Robyn Wright

Robyn Wright is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics at the University of Mississippi, affiliated with the Department of Modern Languages within the College of Liberal Arts. Her research focuses on sociolinguistics, language variation, and bilingualism in Spanish-speaking communities.

• Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin (2017)
• M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Arizona
• B.A. and B.A.E. in Spanish and Spanish Education, University of Arizona

Dr. Wright’s work explores sociolinguistic variation, particularly in Spanish phonetics and phonology, with an emphasis on language contact and attitudes toward velarized /s/ in Madrid and beyond. She employs quantitative methods to analyze phonological patterns in immersion settings and historical contexts.

Her publications emphasize second language acquisition in uninstructed immersion environments, phonetic variation in Romance languages, and dialectal perceptions in urban Spanish-speaking populations. She teaches courses spanning Spanish conversation, sociolinguistics, phonetics, and multilingual education.