Sharon Rose
Professor, Department of Linguistics
PhD McGill University, MA Université du Québec à Montréal, BA (Hon.) University of Toronto
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My research is on phonological typology and the documentation, description and analysis of African languages.
I work primarily on Kordofanian languages of Sudan, working with speaker teachers. I have also researched Semitic languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea and Kwa languages of Ghana.
My current research is investigating grammatical tone, inflection classes, and prosody in the Kordofanian Heiban languages, Rere and Tira, as well as musical pitch processing by speakers of African tone languages
Upcoming talks: Invited speaker, NELS 56, NYU, October 17-19. Colloquium speaker, Princeton University, Dec. 4
Teaching 2025-26:
Fall 2025 - LIGN108 Languages of Africa; Winter 2026 - LIGN101 Introduction to the Study of Language & LIGN111 Phonology; Spring 2026 - LIGN215 Topics in Phonology
Affiliated Faculty member:
Affiliated Faculty member:
African Studies Minor
Center for Research in Language
International Studies Program
International Institute
Urban Studies and Planning
Research Labs/Groups:
Research Labs/Groups:
Representative:
Representative:
Steering Committee (North American representative), World Congress on African Linguistics
Organizing Committee, African Linguistics School
Department of Linguistics - 0108
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0108
Office: AP&M 4257
Tel: (858) 534-1156
E-mail: rose at ucsd dot edu
OR sxrose at ucsd dot edu
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