丁香园AV

Education

• PhD, Linguistics, University of British Columbia
  

Biography

Tina虂7 tkwa Wiwik瘫鈥檈m ta Peter (Peter comes from a Squamish Nation village, Wiwik瘫鈥檈m, near Brackendale, B.C.). Galu艂i lax瘫 Tsax瘫is (he is also from the Kwagu艂 village of Tsax瘫is, Fort Rupert, B.C.). His MA thesis was on subordinate clauses in the Sk瘫wx瘫wu7mesh snichim (the Squamish language). His Ph.D. dissertation was on the syntax and semantics of agent control constructions in Sk瘫wx瘫wu7mesh.

Peter worked for over 25 years at the Squamish Nation in language revitalization of the Sk瘫wx瘫wu7mesh snichim, the language of his father鈥檚 side of his family. He also conducts research on Kwak鈥檞ala, the language of his mother鈥檚 side of his family. He taught at the University of Victoria.

At the Squamish Nation, he was co-applicant for SSHRC Aboriginal Research grant. He was also the editor-in-chief for the Sk瘫wx瘫wu7mesh Snichim-Xweliten Snichim Sk瘫exwts (Squamish-English Dictionary). At the University of Victoria, he was co-investigator on a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant with Dr. Onowa McIvor. They investigated adult language learners in the Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) and other MAP-like programs in B.C. He is currently a co-principal investigator with Dr. McIvor on a 6-year SSHRC Partnership Grant. With their partners from 9 First Nations communities across Canada, they are investigating the role of adult learners of their Indigenous languages.

Research Publications

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