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Nandi Sims
sociolinguistics & ethnicity

Service and Outreach

Words in my World

Languages are EverywhereLanguage Varies
Language in SocietySpanish in the United States

Language varies in so many ways. This book series geared towards early elementary classrooms celebrates the linguistic differences between language varieties. They teach introductory linguistics concepts and combat standard language ideologies. Readers will see that no one sounds the same, differences are okay, and everyone is unique!

Buy Here: Words in my World


Much Language Such Talk

In this podcast, I talk with Eva-Maria Schnelten and Mariel Deluna, PhD students at the University of Edinburgh and volunteers at Bilingualism Matters, about race, ethnicity, prejudice, and language variation.

Listen Here: MLST: Episode 12


NARNiHS

The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics was founded to promote research in the field of Historical Sociolinguistics, a field that has historically been more common in Europe. As a steering group member since 2019, I have been involved in the organizations' early growth by helping to organize conferences and workshops that expand the visibility of the subfield.

(Presentation pdf)