The Workshop in General Linguistics (WiGL) is a student conference which has been organized by the Linguistics Student Organization (LSO) annually since 2003. WiGL 18 will take place primarily in person this year (with some …
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Lang Sci at the LSA 2024!
There was a big crowd of UW-Madison linguists at the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) annual meeting in New York City this January, as well as at the concurrent meeting of the American Dialect Society. …
Congratulations – Linguistics Opportunity Award Recipients for 2024!
This Fall Language Sciences announced a new scholarship program, the Linguistics Opportunity Award. The award uses proceeds from the Linguistics Fund to recognize the academic and service achievements of our amazing undergraduate Linguistics majors! This …
Job posting: online Irish learning support
Online language learning materials in Irish Gaelic Seeking one student hourly worker to assist in creation of an online course in Irish Language Phonics and Pronunciation (Fónaic agus Foghraíocht na Gaeilge). The project is a …
New Undergraduate Scholarship for Linguistics Majors
Language Sciences is pleased to announce a new scholarship for undergraduate Linguistics majors, the Linguistics Opportunity Award! This scholarship will provide several annual $500-$1000 awards, to recognize student excellence in linguistic coursework, research, and outreach …
Lang Sci at MidPhon 28
The 28th Midcontinental Phonetics & Phonology Conference (MidPhon) was held at Purdue University on October 20-21, 2023, and Lang Sci as usual had a strong showing at this annual meeting. *Thank you to Eric Raimy, …
Job posting: Assistant or Associate Professor in Linguistics (Syntax)
Language Sciences is hiring a Professor in Linguistics (Syntax) at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, starting Fall 2024. See the job posting for details: Assistant or Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Language Sciences …
Ada Deer Professor Macaulay honored at celebration for WARF named professorship
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, a group of UW-Madison faculty were honored for prestigious fellowship awards received this year. Language Sciences Professor Monica Macaulay was one of 5 faculty at the celebration to be recognized for …
Professor Horton receives Humanities Without Walls Grant
Language Sciences professor Laura Horton is Principle Investigator on a project funded by the Humanities Without Walls Consortium‘s Grand Research Challenge. The award provides $150,000 over a three-year period, and is funded by the Mellon …
Job Posting: Language Sciences Multimedia Intern
We are hiring a student Multimedia Intern for the coming year – Linguistics majors with some of the relevant skills are encouraged to apply! We are looking for a student with strengths in at …