Garry Davis
- Professor Emeritus, Linguistics
- Professor Emeritus, Ancient & Modern Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
Education
- PhD, University of Michigan
- MA, University of Michigan
- BA, University of Michigan
Courses Taught
- LINGUIS 211 - Origins of Words
- LINGUIS 470 - Historical/Comparative Linguistics
- LINGUIS 474 - Language Typology and Language Universals
- LINGUIS 490 - Field Methods
Teaching Interests
- Historical Linguistics
- Language Typology
- Areal Linguistics
- Field Methods
Research Interests
- Historical Linguistics
- Germanic Linguistics
- Thai and Lao Linguistics, a real linguistic change in SE Asia and Europe
Related Activities
- Joint appointment with the German Program in the Department of Ancient & Modern Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
Biographical Sketch
Teaching Interests Historical Linguistics, Language Typology, Areal Linguistics, Field Methods Courses Taught
Other Relevant Activities
Selected Publications
Davis, Garry. “The Story of Lao r: Filling in the Gaps” Journal of Lao StudiesSpecial Issue.2 Ed. Baird, Ian. (2015): 97-109.
Davis, Garry. “The Dialect of Wermelskirchen: Three Vowel Systems in just 40 Years?” Zeitschrift fuer Dialektologie und Linguistik [Journal of Dialectology and Linguistics]78.3 (2011): 321-333.
Davis, Garry. “The Differential Development of Proto-Southwestern Tai *r in Lao and Thai” Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society3.2 (2010): 49-60.