Naomi Nagy, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Subject Clitic Analysis across Language Ecologies (SCALE)
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$433,827
Heritage languages speakers in Toronto -- what do they tell sociolinguists
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$213,882
Heritage languages in Toronto
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$150,132

All 3 grants and awards

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Subject Clitic Analysis across Language Ecologies (SCALE)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nagy, Naomi G.

$433,827

Heritage languages speakers in Toronto -- what do they tell sociolinguists

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nagy, Naomi

Keywords: quantitative variationist analysis; contact-induced language change; non-standard dialects; faetar; heritage languages

$213,882

Heritage languages in Toronto

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Nagy, Naomi G.

Keywords: quantitative analysis of dialect variation; contact-induced language change; non-standard dialects; Faetar; Korean; Russian; Italian

$150,132

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 Dear Professor Nagy, 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 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 "Subject Clitic Analysis across Language Ecologies (SCALE)" (2025), 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]