- Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D. - Gallaudet University

Department
Linguistics

Office Location
Sorenson Language and Communication Center (SLCC) 3215

Phone Numbers

TTY: 202-651-5400
Voice Phone: 202-651-5400

Email Address
robert.e.johnson@gallaudet.edu

Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor of Linguistics

Ph.D., Washington State University, Anthropology
BA, Stanford University, Psychology

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Robert E. Johnson is Professor of Linguistics at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., where he has been teaching and learning since 1981 in the Department of Linguistics. He holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in anthropology from Washington State University. He is an anthropological linguist, interested in the phonological and morphological structure of signed languages and their function in deaf communities. He has examined the structures of a number of sign languages, including American Sign Language and the sign language of a Yucatec Maya community. He is co-author of the widely read monograph, "Unlocking the Curriculum: Principles for Achieving Access in Deaf Education," and numerous papers on sign language structure and function.

SPECIALIZATIONS

signed language phonetics; signed language phonology; signed language morphology; spelling; signed language isolates; ASL in deaf education