Bronwyn Bjorkman, Queen's University

Research

typology syntax morphology features comparative linguistics (1) Language use (2) Aspect (3) Modality

Latest funding

Feature interactions in complex paradigms: Competition and upstaging
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$49,598
Feature interactions in complex paradigms: Competition and upstaging
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$24,090
What matters most? Feature competition and morphological upstaging in complex paradigms
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$45,648

All 4 grants and awards

Feature interactions in complex paradigms: Competition and upstaging

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bjorkman, Bronwyn M.

Keywords: typology; syntax; morphology; features; comparative linguistics

$49,598

Feature interactions in complex paradigms: Competition and upstaging

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bjorkman, Bronwyn M.

Keywords: typology; syntax; morphology; features; comparative linguistics

$24,090

What matters most? Feature competition and morphological upstaging in complex paradigms

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Siddiqi, Daniel

Keywords: Morphology; Inflection; Markedness; Grammatical Features; Typology; Universal Grammar; Language Description; Implicational Universals; Electronic Resource Development

$45,648

What we had used to say: perfects and past habituals in Canadian English

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bjorkman, Bronwyn

Keywords: (1) Language use; (2) Aspect; (3) Modality; (4) Variation; (5) Sociolinguistics; (6) Canadian English; (7) Formal syntax; (8) Formal semantics

$32,512

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: typology Dear Professor Bjorkman, 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 typology 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 "Feature interactions in complex paradigms: Competition and upstaging" (2023), 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]