunciations, and seeing how these demonstrate both the unique history of a place, and its connection to other places, whether near or far.

I have previously worked as a software engineer, writing Rust and Python for quantum computers, C++ for medical imaging diagnostics, and bare metal embedded C for surgical robots.

I studied Information and Computer Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

Most of the posts on my blog have been about software and related technology. I look forward to writing more about languages.

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Send me an e-mail at h@mcla.ug