Panayiotis Pappas, Simon Fraser University

Research

dialectology sociolinguistics Modern Greek vowels palatals morphology

Latest funding

Dialect features in the Greek of Greek-Canadians
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$88,294
New ways of analyzing variation: Pachantsut - spreading roots
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$15,295
Clitic pronouns in Cypriot Greek: synchrony and diachrony
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$87,819

All 3 grants and awards

Dialect features in the Greek of Greek-Canadians

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pappas, Panayiotis A.

Keywords: dialectology; sociolinguistics; Modern Greek; vowels; palatals; morphology

$88,294

New ways of analyzing variation: Pachantsut - spreading roots

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: D'Arcy, Alexandra F.

Keywords: variationist sociolinguistics; language variation; language change; linguistic theory; language contact; multilingualism; indigenous languages

$15,295

Clitic pronouns in Cypriot Greek: synchrony and diachrony

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Pappas, Panayiotis A.

Keywords: diachronic linguistics; syntax; morphology; sociolinguistics; Cypriot Greek; dialectology

$87,819

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: dialectology Dear Professor Pappas, 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 dialectology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Dialect features in the Greek of Greek-Canadians" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]