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Are you looking for a Professional Linguist to consult with you or your company? Are you writing an article about language and you want to ask an expert in just that? I have experience talking about linguistic discrimination (see The Vocal Fries) and language development (see my PhD). As an example, I have done talks in Silicon Valley (via Skype) on linguistic discrimination in the workplace and consulted with an AI company on avoiding discriminatory language. Importantly, will write for money. Inquire below.
If you don’t want to hire me, but you want to send a few bucks my way as a tip for the Scholars to Read in the Field of Language or any other work I’ve done that you’ve found enlightening/helpful, visit my Ko-fi page.
testimonials
“Megan is the Cardi B of linguistics.” – Elena Costello Tzintzún
“Megan is a brilliant linguist who is one of the best public communicators in the field.” – Dr. Jeffrey Punske
“Dr. Megan Figueroa is a leading expert on language acquisition…She's also your go-to Public Linguist for the hottest takes on language attitudes, bilingualism, and whether there is a Word Gap.” – Dr. Heidi Harley
“Dr. Figueroa's work in language development and her connection with audiences in and outside of academia is exceptional. She engages with key issues in language and justice in ways that always bring both joy and understanding.” – Dr. Amy Fountain
“Megan is an excellent human, teacher, weaver, and tweeter (among eleventy billion other things). She brings an illuminating anti-racist, decolonial, and gender-inclusive lens to topics that are frequently discussed as apolitical when they are so, so not. Also, cute dogs. 13/10.” – Dr. Amy Nusbaum
“Megan’s co-hosting of the @VocalFriesPod is a delight: knowledgeable but able to ask the questions the listener also has, impassioned in her drive for social justice, and lively and human while working through academic knowledge and serious societal problems.” – Dr. Aven McMaster, co-host of the Endless Knot podcast
“[The Vocal Fries] is one of my favourite podcasts. Each episode the hosts expose and explore linguistic discrimination... the podcast is smart, funny, sometimes confronting, and the hosts are devoted educators and excellent humans." – Termy Cornall
