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About Benjamin Torbert

A sociolinguist, Benjamin Torbert studies the relationships between dialect and regional and ethnic identity, especially in the American South and among Native Americans. He has authored and co-authored publications on language variety in American Speech, Southern Journal of Linguistics, the de Gruyter World Atlas of Varieties of English, and other venues. Other interests include pedagogy in the teaching of linguistics, syntax in English-language literature, and portrayals of vernacular speakers in television and in film.

Positions

August 2013 - Present Associate Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of English
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August 2007 - Present Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of English
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August 2004 - August 2007 Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University ‐ Linguistics
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1998 - 2004 Graduate Assistant, North Carolina State University
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Curriculum Vitae

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Education

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2000 - 2004 PhD, Duke University ‐ English Linguistics
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1998 - 2000 MA, North Carolina State University ‐ English Linguistics
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1994 - 1998 BA, Duke University ‐ Classical Languages
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Contact Information

Phone: 314-516-5598

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