Kingsfield Endeavors
The Projects of Benjamin Cannicott Shavitz
Kingsfield Endeavors is the central hub for the eclectic doings of Benjamin Cannicott Shavitz. The site either provides links to or directly houses Ben’s various projects.
Benjamin Cannicott Shavitz (PhD, Linguistics) is a language instructor, dialect coach, creative writer, and linguistics scholar, as well as a former professor who has taught linguistics classes in the English department of Hunter College in New York City. He works to spread knowledge of linguistics and its many practical applications and to use linguistic knowledge to create art.
Phonetics for Actors
Through Phonetics for Actors, Ben offers elite dialect coaching for actors that enables them to learn accents efficiently and accurately forever.
Kingsfield Linguistics
Through Kingsfield Linguistics, Ben teaches practical skills based in the science of linguistics to the general public. These skills can help students with writing, language learning, acting, and more.
Writing
Ben is a creative writer who has published numerous poems and also writes screenplays and fiction. Some of his work is freely available online and more is available for purchase.
Academics
Benjamin Cannicott Shavitz (PhD, Linguistics) is a linguistics scholar with varied academic interests but a particular focus on diachronic contact linguistics.
