Lamar Graham

Lamar Graham is an Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics and Director of Graduate Studies in the Spanish department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His academic background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia (2015), an MA from American University (2009), and MAEd and BA degrees from Virginia Tech (2006, 2005).

His research focuses on historical and comparative Romance linguistics, generative syntax (cliticization and left-peripheral effects), language change (especially grammaticalization), and sociolinguistic/sociopragmatic variation, including discourse markers as indicators of social identity. He is actively involved in graduate student advising and currently accepts new applicants.

Dr. Graham has received the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity (2015-2017).

In teaching, he offers courses such as Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics, Advanced Spanish Phonology, and History of the Spanish Language, alongside specialized courses in dialectology and variation. He also proposes new courses like Spanish Dialectology and Variation.