Contact me: eba (at) linguist (dot) umass (dot) edu
I am a third year PhD student in the UMass Linguistics program. My interests include the semantics of modality and degree constructions. I am particularly interested in exploring the ways in which fieldwork on understudied languages (especially Navajo) and experimental methodology can inform our understanding of these issues.
I have been fortunate to study several languages of the Americas, including Navajo (Southern Athabaskan), Ahtna (Northern Athabaskan), and Lenape/Unami (Algonquian). The links below provide some information about these languages and current efforts to bring linguistics together with speakers and work on language revitalization.
Navajo Language/Diné Bizaad:
Athabaskan Languages of Alaska:
Lenape/Unami Language:
Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Diné Bikeyah. July 2011. Photo credit: E. Bogal-Allbritten