Shannon Rodriguez presents "Studying the Impact of Languge on Identity" at UGA's Three Minute Thesis Competition

Image of Shannon Rodriquez in front of Gilbert Hall. Photo by Peter Frey

In January, Shannon Rodriguez presented her Three Minute Thesis presentation to the board of regents. Rodriguez was a runner up for UGA’s Three Minute Thesis Competition. Her presentation was based on her dissertation, “Latino English in Georgia:  a sociophonetic analysis of ethnicity and identity.” To read more about her research on dialects of English spoken by Latinos born in Georgia, click on the following link in UGAToday: https://news.uga.edu/student-studies-impact-of-language-on-identity/. Congratulations Shannon!

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