Fiona Mc Laughlin
Professor of Linguistics & African Languages
Fiona Mc Laughlin is a faculty member in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Department of Linguistics.
She is an affiliate faculty member of the Center for African Studies and the Center for Global Islamic Studies, and a research affiliate of the Sahel Research Group.
Areas of Interest/Research.
- Sociolinguistics of urban Africa
- Multilingualism and language contact
- Phonology and morphology of Atlantic languages (Pulaar, Wolof, Seereer)
- Sociolinguistics of writing
- Language and Islam in Africa
Background
- PhD in Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin
- MA in French, The George Washington University
- BA in English, Louisiana State University
Contact Information
Email: fmcl@ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 392-4829
Office: 305 Pugh Hall
Office Mailing Address
4131 Turlington Hall
PO Box 115565
Gainesville, FL 32611-5565