Dr. Jorge Ramos is an Assistant Professor specializing in sociolinguistics. Interested in sociolinguistic perception, his research primarily investigates how social cues external to speech (e.g., names, skin color, etc.) become associated with linguistic features (e.g., sociophonetic variables, accented speech such as Spanish-accented English, etc.) in ways that are consequential for language attitudes. He also has interests in cultural nationalism, in particular the rise of national identity in the context of Puerto Rico, where he has explored questions about national membership criteria, among which the topic of language choice has figured prominently. He is currently involved in several ongoing projects, including work on the connection between language and perceived identity.

Recent Publications

• Ramos, J. E., Roca-Ramirez, S., & Reyes, G. (2024). Expected names or named expectations: An examination of names and their associations with standard American and Spanish-accented English. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2024.2420853
• Ramos, J. E. (2024). “It’s in my blood, in my food and in my soul”: current understandings of Puerto Ricanness within the Puerto Rican nation. National Identities, 26(1), 25–45.
• Ramos, J. E., & Shea, C. (2023). Speaking race or racialized speaking: Evidence from perceptions of lateral variants by Puerto Rican listeners. Hispania, 106(3), 473–494. [Winner of the 2024 Hispania Outstanding Article Award]