Kristin Denham Explained

Kristin Denham
Alma Mater:	University of Washington
Fields:	Linguistics
Website:	Kristin Denham

Kristin Denham is a linguist and professor in the Department of Linguistics at Western Washington University.^[1] Her research and teaching interests include syntactic theory, Native American languages, language teaching and revitalization projects, and linguistics in K-12 education. Denham has studied question formation in Babine-Witsuwit'en, an Athabaskan language, and has also done some work on Salish languages, spoken throughout the Salish Sea region.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Denham obtained her Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Washington in 1997. Her dissertation was titled "A minimalist account of optional wh-movement". Her committee was chaired by Frederick Newmeyer.^[4] Denham first joined Western Washington University in 1996 as a Visiting assistant professor.^[5]

Denham directs several projects related to linguistics in K-12 education. Among these are Exploring Language: Daily Language Investigations for English Language Arts and Voices of the Pacific Northwest.^[6] In April 2020, Denham was featured in the Linguistic Society of America's Member Spotlight.^[7]

Awards

In 2024, Denham was inducted as a Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America.^[8]

Selected Publications

• Larson . Richard K.. Denham . Kristin . Lobeck. Anne. The AP Linguistics initiative . Language . 2019 . 95 . 3 . e381–e393 .
• Book: Denham . Kristin. Lobeck . Anne . Anne Lobeck . 2010 . Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction. Cengage (Wadsworth) . Boston, MA.
• Denham, Kristin, and Anne Lobeck (eds.) (2005). Language in the schools: Integrating linguistic knowledge into K–12 education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kristin Denham, PhD . Western Washington University Linguistics Department . 2024-03-08 . en.
2. Web site: Kristin Denham. 2024-03-08 . Kristin Denham. en.
3. Web site: K. Denham Semantic Scholar . 2024-03-08 . www.semanticscholar.org . en.
4. Web site: A minimalist account of optional wh-movement . 2024-03-08 . University of Washington ResearchWorks Archive . en-US.
5. Web site: Current(ish) CV Kristin Denham . Kristin Denham . 2024-03-08.
6. Web site: Linguistics in K-12 Education Kristin Denham . Kristin Denham . 2024-03-08.
7. Web site: Member Spotlight: Kristin Denham . Linguistic Society of America . 2024-03-08.
8. Web site: WWU's Kristin Denham inducted into the 2024 class of Fellows of the Linguistics Society of America Western Washington University . WW News. 2024-03-08.