Hi, I'm Jennifer, a PhD Student in Romance Languages and Literatures at UC Berkeley.
Hi, I'm Jennifer, a PhD Student in Romance Languages and Literatures at UC Berkeley.
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I work across the fields of (socio)-linguistics, queer theory, trans theory, and feminist theory. To date, I've conducted research on New York City English, language attitudes and ideologies in the French press, and non-binary Romance language varieties. My dissertation project applies the lenses of queer theory and transfeminism alongside methods of linguistic ethnography to examine the language practices and linguistic attitudes and ideologies within francophone queer, trans, and non-binary communities in Montreal. Through a combination of interviews, survey data, and ethnography, I examine what kinds of language(s) are being used and the contexts and linguistic attitudes and ideologies that condition and surround their usage. In my free time I enjoy befriending neighborhood cats, attending drag shows, and haunting your local coffee shop.
I work across the fields of (socio)-linguistics, queer theory, trans theory, and feminist theory. To date, I've conducted research on New York City English, language attitudes and ideologies in the French press, and non-binary Romance language varieties. My dissertation project applies the lenses of queer theory and transfeminism alongside methods of linguistic ethnography to examine the language practices and linguistic attitudes and ideologies within francophone queer, trans, and non-binary communities in Montreal. Through a combination of interviews, survey data, and ethnography, I examine what kinds of language(s) are being used and the contexts and linguistic attitudes and ideologies that condition and surround their usage. In my free time I enjoy befriending neighborhood cats, attending drag shows, and haunting your local coffee shop.
Selected work...
Selected work...
On Non-binary French
On Non-binary French
Cross-Romance Typologies of Gender Neutrality and Gender Expansiveness. With Ben Papadopoulos. IGALA 12. July 4, 2023.
LSA2021Presentation.pdfCompeting Inclusive French Grammars Among Non-Binary Montréalers: Three Approaches to "Neutral" Nouns. LSA 2021. Poster.
Binary-Constrained Codeswitching_PPT.pptxBinary-Constrained Codeswitching. PAMLA 2021.
On the New York Accent
On the New York Accent
Kaplan.5ML.movI'm Tawkin' Here: Why don't New Yorkers sound like Noo Yawkas anymore? Winning Presentation at the 5 Minute Linguist Competition. LSA 96.
Attitudinal Effects on Vowel Fronting Among Young Adults in New York City. With Cecelia Cutler. NWAV 49.
Other Recent Work
Other Recent Work
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