Research Group in Native American Linguistics

• Description
• Personnel & Affiliates
• Research Projects
• Graduate Programs in Native American Linguistics
• Links

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Faculty with primary interests in Native American Linguistics
• Eloise Jelinek, Adj Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D. U. Arizona 1981) Native American morphosyntax. Salish, Uto-Aztecan (Department of Linguistics)
• Terry Langendoen, Prof (Ph.D. MIT, 1964) Uto Aztecan Languages, Syntax, Morphology. (Department of Linguistics)
• Mary Willie, Asst. Prof. (Ph.D. U.Arizona 1991) Navajo morphosyntax, obviation, object pronouns. (Department of Linguistics)
• Natasha Warner, Prof (Ph.D. UC Berkeley) Mutsun Language, Language Maintenance, Phonetics
• Ofelia Zepeda, Prof (Ph.D. U Arizona 1984) Tohono O'odham Linguistics, Language Maintenance. (Department of Linguistics)
Faculty with secondary interests in Native American Linguistics
• Andrew Carnie, Asst. Prof. (Ph.D. MIT 1995) Mayan Languages, Case & Ergativity, Morphology, Theoretical Syntax (Department of Linguistics)
• Michael Hammond, Prof (Ph.D. UCLA, 1984) Dictionaries of Native American languages, Phonology. (Department of Linguistics)
• Heidi Harley, Asst. Prof. (Ph.D. MIT 1995) Uto Aztecan lexical semantics & syntax, morphology (Department of Linguistics)
• Rudy Troike Prof. (Ph.D. ) Syntactic Theory, Native American Syntax & Morphology (Department of English)
Graduate Students Affiliates
• Sonya Bird
• Jason Haugen
• Travis Louthain
• Mizuki Miyashita
• Laura Moll
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The Native American Dictionaries Project

Hiaki Verbal Morphology

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The research group, in coordination with the department of linguistics, sponsors a Ph.D. in Linguistics with a specialization in Native American Linguistics and related areas.

A masters degree in the description of Native American languages is also offered by the Linguistics dept.

Degree programs in other areas of Native American Studies are available through the American Indian Studies Program.

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