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 …
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Linguistics Fridays – Spring 2022 Schedule
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 …
“I’m the prize” – An interview with Samantha Beaver of Memra Language Services on using linguistics in the workplace
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.
Henke receives Mary R. Haas Book Award
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 …
2021-2022 Phi Beta Kappa nominees
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 …
Senior Capstone Course
Photo credits: Miranda Vescio Final presentations were in full swing this week in our senior capstone course. In this small and interactive course, Linguistics majors spend a semester working closely with a professor to develop …
Linguistics course in Badger Precollege Program
Language Sciences will be offering a Badger Summer Scholars course as part of the Badger Precollege program – giving high school students from across the U.S. and the world an opportunity to explore college life …
Linguistics Fridays – Fall 2021
Our Linguistics Fridays Colloquia series is back this Fall, with a slight time shift to 3:00 pm. The weekly colloquia will remain online for the time being, with a tentative plan to transition to in …
Project ENABLE: Enriching Navajo as a Biology Language for Education
Itegrative Biology graduate student Sterling Martin and Post-doc Joanna Bundus co-founded the ENABLE project, which is working on translating a collection of technical biological terms into Diné bízaad (Navajo).
Welcome to our new Director, Dr. Rajiv Rao
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 …