Nicholas Welch, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

documentary linguistics revitalization community Labrador Aboriginal languages corpora syntax open-access

Latest funding

Early Warning System: Factors in early language attrition in Labrador Innu communities
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$29,543
Early Warning System: Factors in early language attrition in Labrador Innu communities
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$45,385
Change, Adaptation and Revitalization of Indigenous Languages
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$175,000

Early Warning System: Factors in early language attrition in Labrador Innu communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Welch, Nicholas

Keywords: endangered language; language use; language shift; Indigenous communities; Indigenous research methods; sociolinguistics; community linguistics; attitudes to language

$29,543

Early Warning System: Factors in early language attrition in Labrador Innu communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Welch, Nicholas

Keywords: endangered language; language use; language shift; Indigenous communities; Indigenous research methods; sociolinguistics; community linguistics; attitudes to language

$45,385

Change, Adaptation and Revitalization of Indigenous Languages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Welch, Nicholas

$175,000

Linguistic Capacity Building in Nunatsiavut

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Welch, Nicholas D.S.

Keywords: capacity building; language pedagogy; documentary linguistics; researcher training

$24,739

Canada Research Chair in Change, Adaptation and Revitalization of Aboriginal Languages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Welch, Nicholas

Keywords: Labrador; Aboriginal languages; revitalization; documentary linguistics; corpora; syntax; open-access; community

$575,000

Canada Research Chair in Change, Adaptation and Revitalization of Aboriginal Languages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Welch, Nicholas

Keywords: Labrador; Aboriginal languages; revitalization; documentary linguistics; corpora; syntax; open-access; community

$25,000

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: documentary linguistics Dear Professor Welch, 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 documentary linguistics 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 "Early Warning System: Factors in early language attrition in Labrador Innu communities" (2022), 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]