Steve Hartman Keiser

Assistant Professor                                                       

Language varies across space and time, and my passion is to explore the "how" and "why" of linguistic variation and change. My research focuses on the spread of linguistic change between Amish communities across North America — a long term, fieldwork oriented project on the dialectology of Pennsylvania German.

In my classes students investigate both the marvelous systematicity of all languages and the intersection of language use with aspects of social identity such as age, ethnicity, gender, history, region, and religion.

Teaching Fields

• Linguistics

Office Location & Contact

• Coughlin Hall, 255
• 288-3465
• s.hartman.keiser@mu.edu

Office Hours

• SPRING 2008
• MWF  1:00 - 2:00 PM

   

Teaching Schedule

• SPRING 2008
• 103/1001   MWF    10:00-11:00
• 170/1001   MWF    11:00-11:50
  

Research Interests

• Linguistic change in Amish communities
across the U.S.

Selected Publications

Honors/Awards