Advisory Board
Penny Eckert
eckert@csli.stanford.edu
The goal of my research is to understand the social meaning of
linguistic variation. In order to do this, I pursue my sociolinguistic work
in the context of in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, focusing on the relation
between variation, linguistic style, social identity and social practice.
Gender has been the big misunderstood in studies of sociolinguistic
variation - in spite of the fact that some of the most exciting intellectual
developments over the past decades have been in theories of gender and sexuality
... so I have been spending a good deal of time working on language and gender
as well.
Since adolescents and preadolescents are the movers and shakers
in linguistic change, I concentrate on this age group, and much of my research
takes place in schools. The institutional research site has made me think a good
deal about learning and education, but particularly about the construction of
adolescence in American society.
Advisory Board Members
- Assistant Vice Provost/Dean of Freshmen Julie Lythcott-Haims (A.B., American Studies '89, J.D., Harvard Law '94)
- Nita Singh (B.S. Electrical Engineering '03)
- Rev. Joanne Sanders (Associate Dean of Religious Life)
- Professor Heather Hadlock (Music)
- Professor Pat Jones (Biology), Vice Provost for Faculty Development
- Professor Penny Eckert (Linguistics)
- Assistant Director Faith Kazmi (Women's Center)
- Coach Tara VanDerveer (Women's Basketball)
- Dina Howard
- Professor Andrea Lunsford (English)
- Police Chief Laura Wilson (A.B., Human Biology '91)