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Christopher Strelluf is an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on sociolinguistics, particularly historical sociophonetics, dialect variation, and language perception. He employs variationist approaches to study sound change and regional dialects, often using archival data and social media analysis. A key aspect of his work involves public engagement through media appearances, webinars, and collaborations with organizations like Cockney Cultures to combat language prejudice. He is a Fellow of the Warwick Institute of Engagement and the EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy, and a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Currently serving as Director of Undergraduate Studies, he restricts PhD supervision to projects closely aligned with his published research. His interdisciplinary projects include the Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics and collaborations across the EUTOPIA Alliance to enhance public engagement in linguistics.
Education: PhD from the University of Missouri (2014), prior teaching roles in the US from 2006-2017, and former officer in the US Army. His academic journey bridges military service, academic research, and public advocacy for linguistic diversity.
Research Interests:
- Historical sociophonetic analysis of sound change
- Regional dialect variation in American English
- Public engagement strategies for linguistics
- Language documentation and preservation
- Twitter-based corpus analysis
- Community language dynamics in multilingual contexts
Key Contributions:
- Edited The Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics (2023)
- Developed methodologies for analyzing historical speech recordings
- Advocacy for non-standard dialects via Cockney Cultures collaboration
- Pioneering work on polarity items like ‘positive anymore’
Awards & Recognition:
- EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy Fellowship
- Warwick Institute of Engagement Fellowship
- Senior Fellowship from UK Higher Education Academy
Advising & Impact: While currently focused on undergraduate education, his research supervision emphasizes alignment with his published work. Grants and partnerships include the EUTOPIA Alliance for cross-university impact initiatives.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Warwick Institute of Engagement and collaborates with international teams on sociophonetic research and public outreach projects.
