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Jim Law is an Assistant Professor in the Department of French and Italian at Brigham Young University, within the College of Humanities. He specializes in semantic and pragmatic change in the Romance languages, employing cognitive linguistics and quantitative corpus methodologies. He is also affiliated with the Linguistics program at BYU.
Education:
- PhD in French, University of Texas at Austin (2020)
- MA in French, University of Texas at Austin (2017)
- BA in French, Brigham Young University (2015)
Jim Law's research lies at the intersection of cognitive linguistics, historical semantics, and corpus-based analysis. He investigates how meaning and usage evolve in Romance languages, particularly French, using frameworks like Construction Grammar and Frame Semantics. His work also extends to second language pedagogy and linguistic variation in digital environments. Students in his courses gain hands-on experience with manuscript transcription, translation, and quantitative data analysis.
His recent publications reflect a strong trend toward data-driven, diachronic studies of French and Romance linguistic structures, focusing on conditional constructions, future tenses, imperatives, and modal verbs. He integrates digital tools and corpus methods to explore both historical shifts and contemporary online language use, bridging traditional philology with modern computational approaches.
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Jim Law advises undergraduate and graduate students through research-integrated teaching, particularly in linguistic methodology and Romance language analysis. While specific grants are not mentioned, his research program appears supported by institutional affiliation and active publication. He teaches courses that emphasize practical research skills, including working with medieval manuscripts and digital corpora.
He is affiliated with the Linguistics program at BYU and contributes to interdisciplinary research in language structure and change. His work connects traditional humanities scholarship with quantitative and cognitive approaches, positioning him at the forefront of modern Romance linguistics.
