SharonHargusProfessorsharon@uw.edu(206) 685-4263GUG 415JOffice Hours: By appointmentFields of Interest American Indian/Native American Endangered Languages Field Research Methods Grammar Historical Linguistics Morphology Phonetics Phonology Background and ExperienceSummaryPhD 1985, University of California at Los AngelesProf. Hargus is currently involved in projects related to the documentation of four Native American (or First Nations) languages: Sahaptin (Yakima dialect) (spoken in Washington state), Deg Xinag (spoken in Alaska), Kwadacha (Ft. Ware) Sekani (Tsek'ene), and Witsuwit'en (spoken in British Columbia). She teaches classes in phonetics, phonology and morphology, as well as introductory linguistics, and serves as the department’s TA coordinator. Websites: Faculty Website Research Selected: Publications Levow, Gina-Anne, Emily M. Bender, Patrick Littell, Kristen Howell, Shobhana Chelliah, Joshua Crowgey, Dan Garrette, Jeff Good, Sharon Hargus, David Inman, Michael Maxwell, Michael Tjalve, and Fei Xia. 2017. STREAMLInED Challenges: Aligning Research Interests with Shared Tasks. In Proceedings of ComputEL-2: 2nd Workshop on Computational Methods for Endangered Languages, ICLDC 2017, Honolulu Hawai`i. [.bib] Research Advised: Undergraduate Honors Theses Alison Zerbe. "P'urépecha Fortis v. Lenis Consonants." Honors Thesis, U of Washington, 2012/2013. Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations Julia Colleen Miller. "The Phonetics of Tone in Two Dialects of Dane-zaa (Athabaskan)." Diss. U of Washington, 2013. Manuel Da Conceicao. "Pronominal Affixation and Cliticization in Romance and Bantu Languages." Diss. U of Washington, 2007. Emily Curtis. "Geminate weight: case studies and formal models." Diss. U of Washington, 2004. Lorna Rozelle. "The Structure of Sign Language Lexicons: Inventory and Distribution of Handshape and Location." Diss. U of Washington, 2003. Mary K. FitzMorris. (in progress). "Documenting the historical and ongoing productivity of Seattle Ladino phonology, morphology, and syntax." Doctoral dissertation, University of Washington. (In progress) Research Advised: Graduate Masters Theses Sarala Puthuval. "Loanwords, prominence and the basis for Mongolian vowel harmony." MA Thesis. U of Washington, 2013. Courses Taught Winter 2020 LING 450 A: Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics LING 550 A: Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics LING 550 B: Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics LING 580 C: Problems in Linguistics LING 580 D: Problems in Linguistics Spring 2019 LING 451 A: Phonology I - Course Website LING 481 A: Introduction to Morphology - Course Website LING 551 A: Phonology I: Introduction to Phonological Analysis - Course Website LING 581 A: Morphology - Course Website LING 581 B: Morphology - Course Website Autumn 2018 LING 450 A: Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics LING 550 A: Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 B: Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 C: Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 580 C: Problems in Linguistics LING 580 D: Problems in Linguistics Spring 2018 LING 451 A: Phonology I - Course Website LING 481 A: Introduction to Morphology - Course Website LING 551 A: Phonology I: Introduction to Phonological Analysis - Course Website LING 581 A: Morphology - Course Website LING 581 B: Morphology Autumn 2017 LING 450 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 B: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 C: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 580 C: Problems In Linguistics LING 580 D: Problems In Linguistics Winter 2017 LING 800 A: Doctoral Dissertation Autumn 2016 LING 450 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 481 A: Introduction To Morphology - Course Website LING 550 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 B: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 C: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 581 A: Morphology - Course Website Spring 2016 LING 451 A: Phonology I - Course Website LING 481 A: Introduction To Morphology - Course Website LING 551 A: Phonology I: Introduction To Phonological Analysis - Course Website LING 581 A: Morphology - Course Website Autumn 2015 LING 450 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 B: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 550 C: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 580 A: Problems In Linguistics - Course Website LING 580 B: Problems In Linguistics - Course Website Summer 2015 A-term LING 450 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website Spring 2015 LING 200 A: Introduction To Linguistic Thought - Course Website LING 451 A: Phonology I - Course Website LING 551 A: Phonology I: Introduction To Phonological Analysis - Course Website Autumn 2014 LING 580 C: Problems In Linguistics - Course Website LING 580 D: Problems In Linguistics - Course Website Summer 2014 A-term LING 450 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website Spring 2014 LING 450 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website LING 451 A: Phonology I - Course Website LING 550 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics LING 550 B: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics LING 551 A: Phonology I: Introduction To Phonological Analysis - Course Website LING 575 G: Topics In Computational Linguistics - Course Website Winter 2014 LING 481 A: Introduction To Morphology - Course Website LING 575 G: Topics In Computational Linguistics - Course Website LING 580 A: Problems In Linguistics - Course Website LING 580 B: Problems In Linguistics - Course Website LING 581 A: Morphology - Course Website Summer 2013 A-term LING 450 A: Introduction To Linguistic Phonetics - Course Website Related News Related News Joshua Crowgey defends dissertation entitled "Braiding Language: Lushootseed Grammar Engineering Constructions" - Aug 27, 2019 Professor Sharon Hargus teaches Tigrinya field methods course - Jan 22, 2019 Julia Herschensohn completes 15-year term as Chair of Linguistics on June 30th - Jun 24, 2015 Share: Print PDF