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The Department of LinguisticsLabPhon 20 was held in Montréal, Canada from June 26–28, 2026, hosted by McGill University, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa. Sixteen current faculty and students from our department…
Read MoreSean Brenner/UCLA Humanities Jessica Rett uses logical frameworks to model how people understand meaning in real time. Jessica Rett, whose research combines formal semantics, pragmatics and the philosophy of language,…
Read MoreMegha Sundara, PhD Megha Sundara, chair of the UCLA Department of Linguistics and director of the Language Acquisition Lab at UCLA, has been appointed the Bruce Hayes Centennial Professor of Linguistics. Sundara’s…
Read MorePlease join us in congratulating Dr. Daria Bahtina on receiving the 2026 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award in Undergraduate Mentorship! This well-deserved honor is UCLA’s highest recognition for teaching excellence. The…
Read MoreThe 44th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL 44) took place in Mexico City on May 6–8, 2026, hosted by UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). The following current…
Read MoreThe 4th International Conference “Prominence in Language” (ICPL IV) took place April 23-24, 2026, hosted by the University of Cologne. The following current and former members of the department presented:…
Read MoreThe 48th Generative Linguistics in the Old World conference (GLOW 48) took place Apr. 21-23, 2026, at the University of Siena. The following current and former members of the department…
Read MoreOur 2022 Ph.D alumus Canaan Breiss has accepted an offer as a Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Chicago. Congratulations, Canaan!
Read MoreWe’re pleased to share that Professor Jessica Rett’s work with Dr. Eggener was referenced in an episode of Medically Speaking, UCLA Health’s official podcast focused on patient care, research, and…
Read MoreCongratulations to Dr. Giusi Silvestri for receiving a UC-AFT Council on Professional Development award for the project, “Syntax and semantics of expletive negation in Romance languages.”
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