Anna Björklund

Job title: 
PhD Candidate
Bio/CV: 

Anna is a PhD student with an interest in the Wintuan languages, traditionally spoken in the northern Sacramento Valley and now undergoing revitalization. Her primary research interests are in leveraging archival recordings for the phonetic analysis of these under-documented languages. She has worked as a linguistic consultant for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians since 2020 and the Wintu Tribe of Northern California since 2022.

Research interests: 
  • Wintuan Languages (northern California)
  •  Acoustic & Archival phonetics
  • Intonation
  • (sleeping) Language Revitalization