Hi, thanks for stopping by!
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A little bit about me:
I’m a 3rd year PhD student at University of California, Santa Barbara. I actually started out my academic career in Ecology. I’ve always been fascinated with system whether they happen to be ecological or linguistic. It’s so much fun for me to work with giant puzzles, trying to figure out how the different pieces interact. I think that’s partially why I’m attracted to language documentation. While I’m interested in morphology, language contact and historical linguistics, I really enjoy how language documentation challenges every aspect of your knowledge.
I’m currently finishing a master’s thesis dealing with the morphology of plant names in Ojibwe/Anishinaabemowin and their relationship to the theories of folk taxonomies, so if you would like to share any insights or ask any questions, I’d love to hear them! As an outgrowth of this, I’m working on a morphological dictionary of Anishinaabemowin plant names. Though still in draft form, if you’re an Anishinaabemowin educator, I’d be happy to share it with you.
I’m also currently working on the discourse of table-top role-playing games (RPGs), specifically looking at the ways people manage their varied identities (player, character, friend…), how they voice their character(s) and how the story timeline is collectively managed. It’s a bit of a departure from my usual work, but it’s a lot of fun to work on since the recordings are filled with laughter and joking.