Ye-Ye is a Ph.D. student in French Linguistics minoring in Computational Linguistics. Her current research investigates the nature of French-based Creoles — how they emerged out of language contact; how they evolve over time — and the regions and communities where these languages are spoken. She completed her M.Phil. in Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics and her P.G.C.E. (language teacher training) at the University of Oxford, where she received several awards for her studies and contribution to collegiate life. She served as Junior Dean at Pembroke College, Oxford for two years and was awarded a Distinction for her M.Phil. thesis which analyzed the morphosyntax of structures in the French Creoles of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Louisiana.
Ye-Ye grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland. Before linguistics, she worked in classical music. She also read law for one year at the University of Strasbourg, during which she helped to establish a children’s music charity, El Sistema France in Alsace. At the IU Department of French and Italian, she is French Club Coordinator and the French Linguistics student representative.
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