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Martina Wiltschko is an Honorary Affiliate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia. She completed her PhD at the University of Vienna where her dissertation focused on the syntax of discourse, specifically exploring extraposition in German. Since joining UBC in 1996 as a postdoctoral researcher, she has expanded her research interests to include various language families, particularly focusing on non-Indo-European languages such as Upriver Halkomelem, Blackfoot, and Ktunaxa. Her innovative work blends theoretical linguistics with extensive linguistic fieldwork, highlighting the integration of both areas into her teaching and research agenda. Wiltschko is known for her contributions to the understanding of grammatical categories and their formal properties across languages. Her research challenges the conventional wisdom regarding genetic predispositions in language faculty and provides insights into language variation and grammatical identity. She has published various works, including the monograph 'The Universal Structure of Categories: Formal Typology' with Cambridge University Press, which explores functional categories in depth. Wiltschko actively participates in the academic community and continues to develop new methodologies for linguistic discovery.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.