Associate Professor, Dept. of Linguistics
Specialization
Typological, functional, and community-based approaches to phonology, morphology, syntax, historical linguistics, language documentation, lexical semantics, lexicography, language and culture, especially regarding Otomanguean languages spoken in Mexico and California
Education
2014 Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
Bio
Eric Campbell is an Associate Professor of linguistics. His research involves linguistic theory and description informed by diachronic and typological perspectives. He is a field linguist who is interested in all levels of linguistic structure and who approaches language in its social and cultural context, focusing on less-studied languages, especially the Otomanguean languages of Mexico (especially Chatino, Zapotec, Mixtec, and Mè'phàà).