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Biography

Jonathan Pye is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Spanish. He received his PhD in Spanish with a minor in Latina/o Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research primarily focuses on Spanish Linguistics – in particular Spanish sociolinguistics. His doctoral dissertation project explored the use of Spanish among Latin Americans living in the UK and how members of this community use language to construct a British Latino identity within community podcasting and on the social media platform TikTok. His areas of research specialization include sociolinguistics, language and media, language ideologies, and computational approaches to the study of language. In addition to his interests in the study of language, Jonathan is also interested in the use of technology in the language classroom, especially the use of technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).

Selected Publications

• Pye, J. (2025) "British Latino: Investigating discourse-stylistic variables and the construction of persona within podcasting," International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest: Vol. 43: No. 1, Article 6
• Pye, J. & S. Castro Cantú. (2022, August 4). [Review of the book Manufacturing Celebrity: Latino Paparazzi and Women Reporters in Hollywood, by Vanessa Díaz]. London School of Economics Review of Books.

Fellowships and Awards

• Helmut Esau Award 2024 – Linguistics Association of the Southwest
• Timothy J. Rogers Memorial Fellowship, Summer 2024
• President’s Research in Diversity Award, Fall 2023
• Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Grant for Technology Enhanced Teaching, Summer 2022