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Jean Costa-Silva

My primary linguistic interests pertain to Second Language Acquisition, Cognitive Linguistics and Formal Linguistic Theory (Syntax and Semantics). My work focuses on the development of motion descriptions by English-Portuguese bilinguals. In essence, I am interested in how learners employ different linguistic strategies to describe movement through space. I have a BA in English Linguistics, Literature, and TESOL from the Federal University of…


Keiko Bridwell

Keiko is a Ph.D candidate specializing in sociophonetics. Her research focuses on the intersection of linguistic variation and identity in Southern American English, frequently with regard to the variable /hw/. She also has experience in psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic research. Keiko works as a research assistant in the DigiLab in the library's Department of Research and Computational Data Management, where she gives workshops on digital…

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Kyle Vanderniet presents talk at Emory University

Linguistics graduate student, Kyle Vanderniet, will present a talk about his work at Emory University May 20th, at 3pm in Modern Languages, Room 201. Abstract: Text corpora are the predominant tool used by linguistics to study language. However, because they are comprised chiefly of written sources, they present a problem when exploring natural, authentic language use. I will present my results showing how Reddit can enable linguists to build…
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Thomas Kingsley

Tom is a PhD student in Linguistics at the University of Georgia. His research focuses on language contact in the Balkans and Central Asia and the histories of the languages involved (particularly Albanian and Uzbek). He holds a BA in Linguistics from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to studying at UGA, he worked as an English teacher in Kosovo (Peace Corps) and Spain (Auxiliares de Conversación). In addition to his research, he currently…


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Joshua McNeill

Josh is a PhD candidate in sociolinguistics. His primary research interests are in sociolinguistics, particularly language variation in and between French, English, and Creole in Louisiana, on the internet, and in the media. Also, much more generally, he is interested in quantitative methods and open science.


Amelia Abbott

Amelia is an alumna of Clemson University, where she received her B.S. in Psychology and Biological Sciences. Her interests evolved to encompass both second language acquisition and signed languages. Currently, her research focuses on understanding M2L2 (second modality second language) acquisition, in which a language user acquires a new language in a different modality (whether spoken, signed, or haptic). Her QP2/dissertation work analyzes the…


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Kyle Vanderniet

Kyle is an alumn of Utah Valley University where he obtained a B.A. in political science with a focus in international relations where he taught classes for the ESL program. He is also an alumn of BYU where he earned a M.A in Linguistics where he also served as the chair for the Second Language Research Forum for 2013. Kyle is now a PhD student at UGA with focuses in Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition. He teaches LING 2100 -…
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