Alex Gilbert
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Mail code: 1401Campus: Tempe
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Alex Gilbert is a doctoral candidate in the Linguistics & Applied Linguistics Program whose research focuses on grammatical theory and the biology of language. Their dissertation examines the evolution, transmission, and variation of grammatical gender systems from a biolinguistic perspective. They have a broad academic background in the humanities and social sciences—notably history, philosophy, and anthropology—although their work has shifted toward biology, cognitive science, and mathematics. Formal linguistics—especially syntax and semantics—has and continues to serve as the central grounding force in spite of these vicissitudes. Originally from Knoxville, TN, they received their B.A. in the Interdisciplinary Program in Linguistics from the University of Tennessee in 2016 and their M.A. in Linguistics & Applied Linguistics from ASU in 2024.
biolinguistics; generative linguistics; intersection of syntax & semantics; language, gender, & sexuality; history and philosophy of linguistics
Courses
2026 Fall
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| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2026 Summer
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| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2026 Spring
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| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2024 Fall
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| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2024 Summer
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| GBL 91 | Adv 2 Core Reading/Writing |
2024 Spring
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| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2023 Fall
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| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2023 Summer
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| GBL 91 | Adv 2 Core Reading/Writing |
2023 Spring
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| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2022 Fall
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| ENG 312 | English in its Social Setting |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2022 Spring
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| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2021 Fall
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| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |