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
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- 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
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- 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
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- American Indian Languages
- Language and Culture
- Linguistic Typology
- Language Documentation
- Endangered Languages and Revitalization
- Linguistic Field Methods
- Introduction to Historical Linguistics
- Advanced Historical/Comparative Linguistics
- Introduction to Theoretical Syntax
- Introduction to Linguistic Structure
- Advanced Explorations of Linguistic Structure
- Introduction to Phonetics
- Introduction to Phonology
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Introduction to Semantics
- Advanced Morphology
- Advanced Phonology
- Advanced Phonetics
- Introduction to English Grammar
- Second Language Acquisition
- Meaning (Semantics and Pragmatics)
- Xinkan for community members (offered in Spanish in Guatemala)
- Beginning English as Second Language
- Intermediate English as a Second Language
- Community English as a Second Language
Selected Publications
Wichi' nasalization (powerpoint)
Endangered Languages Bibliography (with Lyle Campbell)
Xinkan and Lencan (a talk delivered in Leipzig Germany, December 2014)
Oxford Bibliography on Endangered Languages (with Lyle Campbell)
Indigenous Authenticity as a Goal of Language Documentation