English

Benjamin Torbert

 

Assistant Professor
422 Lucas Hall
314-516-6848
torbertb@umsl.edu

Ph.D. in English, Linguistics concentration, Duke University
M.A. in English, Linguistics concentration, North Carolina State University
B.A. in Classical Languages, Duke University

Benjamin Torbert teaches Introduction to Linguistics, English Grammar, History of the English Language, and Sociolinguistics. Always interested in the social construction of self and other in Western thought, Professor Torbert says, "I try to build all my courses on two cornerstones: interdisciplinarity and variation. I aim to be extremely accessible in all my interactions with students." As a sociolinguist, Professor Torbert studies the relationships between dialect and regional identity, especially in the American South and among Native Americans.