Biography
I’m an Assistant Professor in Department of Linguistics at Brigham Young University specializing in sociophonetics, dialectology, and quantitative methods. In May 2020, I received my Ph.D in linguistics from the Department of Linguistics at the University of Georgia. I publish under the more grown-up-sounding version of my name, Joseph A. Stanley, but anyone who has ever met me knows I go by Joey.
Research Interests
My primary area of research is on English in the western and southern United States. I am currently involved in several research projects with students and other BYU faculty on Utah English and Latter-day Saint English. One of my major projects analyzes a collection of 750 interviews with residents of Heber City, Utah born in the early 20th Century. I am also part of a research team that analyzes seven generations of Georgians to track how Southern American English has changed over the past century. Finally, I am part of multiple collaborations with colleagues to crowd-source and analyze regional variation in North American English from different perspectives. I enjoy learning more about quantitative methods in linguistics and occasionally publish papers on sociophonetic methodology.Teaching Interests
I enjoy teaching courses on sociolinguistics, phonetics, and research methods. When I can, I find ways to combine those into special topics courses like sociophonetics and sociolinguistic fieldwork, especially in one-on-one settings with students.Education
- Ph.D, Linguistics , University of Georgia (2020)
- BA, Linguistics , Linguistics Computing, Brigham Young University (2013)
Memberships
- The American Dialect Society (2016 - Present)
- The Linguistics Society of America (2012 - Present)