Joy Peltier
Contact Information
Assistant Professor
she/her
Areas of Expertise
- Language contact, emergence, and change
- Creole languages
- Pragmatic markers
- Minoritized languages in linguistics pedagogy
Education
- Ph.D. Linguistics, U. of Michigan
- M.A. Romance Languages, U. of Georgia
- B.A. Romance Languages, U. of Georgia
I am a contact linguist and creolist interested in language emergence and change; in the use and borrowing of highly multifunctional, context-dependent features of language (e.g., so, well, y’know); and in the (meta)linguistic knowledge and lived experiences of language users. Much of my work centers on Dominica Creole (Kwéyòl Donmnik or Patwa) and its source languages. I am also interested in other Black language practices, such as African American Language. I have worked with collaborators to study and promote the inclusion of minoritized languages in linguistics pedagogy and to examine the linguistic and professional experiences of Black faculty in the language sciences. What I find most fulfilling about being a linguist is having opportunities to spark ah-ha! moments about language communities, varieties, and features that are marginalized, stigmatized, or overlooked.