Jeffrey Heath

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Jeffrey Heath

Professor

Office Location(s): 418 Lorch
Phone: 734.764.0353
Fax: 734.936.3406
jheath@umich.edu
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  • Fields of Study
    • Morphology-centered grammar, prosody, cognitive anthropological linguistics, NW and W Africa
  • About

    Jeff Heath has done many years of field research on Australian languages (1970's), Maghrebi Arabic (1980's), and since 1990 on languages of interior West Africa. He is currently involved in a project on Dogon languages using up-to-date technology. His special interests are morphology-centered (nonmodular) grammar, the incorporation of prosody (tone, accent, and intonation) into grammar, and cognitive anthropological linguistics (especially of the lexicon). He also teaches courses on advertising.

  • Education
    • Ph.D., University of Chicago