Maura Velazquez-Castillo

Professor Maura Velazquez-Castillo teaches Spanish linguistics courses including Syntax, Phonology, and Historical Linguistics at Colorado State University. With a PhD from UC San Diego, her scholarship examines functional and cognitive approaches to Spanish and Guaraní linguistics.

Research Focus:

• Contact phenomena between Spanish and Guaraní languages
• Possession constructions and noun incorporation patterns
• Bilingual grammar acquisition and teaching methodologies
• Cultural identity preservation through language education

Publications: Author of The Grammar of Possession (1996) and numerous peer-reviewed articles analyzing grammatical structures in Paraguayan Spanish and Guaraní.