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Mary Bucholtz

Mary Bucholtz, American linguist and academic

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Born
October 29, 1966
Age in 2026
60
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1966

About Mary Bucholtz

Mary Bucholtz is a professor of linguistics at UC Santa Barbara. Bucholtz's work focuses largely on language use in the United States, and specifically on issues of language and youth; language, gender, and sexuality; African American English; and Mexican and Chicano Spanish. Bucholtz, Mary; Liang, A.C.; Sutton, Laurel A. (1999). Bucholtz, Mary (April 1999). ""Why be normal?": Language and identity practices in a community of nerd girls". Bucholtz, Mary (November 1999). "You da man: Narrating the racial other in the production of white masculinity".

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Mary Bucholtz timeline

  1. Bucholtz, Mary; Liang, A.C.; Sutton, Laurel A. (1999).
  2. Bucholtz, Mary (April 1999). ""Why be normal?": Language and identity practices in a community of nerd girls".
  3. Bucholtz, Mary (November 1999). "You da man: Narrating the racial other in the production of white masculinity".

The world when Mary Bucholtz was born

Mary Bucholtz was born in 1966. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1966

  • #1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
  • Top movieA Man for All Seasons
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
  • Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
  • Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
  • Defining fadBatman TV show craze
  • Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
  • World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mary Bucholtz's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19662026
Gas$0.32$3.45/gal
Average home$14,200$435,000
Average income$9,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.09$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population196.6M341 million

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