Linguistics Undergrads Present at University of Utah Research Reproducibility ConferenceThese students presented their replications studies that they developed in Professor Rachel Hayes-Harb's Seminar course.
Dr. Kaplan Awarded Tenure and Promoted to Associate ProfessorThe Department of Linguistics would like to congratulate Dr. Aaron Kaplan on this great success!
- Miranda McCarvel Accepts Position at Smith College
The Department of Linguistics is excited to congratulate Miranda McCarvel on her now position at Smith College at the Jacobson Center for Writing, Teaching and Learning and the Department of Education and Child Studies.
- Aaron Kaplan publishes paper in the Journal, Phonology
The title of his paper is called, "Positional licensing, asymmetric trade-offs and gradient constraints in Harmonic Grammar".
Cate Showalter, PhD Graduate, accepts position at Northeastern UniversityThe Department of Linguistics is excited to announce that Cate Showalter, recent PhD graduate, has accepted a position as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University.
Amber Christensen Selected to Participate in Global Learning RetreatAmber Christensen was selected to participate in The University of Utah Global Learning Retreat
- Watch the Language and Law Forum Online
If you were unable to attend or watch the live stream of the Language and Law Forum you have another chance to watch it!
Taylor Anne Barriuso Successfully Defends her DissertationThe Department of Linguistics is very proud of her and all the hard work that she has put in over the last several years.
Braden and Christison publish language socialization researchProfessor MaryAnn Christison published a new article featuring language socialization research.
Linguistic Students Present at Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018We are proud of all the Linguistics students who presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium this year!
Taylor Anne Barriuso, Rachel Hayes-Harb Publish New ArticleTaylor Anne Barriuso with Rachel Hayes-Harb published an article titled, "High variability phonetic training as a bridge from research to practice."
Joselyn Rodriguez presents ongoing research at NCUR 2018Linguistics undergraduate and Speech Acquisition Lab member Joselyn Rodriguez presented her undergraduate research project.
Luke Tuttle Presents at NCUR 2018
Ed Rubin awarded International Travel and Research Grant
Karen Marsh, EAS Director, awarded 2018 Excellence in Global Engagement Staff Award- Two students from West High Qualify for NACLO invitational round
- Department of Linguistics faculty members contribute expertise to The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching
Cate Showalter Successfully Defends Dissertation
Linguistics Undergrads Present at UCUR
Publication by Bruce Smith, Rachel Hayes-Harb, and Eric Johnson
Publication by PhD student Cate Showalter
Luke Tuttle, undergrad student, will present at NCUR
New Publications for Professor Christison
Ben Slade Publishes New Journal Article- Linguistic Society of America 2018- Salt Lake City
- Linguistics Professors receive International Travel and Research grants
- Luke Tuttle Receives OUR Small Grant
- Linguistic Student Received Travel Funding to Present at the Second Language Research Forum
Linguistic Undergraduate Awarded Grant
Professor MaryAnn Christison Publishes Research on Online Language Teacher Education- Linguistics Professors present at International Conference on Historical Linguistics
- Linguistics Undergraduate Student Works with Professor Csirmaz
New Publications by Scott Jarvis- Linguistics Professor teams up with Undergraduate Student, Luke Tuttle
- Linguistics Undergraduate Student Analyzes the Language of Two Presidential Executive Orders
- UROP Winners Announced
- Scholarship Winners Announced
- Elizabeth Nakashima successfully completes Honor's Thesis
- Rachel Hayes-Harb received promotion to Full Professor
- Department of Linguistics Professors Receive a Grant from Language Learning
- IES Funds Utah Dual Language Immersion Study
- Joselyn Rodriguez receives UROP Award
- Congratulations to our Ph.D. Students!
Utah High School Student Participates in NACLO Invitational RoundJosephine Holubkov, a student at West High School, placed 23rd out of 160 participants in this year’s North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) invitational round.
New Publication by Taylor Anne Barriuso and Shannon BarriosCongratulations to Taylor Anne Barriuso and Shannon Barrios whose article "The role of phonological distributional information on the acquisition of L2 allophones" has been published in the Proceedings of the 8th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference.
- Congratulations to our Graduate Students!
Congratulations to the graduate students who completed their M.A. degree this year!
- Congratulations to our Undergraduate Students!
Congratulations to the 24 Linguistics Undergraduate Students who completed their B.A. degree this year!
- Luke Tuttle to intern at Ohio State University
Undergraduate student Luke Tuttle will be interning at Ohio State University this summer conducting research on language acquisition and language comprehension.
- Marsh Schaeffer and Mendelson working with Fulbright program
Karen Marsh Schaeffer and Melissa Mendelson were selected to facilitate the 2017 pre-departure orientation workshop for U.S. Fulbright English teaching assistants headed to Europe/Eurasia.
- Join us for an end of the semester celebration!
Take a break from studying and join us in LNCO 2110 on April 20th from 3-5pm!
- Linguistics Students Present
Four undergraduate Linguistics students presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Eve Olson was awarded the 2017 College of Humanities Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher award! Congratulations!
- Congratulations Tyler Laws!
Congratulations to Tyler Laws who was awarded the Hagander Book Award!
- Congratulations Cate Showalter!
Congratulations to Cate Showalter for passing her Dissertation Proposal Defense!
- Dr. Sarah Braden Accepts a Tenure-track Position
Sarah has just accepted a tenure-track position as an assistant professor of English language learner education in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
High School Student Qualifies for NACLO InvitationalCongratulations to Josephine Holubkov for qualifying for the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) invitational round!
Eve Olson Receives 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher AwardEve Olson is a graduating senior getting her degrees in Honors Linguistics and Middle East Studies.
- PhD Dissertation Defense by Jin Bi
The Department of Linguistics presents a PhD Dissertation Defense by Jin Bi. Bilingualism and Cognitive Control: A Comparison of Sequential and Simultaneous Bilinguals.
- MaryAnn Christison Publishes
Congratulations to Professor MaryAnn Christison on her new book with Cambridge University Press.
- Congratulations Cate Showalter
Congratulations to Cate Showalter for passing the PhD comprehensive exam!
Taylor Anne Barriuso Awarded GrantTaylor Anne Barriuso awarded Language Learning Dissertation Grant
Congratulations Cole!Congratulations to Cole Brendel for passing his comp exams!
Johanna Watzinger-Tharp PublishesProfessor Johanna Watzinger-Tharp publishes co-edited volume with Per Urlaub
- Congratulations Taylor Anne!
Congratulations to Taylor Anne Barriuso on passing her PhD comp exams!
- Professor Benjamin Slade Publishes
Professor Benjamin Slade recently published "Virtual meatspace: Word formation and deformation in cyberpunk discussions" in De Gruyter Mouton.
Professor Aaron Kaplan PublishesAaron Kaplan, professor of linguistics, recently published an article in Cambridge University Press titled Local optionality with partial orders.
- Kristie Durham and Rachel Hayes-Harb Publish Article
Kristie Durham, a former graduate student, and Rachel Hayes-Harb, Associate Professor, recently published an article
- Professor MaryAnn Christison Publishes Book with Jodi Crandall
Professor MaryAnn Christison publishes a new book for Routledge/Taylor & Francis with Jodi Crandall, her colleague from the University of Maryland.
Taylor Anne Barriuso Receives Award for Excellent Student Paper PresentationCongratulations to Taylor Anne Barriuso who received one of ten student awards for her paper presentation at this years Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching conference in Calgary
Eve Olson Selected for Undergraduate Research Opportunities ProgramEve Olson was selected for participation in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program in Fall 2016
- Bayles, Kaplan and Kaplan Publish
Andrew Bayles, Aaron Kaplan and Abby Kaplan publish in Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics
Johanna Watzinger-Tharp PublishesAssociate Professor Johanna Watzinger-Tharp publishes in The International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.
Shannon Barrios PublishesFaculty Member Shannon Barrios publishes in "Frontiers in Psychology"
- Rachel Hayes-Harb Publishes
Professor Rachel Hayes-Harb publishes in the journal "Frontiers in Psychology"
Taylor Anne Barriuso to Present
Taylor Anne Barriuso will be presenting at the 8th PSLLT conference in August 2016.
Abby Kaplan, Language "Myth Buster"
Abby Kaplan in @theU article
Shasha Xu Accepted to 2016 STARTALK
Graduate student Shasha Xu has been invited to participate in the 2016 STARTALK Chinese Teacher Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Abby Kaplan Publishes
Assistant Professor (Lecturer) Abby Kaplan Writes Academic Publication
Taylor Anne Barriuso AwardedTaylor Anne Barriuso awarded ASUU funding to attend conference.
Cate Showalter Awarded Assistantship
Cate Showalter Awarded University Teaching Assistantship
Sean Taylor Awarded Scholarship
Sean Taylor is awarded the Cathy Miller Horiuchi Scholarship
Eve Olson Awarded Department Scholarship
Eve Olson Awarded Department Scholarship
Aja Swalberg Awarded Funds
Aja Swalberg Awarded Funds
Adrian Palmer Awarded Funds
Adrian Palmer Awarded Funds
Taylor Anne Barriuso Receives Assistantship
Taylor Anne Barriuso Receives Assistantship
Sarah Braden Receives Scholarship
Sarah Braden Receives Steffensen Cannon Scholarship
MaryAnn-Christison-Zuzana-Tomas-Recognized
MaryAnn Christison and Zuzana Tomas Recognized
Karen Marsh Schaeffer and Melissa Mendelson to Facilitate Fulbright Workshop
Karen Marsh Schaeffer and Melissa Mendelson to Facilitate Fulbright Workshop
Speech Lab Prepares for Conference
Speech Lab Prepares for Conference
Shannon Barrios manuscript accepted for publication
Shannon Barrios manuscript accepted for publication in Second Language Research
Graduate Student Taylor Anne Barriuso Has an Article Coming Out in TESOL Quarterly
Graduate Student Taylor Anne Barriuso Has an Article Coming Out in TESOL Quarterly
Rachel Hayes-Harb Manuscript Accepted for Publication
Rachel Hayes-Harb Manuscript Accepted for Publication
Mykel Brinkerhoff to Present at the Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research
Mykel Brinkerhoff to Present at the Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research
Professor Eggert Featured in KSL Article
KSL 5 presents a feature story on Professor Randy Eggert's LING 1069: Bad Words and Taboo Terms.
Johanna Watzinger-Tharp Op-Ed Published
Associate Professor Johanna Watzinger-Tharp publishes op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune.
Sarah Braden to Present at AAAL 2016
Congratulations to Sarah Braden, who will be presenting at AAAL 2016 in Orlando.
Jin Bi to Present at AAAL 2016
Congratulations to Jin Bi, who will be presenting at AAAL 2016 in Orlando.
Congratulations to Savanne Bohnet, who has received a UROP for Fall 2014
Savanne will be working on the study "Content Effects in Native English-speaking Students' Adaptation to the Speech of ITAs".
University of Utah honors Daniel Dixon in Grad Newsletter
We are also excited to announce that Daniel Dixon has won a Fulbright award for the 2014-15 academic year...
University of Utah Graduate, Kristen Lindahl, interviews
Kristen interviews with The International Research Foundation for English Language Education about her dissertation, current work and research...
University of Utah Graduate, Chloe Brent, publishes
With funding coordinated by USU professor Mark Brunson with the federal Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Network, undergrad researcher Chloe Brent transcribed and published a traditional Southern Paiute folk tale in its original language...