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Areas of Expertise
- Queer Linguistics
- Sociophonetics
- Language and Gender
Education
- B.A. Linguistics & Cognitive Science, Northwestern University, 2016
Ariana (pronouns: they/them) studies how people with marginal identities forge social meaning through sound. They are currently studying how non-binary speakers in Columbus, Ohio construct specifically non-binary sociolinguistic styles using the sociophonetic variables of pitch, /s/ frontness, and creaky voice.