Kara Becker

Kara Becker is a Professor of Linguistics at Reed College within the Division of Philosophy, Religion, Psychology, and Linguistics. Her work focuses on sociolinguistics, variationist linguistics, and dialectology, particularly examining regional and social varieties of American English.

• Education: B.A. and M.A. in Linguistics from Stanford University, Ph.D. in Linguistics from New York University
• Teaching: Courses include Dialects of English, Contact Languages, Language/Sex/Gender/Sexuality, and African American English
• Media Engagement: Regularly discusses linguistic diversity in the U.S., especially New York City and West Coast dialects