Professor
Biography
PhD 2001, Michigan State University
Prof. Evans teaches a range of linguistics and sociolinguistics courses for undergraduates and graduates. She regularly teaches Introduction to language and society (LING 233), sociolinguistics (LING 4/532), and sociolinguistics methodology (LING 4/533). She often teaches graduate seminars on sociolinguistic topics such as attitudes to language variation, language ideology, & authenticity.
Research
Selected Research
- Mooney, Annabelle & Evans, Betsy. Language, Society & Power. 6th edition. London: Routledge.
- Evans, B. E., Benson, E. J., & Stanford, J. (Eds.). (2018). Language Regard: Methods, Variation and Change. Cambridge University Press.
- Fridland, Beckford Wassink, Kendall & Evans (eds.). (2017) Speech in the Western States Volume 2. Publication of the American Dialect Society (PADS) 77:1.
- Fridland, V., Kendall, T., Evans, B., & Wassink, A. B. (2016). Speech of the Western States. Vol. 1, The Coastal States. Publication of the American Dialect Society, 101.
- Betsy Evans, PI. Seattle to Spokane: Mapping English in Washington State.
Courses Taught
Autumn 2025
Spring 2025
Autumn 2024
Spring 2024
Winter 2024
Spring 2023
Autumn 2022
Spring 2022
Winter 2022
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