Teaching

On leave from teaching.

LLCU 260: Multilingualisms

What is the difference between a dialect and a language? Do different styles of speaking count as codeswitching? How do ideologies about multilingualism shape face-to-face interaction and state language policy? This introductory course will explore these questions and more, drawing on a wide variety of cultural contexts and communicative settings.

LING 490 : Language and Worldmaking

How does language make our worlds? This course considers the impact of language on the ways that speech communities construct reality. We draw on classic and recent research into 4 domains: space, time, colour, and number.