Christine Schreyer, University of British Columbia

Research

Anthropology Ethnography Science and Technology Studies Indigenous Studies lexicography babywearing language education

Latest papers

Comparing prehistoric constructed languages: world-building and its role in understanding prehistoric languages.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Restitutions et réappropriation du patrimoine: La France et le retour de biens culturels en Corée du sud
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$50,567
Implementing relational lexicography in four Indigenous language dictionaries
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$54,234
Tense and Aspect in Nsyilxcn: Linguistic and Syilx Perspectives on Meaning
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$40,132

All 6 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Comparing prehistoric constructed languages: world-building and its role in understanding prehistoric languages.

Schreyer C, Adger D

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2021First author

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0201 PMID: 33745307

Restitutions et réappropriation du patrimoine: La France et le retour de biens culturels en Corée du sud

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Paquette, Jonathan

Keywords: patrimoine culturel; restitution; politiques culturelles; diplomatie culturelle; relations culturelles; musées; bibliothèques; collections

$50,567

Implementing relational lexicography in four Indigenous language dictionaries

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Turin, Mark

Keywords: Dictionary Making; Indigenous Languages; Collaboration; Canada; Nepal; Papua New Guinea; Lexicography

$54,234

Tense and Aspect in Nsyilxcn: Linguistic and Syilx Perspectives on Meaning

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lyon, John

Keywords: Nsyilxcn; Salish languages; Salish linguistics; indigenous epistemologies; indigenous knowledge; language documentation; semantics; syntax; tense; aspect

$40,132

"Wear all the Babies": Learning and Sharing the Language of Babywearing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Schreyer, Christine E.

Keywords: lexicography; babywearing; language; education; lexicon; dictionaries; fandoms

$24,972

Sharing the art of language construction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Schreyer, Christine E.

Keywords: constructed languages; language creation; fandoms; endangered languages; documentary; film

$35,385

Learning how to talk to the land: (re)claiming Taku River Tlingit place names

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Schreyer, Christine E.

Keywords: language revitalization; place names; Tlingit; Geoweb; language planning; land-use planning

$27,166

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: Anthropology Dear Professor Schreyer, 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]. I read your paper "Comparing prehistoric constructed languages: world-building and its role in understanding prehistoric languages." (2021), and it 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 ""Wear all the Babies": Learning and Sharing the Language of Babywearing" (2021), 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]