Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Education:
Ph.D. in Linguistics, 2021, University of Texas at AustinHome Department:
Fields of Study:
language documentation, language maintenance, language revitalization, language work methodologies, lexical semantics, lexicography, Mayan languages, Morphology, syntax, typology
Email: jaipergoz@ucsb.edu
Bio:
As a morpho-syntactician, I study word formation and I am especially interested in the interface between morphology, syntax and semantics in human languages. I look at functional factors that shape the use of certain morphological constructions in agglutinative languages. Speakers activate these different domains when using their language, so there must be abstract and formal principles that determine how these patterns are represented in their minds. I investigate these topics in lesser-studied languages, with focus on Mayan languages and Miskitu (Misumalpan language spoken in Nicaragua and Honduras).