Contact Information

Office: 4065 JFSB

Phone: 422-2692

Email: heather_willson@byu.edu

Commonly Taught Courses Ling 330 - Introduction to Linguistics
Ling 430 - Theoretical Syntax
Elang 325 - The Grammar of English

Vita: Link to Vita

Biography: Heather Willson received her PhD in linguistics from UCLA. Her research interests include syntax, language documentation and Marshallese, a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands. In addition to conducting fieldwork with Marshallese speakers in the Marshall Island and in the US, she has worked with speakers of Kiche, Pima and Chickasaw.

Interests: syntax, passives, the left periphery, Marshallese, Micronesian languages, fieldwork, language documentation