In a new linguistic analysis, reviews of movies with female-dominated casts were found to have significantly higher levels of ...

A linguistic study of 17,165 film reviews highlights how critics may contribute to "biases" in the movie industry, say ...

Around the world, it seems evident that gender can shape people's beliefs and behavior. This fascinating dive into linguistic relativity offers interesting reflections into how what we say can ...

Some institutions refuse to adopt gender-neutral language due to its complexity, despite the global movement advocating for ...

Making use of recent theoretical innovations in the field of gender and sexuality studies, the module will provide students with exposure to the descriptive claims that have been made in the ...

We offer courses in experimental phonetics, phonology, syntax, sociolinguistics, and language and gender. Linguistics majors can also investigate the historical development of language through courses ...

Their research records illustrate that there exists a solid foundation of research on gender-inclusive language in the context of specific languages. However, cross-linguistic comparative research on ...

Research strengths held by our faculty include linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, sociophonetics, language, gender, and sexuality, and language shift and endangerment.

Kira Hall is Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology. She also has affiliated faculty positions in The College of Media, Communication, and Information (CMCI) and the Department of Women and Gender ...