Suzi Oliveira de Lima, University of Toronto

Research

Semantics Brazil Indigenous languages Counting Measuring Language description

Latest funding

Counting and measuring in Cariban languages from Roraima
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$55,235
Investigations on the theory of action nominals in highly nominalizing languages
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$196,440

All 2 grants and awards

Counting and measuring in Cariban languages from Roraima

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Oliveira de Lima, Suzi

Keywords: Semantics; Brazil; Indigenous languages; Counting; Measuring; Language description

$55,235

Investigations on the theory of action nominals in highly nominalizing languages

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Salanova, Andrés Pablo

Keywords: linguistic structure; language typology; Amerindian languages; lexical categories (linguistics); nominalizations (linguistics); subordination (linguistics); cross-linguistic semantics

$196,440

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: Semantics Dear Professor Oliveira de Lima, 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 semantics 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 "Counting and measuring in Cariban languages from Roraima" (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]