WiGL 18

Photo credits: David Daum The 18th Workshop in General Linguistics (WiGL) took place at UW-Madison Friday-Saturday 4/12-4/13, and was a great success! (WiGL) is a student conference which has been organized by the Linguistics Student …

Professor Wanner receives Hilldale award

Congratulations to English/Language Sciences Professor Anja Wanner on being a 2024 recipient of the Hilldale Award! The Hilldale Awards recognize faculty contributions to teaching, research, and service. Professor Wanner is one of four recipients in …

WiGL 18 schedule and registration info

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 …

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. …

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, …