The Department of Linguistics

Latest News

1. Alumni, Awards, Celebrations, Graduate Students

   Jian-Leat Siah has been awarded an NSF scholarship to attend the Abstract and Item-Specific Knowledge Across Domains and Frameworks workshop

   Jun 6, 2025 - Jian-Leat Siah has been awarded an NSF scholarship to attend the workshop “Abstract and Item-Specific Knowledge Across Domains and Frameworks”, organized by our alum Canaan Briess (now...

2. Awards, Celebrations, General, Undergraduate Students

   Dhanya Charan awarded the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research & Creativity for her honors thesis in Linguistics

   Jun 6, 2025 - Dhanya Charan, a third-year Cognitive Science and Linguistics & Psychology double major at UCLA, was awarded the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity for her...

3. Conferences

   UCLA @ WCCFL 43

   Apr 29, 2025 - The 43rd meeting of West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL 43) took place on April 25–27, 2025 at the University of Washington, Seattle. The following current...

4. Faculty, General

   Professor Jessica Rett Op-Ed Published in the LA Times

   Apr 23, 2025 - Professor Jessica Rett has an op-ed published in the Los Angeles Times, titled “There’s no neutral language to describe horrific actions.” To read the full piece, click...

5. Awards, Celebrations, Conferences, Graduate Students

   Jian-Leat Siah has been awarded the James McCawley Fellowship

   Apr 18, 2025 - Graduate student, Jian-Leat Siah has been awarded the James McCawley Fellowship to attend this year’s LSA Summer Institute at the University of Oregon. Congratulations Jian-Leat!