Yulia Bosworth
Associate Professor of Linguistics; Associate Professor of French Linguistics; Undergraduate Director
The Linguistics Program; Romance Languages and Literatures
Background
Yulia Bosworth is a sociolinguist who specializes in Quebec French and its linguistic, socio-political and cultural context. Her work is broadly aimed at the study of the relationship between the French language and Quebec identity, language attitudes and ideologies, and linguistic insecurity in Quebec and the larger Francophonie.
She is especially interested in phonological variation in national and regional varieties of French and accent discrimination in the context of variation, with an emphasis on speakers of Quebec French and questions related to the local, Quebec-based linguistic norm, distinct from the Hexagonal standard. A central theme of her investigations is the perception of Quebec French in and outside Quebec, particularly in France and the United States. Bosworth鈥檚 research has benefited from the support of the Minist猫re des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie of the Government of Quebec.
Bosworth鈥檚 teaching also reflects her focus on Quebec. A number of her courses are primarily or partially centered on fostering understanding and appreciation of Quebec and its linguistic and cultural contributions to the Francophonie and beyond.
Bosworth is president of the and vice president/president-elect of the .
Selected Publications
- 鈥淢oli猫re amoch茅鈥: Discourse on the Quality of English-speaking Canadian Politicians鈥 French in Canadian News Media Coverage of the 2020 Conservative Leadership Debate. Language and Communication 90: 52-62 (2023)
- 鈥淟es gens qui vous ressemblent鈥: Discursive Negotiation of Identity and Construction of Affiliation in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election Party Leader Debates. Qu茅bec Studies 72: 5-32 (Winter 2022)
- 鈥淭he 鈥淏ad鈥 French of Justin Trudeau: When Language, Ideology and Politics Collide.鈥 Scholars, Missionaries, and Counter-Imperialists: The American Review of Canadian Studies. The American Review of Canadian Studies, 1971-2021, edited by Andrew C. Holeman and Brian Payne, 188-216. Oxon and New York: Routledge (2022)
- 鈥淔rench is Growing, We are Declining!鈥: English-speaking Quebecers鈥 Discursive Construction of Identity and Belonging in the Context of the 2018 Provincial Election English-language Party Leader Debates. Journal of Eastern Townships Studies 49: 27-47 (2021) ...
- 鈥淭hose People Who Chose Us鈥: Discursive Construction of Identity and Belonging in the Context of Quebec鈥檚 2018 Provincial Elections. Discourse and Society 32(2): 135-155 (2021)
Education
- Ph.D. French Linguistics, University of Texas-Austin
- M.A. French, University of Arkansas
- B.A. Political Science; B.A. French, University of Arkansas
Research Interests
- Quebec French
- Quebec identity; Quebec society and national culture
- Language attitudes and ideologies; linguistic discrimination (especially accent discrimination) and insecurity in the Francophonie
- Discourse on language in Quebec and Canada (journalistic, political, public figures)
- Critical Discourse Analysis, Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies
Teaching Interests
- French linguistics/sociolinguistics (Introduction to French Linguistics, French Phonetics and Pronunciation, Sounds and Structures of Spoken French)
- Quebec: language, society and culture (Understanding Contemporary Quebec, in collaboration with 脡cole de langues 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval, summer course in Quebec City, Quebec)
- North American French/Quebec French sociolinguistics (French in North America)
Awards
- Harpur College Teaching Award, 91社区, 2022
- Rufus J. Smith Award for Best Article in the American Review of Canadian Studies for 2017-2019, The Association of Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS), 2019