Language Diversity Ambassadors at NCSU

Welcome to our webpage! Check out our recent engagements and access our resources below. For questions & inquiries, please email nclanguagediversityambassadors@gmail.com . 

Diversity Ambassadors in Action

Howl with Us

Howling with an Accent at NCSU

Here at NCSU, the Language Diversity Ambassadors work toward “educating the educated” in order to spread the importance of linguistic diversity and to work toward a better, more inclusive, experience for all! 


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Cary Dreamfest 2017

Community Discussion and Meaningful Participation

LDA Ambassadors Frankie and Katie were invited to speak on the millennial panel at the 2017 Cary Dreamfest. They discussed race relations, community organizing, activism, and the use of social media from the perspective of the modern millennials. 


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Packapalooza 2017

Back at it Again with the Howling with an Accent

We kick off each year at Packapalooza with the North Carolina Language and Life Project to educate students and tell people about the awesome talks and panels we have happening that school year… (and to hand out our rad pins).


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Disney, Damsels, and Discourse

Myths vs Realities of Women's Speech

Karen Eisenhauer and Caroline Myrick (pictured) discussed Disney movies and myths concerning gender and speech for an eager crowd! (Follow "read more" to our twitter for our live tweets from the event). 


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Native Voices Panel

LDA Hosts Ben Frey of UNC Chapel Hill

We hosted Ben Frey and a student panel of NCSU students to discuss native language, identity, and language preservation and revitalization. 


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Events

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Resources

Getting Started

How to Start Your Own Language Diversity Organization

Please see these resources for more information about how we began the Language Diversity Ambassadors at NCSU, and how you can start your own organization.
Language Variation Resources

Language Variation Resources

Please click  this link to access our general language variation resources and presentations, and related presentation, based on Reaser and Wolfram’s book, Talkin Tar Heel. ​​​​​​​Citations are appreciated. 

Previous Presentations

Previous Presentations

We are happy to share our presentations from our events. You may browse our previous presentations by clicking this link. Citations are appreciated. Some topics include political language and gendered language. 

You may also access recordings of some of our lectures on our YouTube channel. 

For a full list of our engagements this year, check out this page.





LDA in the News More

LDA in Diversity News

Diversity News highlighted the goals and purpose of LDA. 

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"You Aren't What You Speak:" Educating the Educated

LDA Faculty advisor, Dr. Stephany Dunstan, discusses Educating the Educated program, the flagship under which LDA operates, in this Technician ​​​​​​​article. You can read more about the  Educating the Educated program Educating the Educated program under the “Think and Do” tab at the top of this page.

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Inclusive Language: Language & Gender

The Technician covered a workshop for NCSU’s GLBT Center, entitled “Ungendering Language: Examining the Impact of Language in the Construction of Gender.” You can read their coverage of the event below, and access a copy of the presentation under our “Previous Presentations” block above. 

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LDA Position Statement on "Lawyer Dog" Louisiana Supreme Court Ruling

The Technician highlighted the role of linguistic discrimination in the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Ruling on the request for a “lawyer dog.” You can read Aaron Sanchez’s take on the ruling and also access our position statement on the interpretation of “lawyer dog.”

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