Dr. María Moyna

Biography

María Irene Moyna holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Florida and has been a faculty member at Texas A&M University since 2006, achieving tenure in 2010. Previously, she worked at San Diego State University. Dr. Moyna is the author of 'Compound Words in Spanish: Theory and History' (John Benjamins, 2011) and has co-edited several important works, including 'Recovering U.S. Hispanic Linguistic Heritage' (Arte Público Press, 2008), 'Forms of Address in Spanish of the Americas' (John Benjamins, 2016), and 'New Perspectives on Address Research' (John Benjamins, 2019). Her latest co-edited book, 'Binaries in Address Research', is set to be published in 2025. Dr. Moyna's research has been featured in numerous peer-reviewed journals such as Diversity and Inclusion Research, the International Journal of Bilingualism, and the Journal of Historical Linguistics. She served as Associate Editor for the 5th and 6th editions of the Chicago Spanish Dictionary (University of Chicago, 2002, 2012) and co-edits the book series 'Topics in Address Research' (John Benjamins). Currently, she is completing a large-scale project focusing on Uruguayan Spanish, which involves data collection for a study of Spanish in Houston. Dr. Moyna teaches courses in Hispanic linguistics, global studies, and Spanish language development, and has been involved in grant projects, including the NEH Connections Grant for developing Spanish curricula related to agriculture.

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