Ella Hannon, PhD
Researcher in Linguistics
Welcome to my website! I am a Ph.D student at the University of British Columbia interested in semantics (particularly of under-represented languages), language revitalization, and linguistic fieldwork.
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I currently actively do fieldwork with both Kumiai (Delta-California Yuman) and NɬeÊ”kepmxcín (Northern Interior Salish) speakers. I primarily concentrate on modality, with a lesser focus on tense, aspect, definiteness, and plurality/number. In the past, I have also worked on Irish, French, and English.
Research Interests
My research interests primarily lie in semantics, particularly that of under-resourced and under-represented languages, language documentation and revitalization (including pedagogy), and linguistic fieldwork.
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In non-linguist speak, this means that I am interested in languages spoken by small numbers of people, and in how they work. Particularly, I am interested in why the combination of certain words means certain things, as well as where these words can be said and where they can't. I am also interested in helping speakers develop resources for their languages, to be used in curriculums or to be archived. Finally, I do this work by asking speakers questions in person and over Zoom.
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To find out more about my ongoing projects, click the Learn More button below.
Publications
Hannon, Ella and Cayla Smith. 2023. A Brief Comparison of Two Evidentials in NɬeÊ”kepmxcín. In D. K. E. Reisinger, Laura Griffin, Gloria Mellesmoen, Sander Nederveen, Julia Schillo, and Bailey Trotter (eds.), Papers from the 58th International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages, 94-116.
Hannon, Ella, Anna Stacey, and Reed Steiner. 2023. Glossed Conversational Data in NɬeÊ”kepmxcín. In D. K. E. Reisinger, Laura Griffin, Gloria Mellesmoen, Sander Nederveen, Julia Schillo, and Bailey Trotter (eds.), Papers from the 58th International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages, 117-158.
Hannon, Ella. 2021. The semantics of irrealis marking in Gitksan and Ipai: a cross-linguistic comparison. M.A. Thesis, The University of Manchester.