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University of Oxford Faculty of English

Romaine, Professor Suzanne

Job Title: Merton Professor of English Language 
College: Merton
Period/ Subject: Language

Email address: suzanne.romaine@ell.ox.ac.uk

Research Interests:

Historical linguistics and sociolinguistics, especially in problems of societal multilingualism; linguistic diversity; language change; language acquisition; and language contact. Other interests include corpus linguistics; language and gender.

Teaching Areas:

General Phonetics; Phonological Theory; Grammar; Syntax; Typology and universals; Discourse Analysis; Language Universals; Introduction to Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Bilingualism; Pidgin and creole languages; Language Contact; Historical Linguistics and theories of language change; Language Acquisition; Stylistics; Grammaticalization; Grammar and Style; Language Shift; Language Prehistory and Evolution: Language and Gender; Metaphor; Corpus Linguistics; Endangered Languages; Linguistic Atlases; Direct and Indirect Speech; Language and Culture Revitalization.

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