Year: 2022

This story is the first in a series of articles highlighting the wide range of research going on in language science labs across campus. Linguistics major and Lang Sci media intern Miranda Vescio will visit …

We are thrilled that we will be joined by a new faculty member, Laura Horton, this coming Fall. Dr. Horton conducts fascinating research on the emergence of Signed Languages in Guatemala, and we look forward …

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 …

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 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 …

Entrepreneur Samantha Beaver, MA, is the founder and CEO of Memra Language Services, a company that uses sociolinguistic research techniques to provide insight into company culture and effectiveness of communication.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ryan Henke, who is the 2021 recipient of the Mary R. Haas Book Award from the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA). This award recognizes outstanding research by a …

We had a large number of Linguistics majors honored with an invitation to join the UW-Madison chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society this year! This round of nominees included: Fiona Freeman Moulik Mehta …