New Research Report Co-authored by Kevin Tang Published

Congratulations to our own Dr. Kevin Tang, whose co-authored SAE International EDGE™ research report, titled “Unsettled Topics Concerning Human and Autonomous Vehicle Interaction” was just published. Joining Dr. Tang on this research report was Rahul Razdan, Ken Ford, Justin Mason, Sanjay Ranka, Brian Reimer, Raivo Sell, and Edward Straub. Follow the link here to see the […]

New Cambridge “Element” by Caroline Wiltshire Published

Congratulations to our own Dr. Caroline Wiltshire, whose “element” (think journal meets book), titled “Uniformity and Variability in the Indian English Accent” was just published by Cambridge University Press. It is freely available until Decemeber 7th, so check out the link here to get your free copy. The abstract for her element is below: “The […]

Linguistics Major Named Askew Scholar

Congratulations to Eileen Calub, who today was named an Askew Scholar by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. Askew Scholars are undergraduates who spend two years conducting research, receiving civic engagement training, and conducting public service. The goal of the program is to, “prepare outstanding UF students for a life of civic involvement”. Eileen’s […]

Career Panel Hosted by Undergraduate Ling Society This Friday

The Undergraduate Linguistics Society will be hosting a career panel this Friday (11/20) from 5:00-6:00 pm EST! Four UF alumni will tell us about their linguistics-related careers in healthcare, including speech language pathology, audiology, deaf/hard-of-hearing education, and research! This panel will be hosted on Zoom. If you’re considering work these fields or just interested to […]

Faculty Spotlight: Diana Boxer

Dr. Diana Boxer has been a staple of the University of Florida Linguistics Department since before it was even a department.

Ethan Kutlu to present at TEDxUF

On Saturday, October 17th Ethan Kutlu will be presenting Why You Shouldn’t Judge An Accent at TEDxUF Paradox between 2:00 and 3:30pm. He will be one of three speakers that day. This event will be delivered over Zoom. Make sure to register for tis event!

Edith Kaan and Jorge Valdes Kroff receive NSF Linguistics funding

Drs. Edith Kaan and Jorge Valdes Kroff are PI and co-PI, respectively, on a four-year NSF grant entitled “Adaptation of control processes in code-switching”. The project provides funding for a postdoctoral scholar, UF PhD graduate Dr. Souad Kheder.

Ratree Wayland and Kevin Tang win NSF funding

Congratulations to Drs. Tang and Wayland, who are co-PIs on a new NSF project through the Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems program. The $750,000, three-year grant is titled “SenSE: Smart Electropalatography for Linguistic and Medical Applications (SELMA)”.

James Essegbey To Speak At Abralin (The Brazilian Linguistics Association)

James Essegbey will be presenting a lecture on Thursday, 23 July at 16:00 ET (or 5PM, Brazil Time; UTC -3). The title of his talk is ‘Contact-induced change in Ghana-Togo Mountain languages.’ Click here for the live transmission link. The Brazilian Linguistics Association (abralin.org), in a joint project with the Permanent International Committee of Linguists […]

Two Linguistics Majors Win Boren Award

Out of eight University of Florida students recently earned the prestigious Boren Award to learn languages overseas, two major in Linguistics! Eileen Calub ‘22, a linguistics & international affairs double major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who will study Turkish in Azerbaijan. Rayyan Merchant ‘23, a computer & information science and linguistics […]

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