Faculty Biography:

Jocelyn C. Ahlers, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Linguistics.  Dr. Ahlers joined the department in 2002.  Her continuing research interests include language revitalization, Native California languages, and cognitive linguistics.  She teaches courses on linguistics, language and culture, language and gender, and language issues.  Her most recent publications include: 

Ahlers, J.  Forthcoming.  "Cognitive linguistics in Hupa language revitalization."  In Axelrod, M, J. Lachler, F. de Haan, and R. Willink (eds.) Living Language, Living Culture:  Language Maintenance and Revitalization in Athabaskan Communities.  Albuquerque:  UNM Press.

 Ahlers, J.  2002.  "Cognitive metaphor and literature in language revitalization."  FEL 2002 Proceedings. 

Hinton, L. and J. Ahlers.  1999.  "The issue of "authenticity" in California language restoration".  Anthropology and Education Quarterly 30(1):56-67.