Martha Johnson

Martha Johnson

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Contact Information

Doctoral Student
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Areas of Expertise

  • Bantu
  • Morphology
  • Phonology
  • Language Change

Education

  • M.A. in Linguistics, Ohio State University, 2023
  • B.A. in Linguistics and Cognitive Science, Pomona College, 2013

I am a PhD candidate in Linguistics at The Ohio State University, specializing in morphology and African languages.

My dissertation, titled Topics in Kihehe Verbal Morphology, describes the tense-aspect system of Kihehe (Bantu, Tanzania), investigates the erosion of a suffix, and examines how language use attitudes are developing in the area. I am advised by Professor Andrea Sims.