Cognitive-functional grammar
One of the basic assumptions of cognitive and functional approaches to grammar is that linguistic structures serve the function of expressing meanings and are therefore best explained with reference to their cognitive, experiential, and social contexts. In cognitive approaches, the focus is particularly on the general cognitive principles and mechanisms that have an impact on language and how we use it. In functionalist approaches, the focus is mainly on the principles that govern our use of language as a means to communicate and interact with others.
- History of Linguistics in the 19th Century (from Humboldt to Schuchardt)
- Morphology and syntax: Pronominal systems, serial verbs, morphological processes
- Word types
- Lexicology and lexicography
- Phonological theory and description
- Editions and editing techniques of colonial grammars and texts (Huastek)
- Colonial linguistics
- Language variation and change in Mesoamerican languages, in Basque, in Romance languages
- Area typology: Mesoamerica
- Language typology of the Otopame languages
- Language documentation: Central Pame
