Department of Anthropology
Faculty - Emily Manetta
Emily Manetta, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2006
- Curriculum Vitae
Area of expertise
Linguistics (syntax), sociolinguistics, languages of South Asia
Contact Information
Email: Emily ManettaOffice Hours: Tuesday 4:00-5:00 or by appointment
Williams Hall, Room 501
Website: Faculty Website
Emily Manetta, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and in the Program in Linguistics, received her B.A. from Swarthmore College in Philadelphia and her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz in Linguistics. Her current work focuses on the syntax of South Asian languages. Her dissertation, based on linguistic field work with a Kashmiri refugee community, featured a comparative analysis of the syntax of questions in Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu. Dr. Manetta will be involved in the continuing development of linguistics courses at UVM, teaching Introduction to Syntax, Language and Meaning, Linguistic Anthropology, and Advanced Topics in Linguistics.