Month: March 2022

Exciting news: This year Language Sciences will be offering a selection of Linguistics courses in Summer Term for the first time in recent memory! We are offering three Elementary level courses with no prerequisites, open to students of any background. Two will be offered online, and one in person. Here is a poster with more …

Professor Yafei Li‘s new book, Universal Grammar and Iconicity, was just released in print in February of 2022. This work proposes an innovative theory that connects the formal and functional approaches to linguistics. Description from the back cover: “Within linguistics, the formal and functional approaches each offer insight into what language might be and how …

The Linguistics Fridays colloquia series of talks will resume in March at our new time of Fridays at 3:00. Talks will continue to be held virtually. Email rashields@wisc.edu to be added to our mailing list with the link to attend. See also our Events page for even more linguistics and language science-related talks taking place …