Sharese King

Sharese King is the Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Chicago, where she has taught since 2018. She earned her Ph.D. and Master's in Linguistics from Stanford University, focusing on language variation across African American communities. Her research bridges sociolinguistics, critical race theory, and phonetics to examine how African American speech is constructed, racialized, and socially evaluated.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Linguistics, Stanford University (2018)
  • M.A., Linguistics, Stanford University
• Research Interests:
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Language Variation & Change
  • African American Language
  • Critical Race Theory
  • Phonetic and experimental analysis
  • Dialect and judicial systems
• Notable Contributions:
  • Interdisciplinary studies on raciolinguistics and courtroom bias
  • Analysis of /s/ articulation in intersectional contexts
  • Reconceptualization of AAVE as AAL to emphasize linguistic diversity
  • Fieldwork in Bakersfield, Rochester, and Chicago
  • Publications in American Speech, Journal of Sociolinguistics, Language, and Nature