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Ai Taniguchi is a linguist specializing in formal semantics, formal pragmatics, linguistics pedagogy, and public linguistics. Her expertise includes non-at-issue meaning, social meaning, and dynamic semantics, with a focus on how kinds of meaning exist in language and how at-issue meanings can be formally modeled. As a Teaching Stream faculty member, she is also dedicated to public outreach and communication in linguistics. Ai employs comics and visual art as innovative forms to communicate linguistic concepts to the public in accessible and informative ways. She teaches various courses in linguistics and has published works that contribute to the field, including a co-authored textbook in linguistics education. Her research interests encompass public linguistics, innovative online teaching methodologies, and community participatory research, reflecting her commitment to both academic rigor and public engagement.
Department of Sociology