Carmen Fought

Carmen Fought serves as Professor of Linguistics at Pitzer College, a member institution of The Claremont Colleges consortium in Claremont, California.

Her research spans core areas of linguistics with emphasis on:

• Sociolinguistics: examining language in social contexts
• Language Variation: studying regional and social dialects
• Language and Society: analyzing power dynamics in communication
• Language and Gender: investigating gendered speech patterns

Her work focuses on how linguistic choices reflect and construct social identities across diverse communities.

Professor Fought maintains active engagement with the academic community through her departmental affiliation and professional correspondence.