Michael T. Putnam

Haugen’s research was groundbreaking in its approach to the language of bilinguals, and in his treatment of heritage speakers more specifically. His approach was incredibly avant-garde in eschewing a “deficit” view to bilingual language and cognition, advocating the need to gain a deeper understanding of the processes of language development across the life span under diverse conditions. It brings me great personal and professional joy and fulfillment to continue this research.