Chris Rogers

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Chris Rogers received his Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Utah and has held positions teaching in both California and Utah.  He is currently an Associate Professor at Brigham Young University in the Department of Linguistics and is a Fulbright Specialist.  

Chris immensely enjoys linguistic fieldwork and has significant experience working with native communities in the Americas and beyond.  He has conducted original research on Iñapari (Peru), Xinkan (Guatemala), Mixteco (Mexico), Wichi' (Argentina), Quechua (Peru), Ninam (Brazil), Makú (Venezuela), North Saami (Finland), and Karen (Myanmar). He is fluent in both English and Spanish and has proficiency in Italian, German, and Portuguese.

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Research and Teaching Interests

• • Language Documentation 
  • Linguistic Fieldwork
  • Historical Linguistics
  • Indigenous Languages of the Americas
  • Typology
  • Language Structure
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Field Methods
  • Phonology
  • Language and Culture
  • Language Revitalization
  • Xinkan Languages and Mesoamerica

Current Projects

• • Maku: Grammatical Sketch and Dictionary
  • Xinkan project: grammar
  • Wichí (Matacoan language, Argentina): grammar and dictionary (a practical version for community members and a more technical version for academics) 
  • Ninam (Yanamaman language, Brazil): Dictionary and Grammatical Sketch
  • Quechua: Community materials 
  • Pech: Documentation and Classification