Dr Ianto Gruffydd
Research Officer in Linguistics (Welsh)
Overview
I am a research officer working as part of the Language Attitudes Research Team. Our research aims to better understand the relationship between speaker attitudes and language use across different speech communities by using explicit and implicit methods.
I am also interested in language policy and maintenance, a field directly related to language attitudes and usage. Specifically, I have examined the language use of children, newcomers and businesses across several communities in North Wales.
My doctoral research was in the field of language variation and change, specifically examining the sociophonetics of Cardiff Welsh. More recently I have worked on different varieties of South Wales English in towns outside of Cardiff.
Additional Contact Information
Email: ianto.gruffydd@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1248 388238
Location: Room 309, 37-41 College Road
Qualifications
- PhD: A study of language variation in the language revitalisation context of Cardiff Welsh
Cardiff University, 2017–2022 - BA: Welsh
Cardiff University, 2014–2017
Publications
2023
- PublishedL’ART Research Assistant
Breit, F., Tamburelli, M. & Gruffydd, I., 3 May 2023
Research output: Non-textual form › Software - UnpublishedThe L' ART Research Assistant: A digital toolkit for bilingualism and language attitude research
Breit, F., Tamburelli, M., Gruffydd, I. & Brasca, L., 4 May 2023, (Unpublished).
Research output: Working paper
2022
- PublishedWelsh automatic text summarisation
Morris, J., Ezeani, I., Gruffydd, I., Young, K., Davies, L., El-Haj, M. & Knight, D., 28 Jan 2022.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
2021
- PublishedVariation in Cardiff Welsh: The close back vowels. (Poster)
Gruffydd, I., 10 Sep 2021.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Activities
2022
- Cardiff Welsh: the outcomes of new-dialect formation in a language revitalization context.
13 Jun 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2021
- Variation in Cardiff Welsh: the close back vowels
27 Apr 2021
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - An introduction to (ai) variation in Welsh
24 Mar 2021
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2020
- Phonetic variation in Cardiff Welsh: the /u(:)/ vowel. What would 1 million Welsh speakers sound like?
Part of a panel session titled 'What would 1 million Welsh speakers sound like' by sociolinguistic PhD students from Cardiff University's School of Welsh considering the effect the Welsh government's 2050 strategy could have on varieties of Welsh.
16 Oct 2020
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2019
- Cyflwyniad i amrywio mewn ysgol uwchradd Gymraeg yng Nghaerdydd
31 Jul 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)