Language Sciences is pleased to welcome Rajiv Rao as our next Director, effective July 1st 2021. Dr. Rao received his PhD from the University of California-Davis, and began his faculty career at Northern Illinois University. He subsequently moved to UW-Madison in 2009. Dr. Rao is currently an associate professor in …
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Congratulating Graduates in Wisconsin’s Native Languages
Comp Sci/Linguistics Double Majors Featured
Linguistics/Computer Science double major Alex Peseckis is the most recent student to be interviewed in the Computer Science double major feature series. In the interview, Alex talks about the synergy between his two majors, and …
Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference (GLAC) 27
The 27th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference (GLAC) is taking place from May 12-14, 2021. The conference is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is taking place online this year. A variety of UW-Madison students, …
Congratulations to the class of 2021!
We have an extra special class of graduating seniors this year! Read more about the memories and aspirations of these amazing Linguistics majors on our Class of 2021 Senior Profile Page. Wherever you go, go …
Wisconsin Languages Website
Dive into the linguistic diversity of our state at the new Multilingualism and Education in Wisconsin project. This website features interviews with over one hundred individuals discussing their experience teaching, learning, or studying the many …
Prof. McInnes on Ojibwe Language Revitalization
UW-Madison Professor Brian McInnes (SOHE) talks about how Ojibwe language revitalization efforts have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in this recent Badger Herald article: Language revitalization efforts for Ojibwe continue despite COVID-19 challenges – …
New Language Career Course
A new career and professionalization course aimed at undergraduates with a background in language study is launching this Fall. African 275: Lead with Language – Putting Language Skills to Work is a 1-credit course which …
COVID vocabulary
Language Sciences professors Tom Purnell and Anja Wanner (English) recently appeared on NBC 15 news discussing the spread of new COVID-19 related vocabulary. You can watch the story here: https://www.nbc15.com/2021/03/26/linguists-explain-how-covid-vocabulary-spread-around-the-world/
Undergraduate Research Positions Available
Professor Monica Macaulay is looking for two linguistics majors to be Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) students for the academic year 2021-2022. The REU students will be part of the research team on my NSF …