Welcome
Language Sciences is a hub for cross-disciplinary and cross-departmental collaborative research, teaching, service, and outreach related to the scientific study of human language at UW-Madison. Language Sciences houses an undergraduate Linguistics major, a Ph.D. program in Linguistics, and a Linguistics Ph.D. minor. Our faculty from across campus are engaged in innovative research projects spanning a broad range of topics and methods of inquiry.
Research in Language Sciences
Language Sciences faculty from across campus engage in many types of research into language, including formal studies of grammar, state-of-the-art psycholinguistic experiments, and community outreach projects.
Upcoming Course Schedule
Current and upcoming linguistics courses from across campus - over 30 courses offered each semester.
Workshop in General Linguistics (WIGL)
Annual student conference held every spring at UW-Madison, open to presentations from any area of linguistics.
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Events
Heritage Language Linguistics Reading Group
Ling Fridays: Hidden Diversity in People’s Word Meanings
Ling Fridays: Introducing the ENABLE Project
Ling Fridays: Projection in Comparatives
Current Approaches to Spanish and Portuguese Second Language Phonology (CASPSLaP)
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