Heather Willson
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                               Assistant Professor of Linguistics, BYU

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Heather's fieldwork

I am a professor in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Brigham Young University.

My primary research interests include:
    • Marshallese and other Micronesian languages
    • Syntax and syntactic typology
    • Language documentation
    • Infinitives
    • Passives
    • Wh- questions

                                                                                                            
Contact Information
        Email:         heather_willsonATbyuDOTedu
        Snailmail:  4065 JFSB
                            Linguistics Department
                            Brigham Young University
                            Provo, UT 8460
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Teaching

        Ling 330 - Introduction to Linguistics
       Ling 430 - Theoretical Syntax
       Ling 602 - Foundations: Structure
       Elang 223 - Introduction to the English Language
       Elang 325 - The Grammar of English

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Curriculum Vitae

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Publications

      2010. Passives and Resultatives in Marshallese. Oceanic Linguistics. 49, vol. 1
        2010. Passives and Statives in Marshallese: Evidence for two types of "by phrases." University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics. 16: Iss. 1, Article 25 download
        2008. Subject positions in Marshallese. PhD dissertation. UCLA - download
        2008. Subject position and the Marshallese restructuring configuration.  University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics. 14: Iss. 1, Article 27 download
        2007. Remnant movement and the position of the Marshallese question particle. 5th Asian Glow Proceedings - download
        2005. Marshallese yes/no questions and remnant movement. UCLA Working Papers in Linguistics - download
        2003. A brief introduction to Marshallese phonology. ms, UCLA - download
        2003. Some aspects of the Marshallese determiner phrase. ms, UCLA - download
        2002. Marshallese reduplication. ms, ASU - download

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Links


Listen to Marshallese music
Listen to Micronesian radio

News from the Marshall Islands - yokwe.net
News from the Marshall Islands - rimajol.com

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Updated January 5, 2012