University of Mississippi

Linguistics Faculty

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    Allison Burkette

    Assistant Professor of Linguistics
    Ph.D., University of Georgia
    Dr. Burkette’s esearch interests include language variation and Appalachian English, with an emphasis on complexity theory in historical studies as they relate to Linguistic Atlas data.
    Office: 210 Howry | 662-915-1458 | burkette at olemiss.edu

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    Myung Chegal

    Visiting Instructor of Korean
    Ph.D., Keimyung University, Korea
    Office: Bondurant C-014 | 662-915-3499 | mchegal at olemiss.edu

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    Allen Clark

    Assistant Professor of Arabic and Director of the Arabic Language Program
    Ph.D., The Ohio State University
    Dr. Clark’s research interests include translation in the Arabic-English language pair, questioning the source of semantic mismatches whether they may be ideological, political, social, military, or a combination of these factors.
    Office: 209 Howry | 662-915-1194 | asclark at olemiss.edu

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    Felice Coles

    Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
    Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
    Dr. Coles’s research interests include dialects of American English and Hispanic sociolinguistics and language obsolescence.
    Office: E-210A Bondurant Hall | 662-915-7702 | fcoles at olemiss.edu

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    Donald L. Dyer

    Chair and Professor of Russian and Linguistics
    Ph.D., University of Chicago
    Dr. Dyer’s research interests include the Russian, Bulgarian and Romanian languages, Slavic and Balkan Linguistics, languages in contact and Moldova.
    Office: C115 Bondurant Hall | 662-915-7298 | mldyer at olemiss.edu

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    Esim Erdim

    Professor of Applied Linguistics
    Ph.D., Kent State University
    Dr. Erdim’s research interests include teaching English as a second language curriculum design and translation theory.Office: 13 Old Athletics | 662-915-7915 | eerdim at olemiss.edu

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    Maria Fionda

    Assistant Professor of Hispanic Linguistics
    Ph.D., University of Florida
    Dr. Fionda’s research interests include Hispanic and cognitive linguistics and languages in contact.
    Office: E-205B Bondurant Hall | 662-915-3140 | mifionda at olemiss.edu

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    Lorena Fonseca

    Lecturer of French
    Ph.D., University of Minas Gerais, Brazil and Lumières-Lyon II, France
    Office: E-213 Bondurant Hall | 662-915-5809 | lfonseca at olemiss.edu

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    John Gutiérrez

    Croft Professor of Spanish
    Ph.D., University of New Mexico
    Dr. Gutiérrez’s research interests include Spanish-language pedagogy and second language acquisition.
    Office: E-211A Bondurant Hall | 662-915-7717 | johng at olemiss.edu

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    Valentina Iepuri

    Assistant Professor of Russian
    Ph.D., Minsk State Linguistics University
    Dr. Iepuri’s research interests include Russian language in the post-Soviet period, languages in contact and language pedagogy.
    Office: E-210B Bondurant Hall | 662-915-7715 | vbiepuri at olemiss.edu

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    Yi Lin

    Assistant Professor of Chinese and Academic Director of the Flagship Chinese Language Program
    Ph.D., University of Iowa
    Dr. Lin’s research interests include applied Chinese linguistics and language assessment.
    Office: 212 Croft | 662-915-6793 | ylin at olemiss.edu

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    Kaoru Ochiai

    Croft Instructional Assistant Professor of Japanese
    Ph.D., The University of Mississippi
    Dr. Ochiai’s professional interests include second language acquisition, teaching methodologies and comparative cultural studies of the United States and Japan.
    Office: 217 Croft | 662-915-3772 | kochiai at olemiss.edu

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    Michael Raines

    Instructional Assistant Professor of TESL and IEP
    Ph.D., University of MIssissippi
    Office: 204 Howry | 662-915-1492 | mcraines@olemiss.edu

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    Christopher D. Sapp

    Associate Professor of German and Linguistics
    Ph.D., Indiana University
    Dr. Sapp’s research specialization is the historical morphology and syntax of German and he has also investigated language acquisition and Scandinavian linguistics
    Office: E-211B Bondurant Hall | 662-915-7664 | csapp at olemiss.edu

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    Tamara Warhol

    Assistant Professor of TESL and Linguistics
    Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
    Dr. Warhol’s research explores classroom and professional discourse in the humanities and the sciences; the intersection of language, gender and religion; and second language teaching and learning, with an emphasis on second language writing.
    Office: 213 Howry | 662-915-5029 | twarhol at olemiss.edu

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    Yongping Zhu

    Croft Associate Professor of Chinese
    Ph.D., University of Minnesota
    Dr. Zhu’s research interests are mainly in the study of the development of Chinese function words and language acquisition.
    Office: 213 Croft | 662-915-6794 | yzhu at olemiss.edu

    Graduate Teaching Assistants

    John Muchira

    Teaching Assistant in Swahili
    Office: C-115 Bondurant Hall | 662-915-7298 | jmmuchir at go.olemiss.edu

    Brenda Wawire

    Teaching Assistant in Swahili
    Office: C-115 Bondurant Hall | 662-915-7298 | bawawire at go.olemiss.edu