Jordan Lachler, University of Alberta

Research

(1) Indigenous (2) language (3) revitalization (4) ethnography (5) qualitative

Latest funding

21st century tools for Indigenous languages
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,640,767
21st century tools for Indigenous languages
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$732,638
Developing New Tools for Understanding Endangered Language Dynamics
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$70,582

21st century tools for Indigenous languages

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: language revitalization; language technology; on-line dictionaries; on-line collections of speech and text; spell-checkers; computer-aided language learning; Indigenous languages; Algonquian languages; Dene languages; morphology; lexicon

$1,640,767

21st century tools for Indigenous languages

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Grants

Keywords: language revitalization; language technology; on-line dictionaries; on-line collections of speech and text; spell-checkers; computer-aided language learning; Indigenous languages; Algonquian languages; Dene languages; morphology; lexicon

$732,638

Developing New Tools for Understanding Endangered Language Dynamics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lachler, Jordan

Keywords: (1) Indigenous; (2) language; (3) revitalization; (4) ethnography; (5) qualitative

$70,582

21st century tools for Indigenous languages

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Arppe, Antti

Keywords: language revitalization; language technology; electronic dictionaries; spell-checkers; grammar-checkers; computer-aided language learning; Indigenous languages; morphology; lexicon

$50,000

21st century tools for indigenous languages

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Arppe, Antti

Keywords: language revitalization; language technology; spell-checkers; speech synthesis; computer-aided language learning; indigenous languages; Plains Cree; morphology; lexicon

$198,702

First Nations languages in the twenty-first century: looking back, looking forward

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Partnership Grants

Keywords: First Nations language revitalization; First Nations language documentation; youth; indigenous knowledge

$2,495,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Indigenous Dear Professor Lachler, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on (1) indigenous connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]