Gareth O. Price

Dr. Gareth O. Price is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Linguistics Program at Duke University, with affiliations to the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute. His research focuses on sociolinguistics, political sociology, and critical discourse analysis, particularly examining language policy, neoliberalism, and globalization. He holds a PhD from the University of Essex (UK) and has held visiting roles at Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

Teaching includes core linguistics courses and specialized topics like language and media, migration, and transitional justice. Recent publications explore ISIS political discourse, language policy in transitional justice, and Taiwan's sociolinguistic history. He is currently working on a book about expatriate discourses in Southeast Asia under contract with Cambridge University Press.

Research Highlights
- Analyzes language spread and policy in postcolonial contexts
- Examines state narratives in extremist communications
- Explores neoliberalism's impact on sociolinguistic structures
- Investigates language rights and reconciliation mechanisms

Awards & Recognition
- 2015 Visiting Scholar, Academia Sinica
- 2015 Chiang Ching-Kuo Junior Fellowship
- 2011 Duke University Top 5% Teaching Award

Current Projects
- Book manuscript: 'Expats: Discourses of Privilege and Precarity in South-East Asia' (Cambridge UP)
- Ongoing research on language and migration dynamics in Asia-Pacific regions