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Fiona McLaughlin

Professor of African Languages and Linguistics
PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Office Hours — Fall 2023

  • Mondays: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
  • Thursdays: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (virtual)
  • By appointment

Areas of Interest

African linguistics, Atlantic languages (Wolof, Pulaar, Seereer), theoretical phonology, urban sociolinguistics, sociolinguistics of writing, language contact, Islam and popular culture.

Courses Taught

  • LIN 4600 Sociolinguistics
  • LIN 4930 Languages in Contact
  • LIN 4930/6932 Sociolinguistics of Writing
  • LIN 4930/6932 Language in African Society
  • LIN 6165 Field Methods in Linguistics
  • SSA 3730 Language in African Society
  • SSA 4930 Languages of Africa
  • SSA 4930 Islam and African Literature
  • SSA 4930 African Popular Culture