Shahar Shirtz

Shahar Shirtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University, specializing in linguistics and applied linguistics with a focus on TESOL. His research integrates qualitative and quantitative methods to study linguistic typology, constructional grammar models, and discourse functions in underdescribed languages. He works primarily with Indigenous languages of Western Oregon (Alsea, Siuslaw, Quitch, Hanis, Miluk) and Indo-Iranian languages. Recent projects include diachronic/synchronic typology of negation in Indo-European languages and discourse markers in Pacific Northwest languages.

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Research interests emphasize language change, pragmatics, and linguistic anthropology, combining theoretical frameworks with empirical studies of endangered languages. No grants, advising records, or lab affiliations are mentioned in the provided materials.