Multilingual Mississippi and Emergent Sociolinguistic Complexity: The Case of Mayan Languages, Spanish, and English
Document Type
Event
Start Date
19-3-2026 10:30 AM
Venue
The Depot (101 Depot Street, Oxford MS 38655)
Abstract
Justin Pinta is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Mississippi State University and a sociolinguist specializing in language contact between Spanish and indigenous languages of the Americas. His work addresses the relationship between sociolinguistic factors, linguistic change, and language transmission.
Relational Format
Conference proceeding
Recommended Citation
Pinta, Justin, "Multilingual Mississippi and Emergent Sociolinguistic Complexity: The Case of Mayan Languages, Spanish, and English" (2026). SEC Spanish Consortium Conference. 3.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/secspanish_conference/2026/schedule/3
Multilingual Mississippi and Emergent Sociolinguistic Complexity: The Case of Mayan Languages, Spanish, and English
The Depot (101 Depot Street, Oxford MS 38655)
Justin Pinta is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Mississippi State University and a sociolinguist specializing in language contact between Spanish and indigenous languages of the Americas. His work addresses the relationship between sociolinguistic factors, linguistic change, and language transmission.