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Personal profile
Research Interests
(Morpho)syntax, Comparative Slavic, Diachronics, Borderland dialects, Silesian dialects, Sorbian
Professional Information
Laura Davies Brenier’s research focuses on sign languages and (D/d)eaf cultures and experiences in the Slavic world. She is primarily interested in signed morphosyntax and cheremics (phonemics). Much of her research on Slavic sign languages is concentrated in the Czech Republic and Russia. She is also interested in animacy and animacy hierarchies across spoken Slavic languages, as well as various features of borderland dialects including "po naszymu" in Český Těšín and Polski Cieszyn, and Upper and Lower Sorbian in Germany.
Education
BA, Russian Language and Literature; Slavic Studies (Beloit College 1997)
PhD, Slavic and Theoretical Linguistics (Princeton University 2005)
Office Address
Slavic Languages and Literature
2090 LCLB
MC-170
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Sign Language
Farnell, B. M. & Davies Brenier, L., 2023, Oxford Bibliographies in Anthropology. Jackson, Jr, J. L. (ed.). Oxford University Press, (Oxford Bibliographies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Sign Languages
Brenier, L. D., Feb 2021, The International Encyclopedia of Linguistic Anthropology. Stanlaw, J. (ed.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 1-12Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Incorporating Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom
Davies Brenier, L. & Daise, D., 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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ESL for Visually Impaired Students
Fouts, S., Davies Brenier, L., Davis, C. & Michel, K., 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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When Native Speakers Break the Rules
Daise, D. & Davies Brenier, L., 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review