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