Patrick Thomas
Visiting faculty member at the University of Central Arkansas
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Patrick Thomas is interested in language revitalization and the phonetics and phonology of indigenous languages of North America. He has worked with a member of the Gila River Indian Community on a lexicography of Akimel O'otham. His dissertation uses archival data to investigate the phonetic structures of Kawaiisu, an indigenous language of California. Currently, Patrick is a visiting faculty member at the University of Central Arkansas.