Gerard Van Herk, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

sociolinguistics post-insularity language contact English dialects Atlantic World language variation s-marking past habituals

Latest funding

Sisters under the skin: input, maintenance and post-insularity in Atlantic English-based varieties
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$98,599
Canada Research Chair in Regional Language and Oral Text
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$500,000
Urbanization and rapid change in Newfoundland English
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$58,363

All 4 grants and awards

Sisters under the skin: input, maintenance and post-insularity in Atlantic English-based varieties

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Van Herk, Gerard E.

Keywords: sociolinguistics; post-insularity; language contact; English dialects; Atlantic World; language variation; s-marking; past habituals; interdental stopping; consonant cluster reduction

$98,599

Canada Research Chair in Regional Language and Oral Text

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Van Herk, Gerard

Keywords: sociolinguistics, dialects, language variation and change, newfoundland, urbanization, identity, gender, mobility, migration

$500,000

Urbanization and rapid change in Newfoundland English

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Van Herk, Gerard E.

Keywords: sociolinguistics; language variation and change; Newfoundland English; urbanization

$58,363

Canada Research Chair in Regional Language and Oral Text.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Van Herk, Gerard E

Keywords: sociolinguistics; dialect; english; newfoundland; variation.

$500,000

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

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Subject: Prospective PhD student: sociolinguistics Dear Professor Van Herk, 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 sociolinguistics 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]