My Research
My primary research interests are regional dialect variation, with a particular focus on the attitudes and stereotypes that speakers have toward particular dialects.
Master's Thesis
Savage, David Matthew. 2014. How We Feel About How We Talk: A Language Attitude Survey of Utah English. Link.
Savage, David Matthew. 2014. How We Feel About How We Talk: A Language Attitude Survey of Utah English. Link.
Publications
Wagner, S. E., Mason, A., Nesbitt, M., Pevan, E., & Savage, M. (2016). Reversal and Re-Organization of the Northern Cities Shift in Michigan. University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics, 22(2), 19. Link.
Eddington, D., & Savage, M. (2012). Where Are the Moun[ɁƏ]ns in Utah?. American Speech, 87(3), 336-349. Link.
Wagner, S. E., Mason, A., Nesbitt, M., Pevan, E., & Savage, M. (2016). Reversal and Re-Organization of the Northern Cities Shift in Michigan. University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics, 22(2), 19. Link.
Eddington, D., & Savage, M. (2012). Where Are the Moun[ɁƏ]ns in Utah?. American Speech, 87(3), 336-349. Link.
Conference Presentations
Savage, Matt; and Alexander Mason. 2018. Style and Attitude: The social evaluation of the BET vowel. Paper presented at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 47), October 18-21 2018, New York, NY. Also paper presented at Graduate Linguistics Expo at Michigan State (GLEAMS), November 3 2018.
Savage, Matt; Alexander Mason; Monica Nesbitt; Erin Pevan; and Suzanne Evans Wagner. 2016. Ignorant and annoying: Inland Northerners' attitudes toward NCS short-o. Paper presented at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 44), October 22-25 2015, Toronto, ON. Also poster presented at American Dialect Society Meeting 2016, January 8.
Wagner, Suzanne Evans; Alexander Mason; Monica Nesbitt; Erin Pevan; and Matt Savage. 2015. Reversal and Re-Organization of the Northern Cities Shift in Michigan. Paper presented at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 44), October 22-25 2015, Toronto, ON.
Eddington, David; and Matthew Savage. 2012. Where Are the Moun[ɁƏ]ns in Utah?. Paper presented at the Berkeley Linguistic Society (BLS 38), February 11-12 2012.
Savage, Matt; and Alexander Mason. 2018. Style and Attitude: The social evaluation of the BET vowel. Paper presented at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 47), October 18-21 2018, New York, NY. Also paper presented at Graduate Linguistics Expo at Michigan State (GLEAMS), November 3 2018.
Savage, Matt; Alexander Mason; Monica Nesbitt; Erin Pevan; and Suzanne Evans Wagner. 2016. Ignorant and annoying: Inland Northerners' attitudes toward NCS short-o. Paper presented at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 44), October 22-25 2015, Toronto, ON. Also poster presented at American Dialect Society Meeting 2016, January 8.
Wagner, Suzanne Evans; Alexander Mason; Monica Nesbitt; Erin Pevan; and Matt Savage. 2015. Reversal and Re-Organization of the Northern Cities Shift in Michigan. Paper presented at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 44), October 22-25 2015, Toronto, ON.
Eddington, David; and Matthew Savage. 2012. Where Are the Moun[ɁƏ]ns in Utah?. Paper presented at the Berkeley Linguistic Society (BLS 38), February 11-12 2012.
Manuscripts
Savage, Matt. (manuscript). Attitudinal responses to two NCS vowels among Inland North speakers.
Savage, Matt. (manuscript). Attitudinal responses to two NCS vowels among Inland North speakers.