Katherine Hilton

Katherine Hilton is a Lecturer at the Linguistics Department of Stanford University, specializing in sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. She teaches courses such as Introduction to Linguistics, Sociolinguistic Theory and Analysis, and Language and Social Interaction.

• Research Focus: Investigates how language shapes social relationships, drives language change, and reflects societal norms.
• Publications: Explores sociolinguistic perception, agreement variation in existential constructions, and overlapping speech dynamics.

Advisees: Mentors doctoral candidates including Ryo Nomura, Evelyn Fernandez-Lizarraga, Adolfo Hermosillo, and Harumi Maeda.