Patrick Thomas
Visiting faculty member at the University of Central Arkansas
Patrick Thomas is interested in language revitalization and the phonetics and phonology of indigenous languages of North America. He has worked with a member of the Gila River Indian Community on a lexicography of Akimel O'otham. His dissertation uses archival data to investigate the phonetic structures of Kawaiisu, an indigenous language of California. Currently, Patrick is a visiting faculty member at the University of Central Arkansas.