Language is evidence, experience, and action
Research at New Word Wall asks what language can show us about the people, places, and communities that use it, and what language itself helps make possible. The work draws from linguistics, anthropology, humanistic geography, and the everyday practice of paying attention.
Projects may take the form of fieldwork, close reading, public documentation, theoretical inquiry, or a tool that helps other people see patterns for themselves. The common thread is a belief that language is never only a system: it is something people inhabit, negotiate, and use to shape a shared world.