Rebecca Roeder
Rebecca Roeder
Associate Professor of Linguistics
English
Rebecca Roeder is a sociolinguist who studies North American dialects of English, focusing on change in urban areas affected by migration. She has taught in the English department at UNC Charlotte since 2008. Her work has appeared in various books and journals, including Journal of English Linguistics, World Englishes, and Transactions of the Philological Society. Previous research examined Mexican American English in Michigan. Current projects explore dialect change and variation in Charlotte and Springdale, Arkansas, as well as across Canada.