Valerie Fridland

Valerie Fridland is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada, Reno, specializing in sociolinguistics.

Her research focuses on American English varieties, exploring the relationships between speech production, perception, and social identity.

Fridland investigates how factors like region, gender, and ethnicity influence speech patterns.

She regularly presents at major linguistic conferences and publishes in renowned journals.

Her work aims to bridge gaps in speech science literature by considering social influences on language understanding.

Fridland is currently editing a volume on Western States English for the American Dialect Society.