R. Mata, PhD
Associate Professor
Office
Location
Bond Hall 422
Hours
Spring 2025
Wed: 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Tue & Thu: 5:30 - 6:00 PM
Also available by appointment
About
Education
B.A., University of Texas at El Paso
M.F.A., University of Alaska Fairbanks
Ph.D. & M.A., University of California San Diego
Research and teaching interests
Sociolinguistics. Romance languages. Morphosyntax. Spanish linguistics. Language contact. Spanish as a heritage language in the United States, particularly the U.S.-Mexico border area. Discourse-pragmatics (discourse markers)
Current Courses
| LING | SPAN | HNRS |
| Linguistic Analysis. Language and Society. The Structure of Spanish. Romance Languages. Pragmatics: Discourse Markers. | Spanish Phonetics & Phonology. Spanish Linguistics. Spanish 301-302 | Language & Popular Culture in the 21st Century. |