The Pacific ocean, Santa Barbara, California.
I am a sociolinguist with a keen interest in linguistic anthropology and the intersection between language and society, and intercultural communication from a discourse perspective. I believe it to be an exciting field of study because it is at this level where we might better grasp the complexity of our social world and how it is meaningfully (re)created and (re)constructed, providing a tool for us to better understand human behavior. My main research interests include: Sociolinguistics; Language policy; Applied linguistics; Linguistic anthropology; Multilingualism and Bilingualism; Ethnography; Intercultural communication.
Academic experience
2016 – 2019 Department of Catalan Philology, University of Barcelona
Research member in the project "La evolución (inter)generacional de las bilingüizaciones: contextos, mantenimiento y sustitución lingüísticos". Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. FFI2015-64459-P. PI: Albert Bastardas-Boada. (web link)
2014 – 2015 Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu
Research member in the project “Sustainability of Estonian in the era of globalisation.” Estonian Research Council, Institutional Research Grant (IUT20-3). PI: Prof. Martin Ehala. (web link)
2013 – 2017 COST - European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research
Steering Committee Member of the project “New Speakers in Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges.” (ISCH COST Action IS1306). Chair of the Action: Dr. Bernadette O’Rourke, Heriot-Watt University. Vice-Chair: Dr. Joan Pujolar, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. (nspk.org.uk).
2013 – 2015 Department of Catalan Philology, University of Barcelona
Research member in the project “Globalización y plurilingüismo social y familiar en comunidades lingüísticas medianas (GLOBINMED)” [Globalization and family and social plurilingualism in medium-sized language communities in Europe], ref FFI2012-35502, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. PI: Prof. Emili Boix-Fuster. (web link)
2013 – 2015 Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada, CELE, Universidad Autónoma de México
External scholar in the project “Situaciones y prácticas bilingües que contribuyen al mantenimiento-desplazamiento de lenguas. Análisis del “conocimiento” y de la “máxima facilidad compartida” como sistemas complejos.” (DGAPA-UNAM, IN404313). PIs: Prof. Roland Terborg & Prof. Laura García-Landa.
2009 – 2012 Department of General Linguistics, University of Barcelona
Researcher in the project “Globalización, intercomunicación y lenguas propias en las comunidades lingüísticas medianas (MLC, Medium-sized language communities)” ref FFI2009-10424, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. PI: Prof. Albert Bastardas-Boada. (web link)
Since 2009 Department of General Linguistics, University of Barcelona
Member of the Research Group “Complexitat, comunicació i sociolingüística”, ref. 2014 SGR 359. (Consolidated research group, Generalitat de Catalunya). Coordinator: Prof. Albert Bastardas-Boada. (web link)
Research member in the project "La evolución (inter)generacional de las bilingüizaciones: contextos, mantenimiento y sustitución lingüísticos". Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. FFI2015-64459-P. PI: Albert Bastardas-Boada. (web link)
2014 – 2015 Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu
Research member in the project “Sustainability of Estonian in the era of globalisation.” Estonian Research Council, Institutional Research Grant (IUT20-3). PI: Prof. Martin Ehala. (web link)
2013 – 2017 COST - European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research
Steering Committee Member of the project “New Speakers in Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges.” (ISCH COST Action IS1306). Chair of the Action: Dr. Bernadette O’Rourke, Heriot-Watt University. Vice-Chair: Dr. Joan Pujolar, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. (nspk.org.uk).
2013 – 2015 Department of Catalan Philology, University of Barcelona
Research member in the project “Globalización y plurilingüismo social y familiar en comunidades lingüísticas medianas (GLOBINMED)” [Globalization and family and social plurilingualism in medium-sized language communities in Europe], ref FFI2012-35502, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. PI: Prof. Emili Boix-Fuster. (web link)
2013 – 2015 Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada, CELE, Universidad Autónoma de México
External scholar in the project “Situaciones y prácticas bilingües que contribuyen al mantenimiento-desplazamiento de lenguas. Análisis del “conocimiento” y de la “máxima facilidad compartida” como sistemas complejos.” (DGAPA-UNAM, IN404313). PIs: Prof. Roland Terborg & Prof. Laura García-Landa.
2009 – 2012 Department of General Linguistics, University of Barcelona
Researcher in the project “Globalización, intercomunicación y lenguas propias en las comunidades lingüísticas medianas (MLC, Medium-sized language communities)” ref FFI2009-10424, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. PI: Prof. Albert Bastardas-Boada. (web link)
Since 2009 Department of General Linguistics, University of Barcelona
Member of the Research Group “Complexitat, comunicació i sociolingüística”, ref. 2014 SGR 359. (Consolidated research group, Generalitat de Catalunya). Coordinator: Prof. Albert Bastardas-Boada. (web link)