Dr Kate Huddlestone
Sign Language Linguistics

Room 504, Department of General Linguistics
Arts & Social Sciences Building
Ryneveld Street
Stellenbosch University
7600


 

I am a senior lecturer  in the Department of General Linguistics at Stellenbosch University, the managing editor for Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus (SPiL Plus) and deputy chairperson and webmaster for the Southern African Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Society (SALALS). I also serve on the SU Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences’ Higher Degrees and Research committee.

My research focuses on the structure of South African Sign Language (SASL), within a minimalist framework, however, I am also interested in other aspects of sign language linguistics, including the acquisition of SASL and the sociolinguistics of SASL. In addition, I work on aspects of the syntax and pragmatics of Afrikaans and South African English. Previous research interests include code-switching and computer-mediated communication, specifically Afrikaans-English code-switching online.

I defended my Ph.D. at Utrecht University in 2010 and my dissertation, published by LOT, was titled Negative Indefinites in Afrikaans.

My research is currently supported by the South African National Research Foundation. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Research Foundation.