gabriela de la cruz sanchez headshot

Gabriela De la Cruz Sánchez

Automatic transcription of indigenous languages; Documenting the language of landscape and toponyms

Summary

She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics, an MA in Native American Languages and Linguistics (University of Arizona), an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and a B.A. in Languages (Autonomous University of the State of Mexico).

Her research focuses on language documentation, the morphosemantics of the noun phrase, lexicography, dictionaries, toponyms and second language acquisition and teaching. Her goal is to foster the recognition of Indigenous territories and empower speakers through the documentation of their languages, creating essential materials for learners and teachers.

Research Interests: tonal systems, language documentation and definiteness.