Keren Rice
Keren Rice (born 1949) is a Canadian linguist. She earned her PhD in 1976. She is a professor of linguistics and serves as the Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Initiatives at the University of Toronto.[1] She specializes in research on Slavey, a language spoken in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Well known for her work in both theoretical and Native American linguistics, Rice is working on a comparative grammar of Athapaskan languages that will detail the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics as well as the lexicon of these languages. In addition, as a Canadian Research Chair, she researches markedness, contrast and complexity in phonology. On this topic she is working on a book to evaluate the diagnostics that have been proposed to determine markedness (giving special attention to frequency, implication and neutralization) and to examine phonological patterning.[2]
Rice served as president of the Canadian Linguistic Association from 1998 to 2002[3] and served as the president of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) in 2012.[4]
Awards and distinctions[edit]
- Rice was elected as a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science in 2005.[5]
- From 2002 to 2008 she served on the board of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), a granting agency of the federal government of Canada.[6]
- In 2011 she received the Killam Prize, given annually to five of Canada's finest academics for their career achievements in fields of scientific and scholastic research.[7]
- In 2013 she won the National Achievement Award from the Canadian Linguistic Association for outstanding contributions to the field of linguistics.[8]
- In 2013 she was appointed by the Governor General of Canada as an Officer in the Order of Canada,[9] which is one of Canada's highest civilian honors.[10]
Publications[edit]
1977. Hare Noun Dictionary. Ottawa: Northern Social Research Division, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.
1989. E. Cook and K. Rice, (eds.) Athapaskan Linguistics: Current Perspectives on a Language Family. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
1989. A Grammar of Slavey. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
1992. "On deriving sonority: a structural account of sonority relationships." Phonology 9: 61—99.
1993. "A reexamination of the feature [sonorant]: the status of 'sonorant obstruents'." Language 69: 308–344.
1996. "Default variability: The coronal-velar relationship." Natural Language and Linguistic Theory.
2006. "Ethical issues in linguistic fieldwork: An overview." Journal of Academic Ethics.
2006. Morpheme Order and Semantic Scope: Word Formation in the Athapaskan Verb. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
References[edit]
- ^ "Office of the Vice-Provost and Provost, University of Toronto". Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Research Chairs". Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ Marianna Di Paolo and Arthur K. Spears (2014). Languages and Dialects in the U.S.: An Introduction to the Linguistics of Diversity: Focus on Diversity and Linguistics. Routledge,. p. 218.
- ^ "Presidents: Linguistic Society of America". Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ "AAAS Member Central: Fellows". Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Keren Rice". Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Canada Council awards five prominent scholars $100,000 Killam Prizes". April 19, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Prix nationaux d’excellence / National Achievement Awards". Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Order of Canada Appointments". Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ "LSA : Laurels for Linguists". Retrieved January 25, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Linguist List: Famous Linguists | http://linguistlist.org/studentportal/linguists/rice.cfm
- LSA Member Spotlight: | http://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/lsa-member-spotlight/may-june11
- U of T Magazine | http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/feature/keren-rice-u-of-t-aboriginal-studies-program/
- U of T: Boundless | http://boundless.utoronto.ca/story/keren-rice/
- Canada Research Chairs | http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/profile-eng.aspx?profileId=850
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