Taranee Cao

Taranee Cao is a Japanese language and linguistics instructor at Earlham College. She holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University, an M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B.A. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her professional memberships include the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ), and Modern Language Association (MLA).

Her research focuses on honorifics, sociolinguistics, mimetics, pragmatics, second language acquisition, and youth language. Notable publications include Reexamining Japanese Youth Language (Journal of Japanese Linguistics, 2022) and Gender in Japanese Youth Language (Buckeye East Asian Linguistics, 2021), exploring sociolinguistic dimensions of contemporary Japanese.

While no grants or advising details are specified, her academic contributions emphasize language education and applied linguistics. She actively engages with professional communities through various associations.