Ruth King
Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
Professor
Office: Ross Building, S553
Phone: (416) 736-2100 Ext: 88731
Email: rking@yorku.ca
Ruth King Specializes in sociolinguistics, language contact, language and gender, and syntactic theory. She is the first author of Talking Gender (1991) and the author of The Lexical Basis of Grammatical Borrowing (2000) and Acadian French in Time and Space (2013).
Degrees
Ph.D., Memorial UniversityM.A., Memorial University
B.A., Memorial University
Research Interests
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | GS/LAL5440 3.0 | A | Syntactic Change | SEMR |
| Fall 2025 | GS/LAL6480 3.0 | A | Language, Gender and Sexuality | SEMR |
| Fall 2025 | AP/LING4440 3.0 | A | Syntactic Change | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | AP/LING4060 3.0 | M | Canadian English | SEMR |
| Winter 2026 | AP/LING2140 3.0 | M | Syntax 1: Analysis | LECT |
Ruth King Specializes in sociolinguistics, language contact, language and gender, and syntactic theory. She is the first author of Talking Gender (1991) and the author of The Lexical Basis of Grammatical Borrowing (2000) and Acadian French in Time and Space (2013).
Degrees
Ph.D., Memorial UniversityM.A., Memorial University
B.A., Memorial University
Research Interests
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | GS/LAL5440 3.0 | A | Syntactic Change | SEMR |
| Fall 2025 | GS/LAL6480 3.0 | A | Language, Gender and Sexuality | SEMR |
| Fall 2025 | AP/LING4440 3.0 | A | Syntactic Change | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | AP/LING4060 3.0 | M | Canadian English | SEMR |
| Winter 2026 | AP/LING2140 3.0 | M | Syntax 1: Analysis | LECT |
