Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is the study of language in social context. Faculty and student interests in this concentration include, but are not limited to: language and social interaction, language variation and change, discourse analysis, intercultural communication, narrative analysis and oral history, language and identity, language and dialect contact, endangered and minoritized languages and dialects, language and aging, language and health care, language and business, language and education, and inclusion and exclusion in interaction.
Note to doctoral applicants: While all faculty in the sociolinguistics concentration teach courses and are available to serve on dissertation committees, only regular tenure-line faculty (Cynthia Gordon, Jennifer Nycz, and Nadja Tadic) can serve as doctoral advisors and dissertation Chairs.
Sociolinguistics Faculty
- Marissa Fond
- Cynthia Gordon
- Alexandra Johnston (Director, Master’s Programs)
- Jungyoon Koh
- Jennifer Nycz
- Nadja Tadic (Concentration Head)
- Deborah Tannen