Muriel Fisher wins Excellence in Community Linguistics award from the Linguistic Society of America

Muriel Fisher, research scientist Sr. in the Department of Linguistics and Gaelic language teacher has been awarded the "Excellence in Community Linguistics" award from the National Science Foundation. This award recognizes her lifetime commitment to documenting, revitalizing and teaching the Scottish Gaelic language. Muriel, a native speaker of Gaelic from the Island of Skye, has been teaching Gaelic here in Tucson for many years, privately in her Tucson Gaelic Institute, at the Pima Community College and at the University of Arizona. She also spends each summer at the Gaelic College on Skye (Sabhal Mòr Ostaig), teaching in their short courses programs. Since 2008, Muriel has...