James Crippen, McGill University

Research

Indigenous languages language Revitalization phonology syntax semantics Tlingit language linguistic productivity phonetics

Latest funding

Haa yoo xh'atángi kei ghatulayeixhít: In order to build up our language
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$33,687
The grammar of hierarchy effects
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$99,784
Re-thinking EDI: Relational Coordination and the Implications for Management Practices
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$54,188

All 4 grants and awards

Haa yoo xh'atángi kei ghatulayeixhít: In order to build up our language

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Crippen, James

Keywords: Tlingit language; linguistic productivity; phonetics; language variation; phonology; syntax; semantics; endangered languages; language revitalization; Indigenous languages

$33,687

The grammar of hierarchy effects

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Coon, Jessica

Keywords: linguistic theory; syntax; agreement; language documentation; Indigenous languages

$99,784

Re-thinking EDI: Relational Coordination and the Implications for Management Practices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gellatly, Ian R.

Keywords: equity diversity and inclusion; demography; human resources management; organizational behavior; organizational culture

$54,188

Workshop on Structure and Constituency in Languages of the Americas

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Crippen, James A.

Keywords: Indigenous languages; Aboriginal languages; First Nations languages; Inuit languages; Iroquoian languages; Algonquian languages; Athabaskan languages; language Revitalization; linguistic theory; phonology; morphology; syntax; semantics

$13,685

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: Indigenous languages Dear Professor Crippen, 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 indigenous languages 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 "Haa yoo xh'atángi kei ghatulayeixhít: In order to build up our language" (2024), 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]