Nate Haj Bakir
Nate Haj Bakir is a first year PhD candidate in the department of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Glasgow. His research aims to investigate the relationship between identity, ethnicity, and religion. Previous research on the speech of British Asians in Glasgow has shown that phonetic features of the Glasgow Asian dialet is used to construe sophisticated identities within the community.
The British Asian community consist of a multiplex of linguistic, religious, national and ethnicity background. British Asian communities—particularly across religious community belonging—are segregated from another. Nate expands on previous research to question whether faith belonging (Sikh or Muslim) affect the use of Glasgow Asian dialect features, such as plosive stops, liquids, and the Glaswegian FACE and GOAT vowels.
Outwidth his research, Nate volunteers with the local charity Interfaith Glasgow.
Research title: Isolation, integration, and variation: a sociophonetic study on the role of religion in Sikh and Muslim Glaswegian
