Joy Peltier

Joy Peltier is an upcoming Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Linguistics Program at the University of South Carolina. She completed her PhD in Linguistics at the University of Michigan (U of M), advised by Professors Marlyse Baptista and Sally Thomason. Her research focuses on discourse-pragmatic properties of high-contact and minoritized languages, particularly Kwéyòl Donmnik (spoken in Dominica), alongside their source languages (English and French). Central to her work are pragmatic markers like Kwéyòl èben and their counterparts in English and French.

Education: B.A. and M.A. in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia (UGA), followed by doctoral studies at U of M. Her fieldwork includes a 2018 trip to London and interviews with Kwéyòl-speaking family members. In 2022, she co-organized a virtual workshop on Creole Languages and Linguistics Teaching, uniting global linguists and speakers of Caribbean Creole languages.

During the pandemic, she conducted remote research from Georgia, volunteering with Learning Ally to narrate audiobooks. She emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and advocacy for minoritized languages. Starting Fall 2022, she will join the University of South Carolina’s vibrant linguistics community as faculty.