Associate Professor, Linguistics
Education:
2016 Ph.D in Linguistics, The University of Texas at AustinHome Department:
Fields of Study:
Child language acquisition of signed languages, Documentation and description of signed languages, inclusion and social justice in linguistics, Linguistic ethnography including language socialization and language ideologies, Usage-based and ethnographic approaches to acquisition
Email: lhou@linguistics.ucsb.edu
Bio:
Broad research areas: Documentation and description of sign languages, cognitive-functional and usage-based linguistics, linguistic ethnography (language socialization and language ideologies), child language acquisition of sign languages.Currently investigating: Multi-word expressions and complex constructions in American Sign Language; internet data for usage data and communities of practice; inclusion and social justice in sign language linguistics