Giulia Masella Soldati

Graduate Research Assistant

Phonetics, Language Documentation and Revitalization, Second Language Acquisition

Giulia Masella Soldati is a Ph.D. candidate in the Linguistics Program. Her areas of interest include phonetics/laboratory phonology, language documentation and revitalization, and second language acquisition. Her current research is on the sounds of Akuzipik, an endangered Indigenous language spoken on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Giulia was born and raised in Brazil; she became an English language instructor when she was 19 years old, and it was her passion for languages and for teaching that made her decide to pursue a career in Linguistics.

Current Research

The Sounds of Akuzipik: A phonetic documentation of St. Lawrence Island Yupik

Courses Taught

Spring 2024: LING 306 (General Linguistics)

Fall 2023: LING 485/688 (Semantics - TA), LING 450/650 (Sociolinguistics - TA)

Spring 2023: LING/ENGH 307 (English Grammar), LING 485/688 (Semantics - TA)

Fall 2022: LING 100 (Human Language - TA), LING 523 (English Pronunciation and Pedagogy)

Spring 2022: LING/ENGH 307 (English Grammar), LING 582 (Second Language Acquisition)

Fall 2021: LING/ENGH 307 (English Grammar), LING 490 (Generative Phonology - TA)

Spring 2021: LING/ENGH 307 (English Grammar), LING 582 (Second Language Acquisition - TA)

Fall 2020: LING/ENGH 307 (English Grammar), LING 490 (Generative Phonology - TA)

Education

2020 - M.A., English: Linguistics, George Mason University

2020 - Graduate Certificate, TESOL, George Mason University

2012 - B.A., Portuguese/English: Linguistics and Literary Studies, Universidade de São Paulo