Inge Genee
- Faculty
- Modern Languages and Linguistics Department
- Office: C508
(University Hall)
- Phone: (403) 380-1809
- Email:
- Phone: (403) 380-1809
- Faculty
- Indigenous Studies
- Office: C508/A444
(University Hall)
- Phone: (403) 380-1809
Degrees
B.A. (Dutch Language and Literature, University of Amsterdam); M.A. (Linguistics, University of Amsterdam, cum laude); M.Ed. (University of Amsterdam), Ph.D. (Linguistics, University of Amsterdam)Expertise
General Linguistics, Indigenous Language Revitalization, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Functional Discourse Grammar; Irish, Dutch, English and BlackfootResearch Areas
Blackfoot grammar, Indigenous language maintenance and revitalization, Blackfoot lexicography, Functional discourse grammar, Linguistic typology, PolysynthesisPrevious Research Areas
Medieval Irish grammar, Historical linguistics, Functional theories, Functional grammar, Language contact, Canadian minority languages, History of linguisticsAlternate Languages
DutchAbout Me
I am Professor of Linguistics and a member of the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics and the Department of Indigenous Studies.I teach a variety of linguistics courses, including Intro to Linguistics, First Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Historical Linguistics, Practical Phonetics and several seminar courses and independent study courses when my teaching schedule allows. I also teach Structure of Blackfoot and other Blackfoot-related courses for the Department of Indigenous Studies.
My research interests are mainly in Documentary Linguistics, Language Revitalization, Linguistic Typology, Historical Linguistics, Functional Discourse Grammar and other non-generative approaches to grammar, and involve a number of languages including Irish, Dutch, English and Blackfoot.
My current work is mainly in Blackfoot language documentation and revitalization. I direct the SSHRC-funded Blackfoot Language Resources project, which can be viewed at https://www.blackfoot.atlas-ling.ca.
I have done collaborative work with the Peigan Board Of Education to explore ways to support their language revitalization work. As part of this project we received a SSHRC Connection Grant to organize the 25th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium in June 2018. See www.sils2018.ca for more information. The Proceedings from this symposium will be published by Northern Arizona University.
I am a co-applicant in the SSHRC-funded $2,500,000 Partnership Grant project 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages. See https://21c.tools/.
I am currently not accepting new graduate students.
You can see some of my publications and other information in my CV below.