Lecturer
Research interests: language variation and change, sociolinguistics, socio-phonetics, dialectology, Canadian English.
E-mail: TBA
Phone: TBA
Office: Kingston Hall 407
Office hours: TBA
Education
Ph. D. in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, York University (ABD)
M. A. in Linguistics, University of Toronto, 2008
B. A. in Linguistics, McGill University, 2003
About
Professor Baxter’s current research focuses on different regional and ethnic varieties of Canadian English, including English spoken in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, and Black English in Toronto; as well as parodies and stereotypes of Canadian English, particularly those portrayed on American television.
Professor Baxter has previously taught a variety of linguistics and sociolinguistics courses at York University and Glendon College, including Language in its Social Context, Bilingualism, Canadian English, Varieties of English, The Structure of English, and Modern English.
Teaching
LING 202: Canadian English
LING 320: Phonology