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Name:	Martina  Wiltschko
Institution:	University of British Columbia
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Homepage:	http://www.linguistics.ubc.ca/People/martina.htm
State and/or Country:	BC Canada
Linguistic Field(s):	Linguistic Theories Morphology Syntax Typology
Specialty:	syntax; morpho-syntax; syntax-semantics; pronouns; clause-structure; parametric variation; categories
Subject Language(s):	Siksika Halkomelem
Language Family(ies):	Plains Algonquian Central Salish
Selected Publications:	- On the sources of person hierarchy effects. - Reflexives in Upriver Halkomelem. –exw as 3rd person object agreement in Halkomelem - On the interpretability of Tense on D and its consequences for Case Theory - Sentential negation in Upriver Halkomelem - Decomposing Pronouns - The syntax of pronouns. Evidence from Halkomelem Salish. - On “ergativity” in Halkomelem Salish (and how to split and derive it). -The position of subject clitics and its effect on temporal interpretation in Skwxwú7mesh and Upriver Halkomelem. -On pro-nouns and other ‘pronouns’. -Expletive categorical features. A case study of number in Halkomelem. -On Number in Halkomelem Salish or The problem with “the two man”. -The person-hierarchy - primitive or epiphenomenal. Evidence from Halkomelem Salish. -“Deriving Reflexives” On ergative (and other) splits in Salish. -Agreement morphemes as determiners: Reanalyzing the polysynthetic properties of Mohawk -Negation at the Left Periphery: Evidence from Algonquian and Salish. -Transitive intransitives. - On the non-universality of TP. Evidence from Halkomelem Salish. -A [+interpretable] Number feature in Squamish Salish. -The syntax of Transitivity and its Effects. -Tense on D and (the lack of) Nominative Case. -The categorical determination of pronominal binding properties.
Announced on LINGUIST :	Determiners
Reviewed on LINGUIST :	Determiners
Courses Taught:	Introduction and advanced courses in syntax (graduate/undergraduate level) INtroduction to Linguistic Analysis Various courses on reserach topics (tense, pronouns, etc.)
Dissertation Director * of:	The Semantics of Determiners: Domain restriction in Skwxwú7mesh (Carrie Gillon, Author)
Dissertation Director * of:	The Syntax and Semantics of Clause-Typing in Plains Cree (Clare Cook, Author)
Dissertation Director * of:	Form and Function of Expressive Morphology: A case study of Russian (Olga Steriopolo, Author)
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