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Heather Sturman

Part-time/Adjunct Faculty
Linguistics

4069B JKB
Provo, UT 84602

Biography

Heather Willson Sturman’s research is primarily devoted to the Marshallese language. The majority of her published articles focus on the syntax of the language, although recently she led a group of students on a research trip to the Marshall Islands in order to study the acquisition of the sounds of Marshallese by second language speakers. She is also currently developing a corpus of the Marshallese language.

Research Interests

Marshallese and other Micronesian languages
Syntax
Language documentation
Infinitives
Passives
Wh- questions

Courses Taught