Catherine Léger, University of Victoria

Research

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Syntax semantics pragmatics contact linguistics French in North America

Latest funding

'Toujours chantante': Acadian Songs and Acadian French Vernaculars on Cape Breton Island
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$50,218
New ways of analyzing variation: Pachantsut - spreading roots
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$15,295
Les signes, leur combinaison et les propriétés fondamentales du langage
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$24,218

All 3 grants and awards

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'Toujours chantante': Acadian Songs and Acadian French Vernaculars on Cape Breton Island

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Forsyth, Meghan

Keywords: Acadian; Language varieties; Song traditions; Sociolinguistics; Ethnomusicology; Minorities; French; Cape Breton Island; Community and language sustainability; Collaborative research

$50,218

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

Les signes, leur combinaison et les propriétés fondamentales du langage

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Parisot, Anne-Marie

Keywords: théorie linguistique; origine du langage; description des langues; morphosyntaxe; sémantique; langue des signes; norvégien; créoles; français; anglais

$24,218

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: Syntax Dear Professor Léger, 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 syntax 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]