Announcements

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Faculty Profile
May 10, 2021
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Student News
May 10, 2021
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UW Linguistics welcomes Myriam Lapierre
May 10, 2021
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Faculty involvement in Linguistic Society of America
May 10, 2021
Graduation at Husky Stadium
Congratulations to our 2021 Linguistics graduates!
April 20, 2021
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Congratulations to Leanne Rolston, PhD
March 25, 2021
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Faculty profile: Naja Ferjan Ramírez
October 6, 2020
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American Sign Language News
October 2, 2020
Linguistics Chair Richard Wright
Message from Chair Richard Wright
October 2, 2020
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Graduate Program News
September 30, 2020
Black Lives Matter
UW Linguistics Anti-Racism Statement
June 30, 2020
2019 PhD graduates in doctoral regalia at graduation
Congratulations to our Linguistics graduates!
May 11, 2020
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Formal Approaches in Slavic Languages (FASL) 29 conference goes all online!
April 24, 2020
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Teaching & Telework Spring 2020
March 30, 2020
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Emily M. Bender interview about AI appears on Inside Science
March 5, 2020
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Emily M. Bender is awarded Howard and Frances Nostrand Endowed Professorship for 2019-2022
August 21, 2019
2019 PhD graduates in doctoral regalia at graduation
Department celebrates successful graduation season
July 27, 2019
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Department welcomes Shane Steinert-Threlkeld to the faculty
April 30, 2019
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Take a linguistics or ASL course this summer!
April 30, 2019
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Linguistics and AIS undergraduate student named to 2019 Husky 100
April 30, 2019
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Department welcomes Naja Ferjan Ramirez to the faculty
April 30, 2019
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Department celebrates legacy of Dr. Akira Omaki 
February 13, 2019
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Joseph Hill gives lecture on emerging trends in Black ASL
January 14, 2019
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Take a course in linguistics this winter!
November 9, 2018
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Prof. Edith Aldridge hosts Modality in Classical Chinese workshop
November 1, 2018
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UW Linguistics Department is saddened to report the passing of our dear friend and colleague Dr. Akira Omaki
August 22, 2018
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Congratulations to Profs. Citko and Ogihara for 2018 Linguistics Fund Award! 
July 11, 2018
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Congratulations to the class of 2018 in Linguistics! 
June 3, 2018
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PhD Candidate Laura Panfili defends her dissertation 
May 19, 2018
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Professor Karen Zagona retires after 23 years at UW Linguistics 
May 9, 2018
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Department welcomes phonologist Gašper Beguš to our faculty 
March 29, 2018
Roberta Cordano Lecture
Captioned video now available of 2017 Annual Deaf Studies Lecture featuring Dr. Roberta Cordano of Gallaudet
October 25, 2017
Linguistics Service Recognition Celebration
Linguistics Service Recognition Celebration
May 2, 2017
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Current Studies in American Sign Language: Dr. Carol Padden Lecture
February 7, 2017
Ryan Cross Memorial Fellowship
  Fellowship in Memory of CLMS Alumnus Ryan Cross
February 2, 2017
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LSA Statement on the US Presidential Elections
November 28, 2016
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Edith Aldridge Awarded Nostrand Endowed Professorship
October 21, 2016
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The 24th Meeting of the Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA)
October 8, 2016
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Congratulations 2016 Graduates!
June 20, 2016
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UW Linguistics welcomes Dr. Akira Omaki this Summer 2016
April 26, 2016
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Colloquium in Honor of Prof. Ellen Kaisse on May 6 in Petersen Room
April 25, 2016
Seattle Deaf Film Festival 2016 April 1-3
Experience Deaf Culture at the 3rd annual Seattle Deaf Film Festival (SDFF)
March 29, 2016
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Cascadia Workshop in Sociolinguistics: New Works from the Pacific Northwest 
February 4, 2016
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Preparations for NWLC 2016 Underway 
January 25, 2016
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NACLO 2022 Invitational Round at the University of Washington on March 17, 2022
October 19, 2015
Julia Herschensohn completes 15-year term as Chair of Linguistics on June 30th
June 24, 2015
  Gina-Anne Levow teaches session for 2015 Jelinek Summer Workshop on Speech and Language Technology
June 18, 2015
Edith Aldridge teaches course at 2015 Linguistics Summer Institute
June 18, 2015
Linguistics Annual Reception for New Graduates takes place on Tuesday, June 9, at the Colleen Room of the UW Club
June 8, 2015
Katie Manlove receives Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship
May 14, 2015