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D. Gary Miller (1942-2019)

October 9, 2019
D. Gary Miller (1942–2019), renowned Indo-Europeanist and theoretical linguist, has died at the age of 76. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Gary Miller attended Moravian College ...

Beverly Cotter completes SURF program

August 14, 2019
CalPoly Pomona undergraduate Beverly Cotter completed UF’s Summer Research at Florida (SURF) program, under the supervision of Dr. Eleonora Rossi and Linguistics graduate student Megan ...

Dr. Miller’s new Gothic grammar

June 11, 2019
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus D. Gary Miller on the publication of The Oxford Gothic Grammar (Oxford University Press, 2019). The grammar is the most comprehensive since the ...

The Linguistics of “Arrival”

March 31, 2019
Dr. Jessica Coon (McGill University) will talk about fieldwork, Universal Grammar, and her consulting work for the movie “Arrival”. The talk takes place in Turlington ...

UF hosts 5th Florida Linguistics Yearly Meeting 2019

March 31, 2019
The 5th Florida Linguistics Yearly Meeting will be held April 5-6, 2019 at the University of Florida. Talks take place from 1-6pm on Friday and ...

Fiona McLaughlin awarded NEH Fellowship

January 15, 2019
Dr. Fiona McLaughlin, Professor of Linguistics and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, has been awarded an NEH fellowship for the academic year 2019-2020. She will be ...
Linguists awarded degrees!

Linguists awarded degrees!

January 9, 2019
Graduating Linguistics majors were recognized at the CLAS Student Recognition Ceremony in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on December 15, 2018. The ceremony featured a student ...

Language Science at the Cade!

November 30, 2018
On Saturday December 1, 10am-4pm, students and faculty from UF’s Linguistics Department and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies will be at the Cade ...

LSA Talks – Friday Nov 30/Matherly 18

November 30, 2018
Today (11/30/2018), there will be LSA practice talks in Matherly Hall room 18, at 4:05. Our three presenters are Dr. Aaron Broadwell, Dr. Benjamin Hebblethwaite, ...

Language Science at the Cade!

November 30, 2018
On Saturday December 1, 10am-4pm, students and faculty from UF’s Linguistics Department and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies will be at the Cade ...

Faculty Retreat at the Lubee Bat Conservancy

November 7, 2018
Our faculty held a retreat at the Lubee Bat Conservancy last weekend. Here is a great picture of our faculty at the conservancy. Read more "Faculty ...

Queen Quet Visits UF

September 6, 2018
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, will be speaking at the UF Auditorium on September 25. Please come and hear wha gwine on wid ...

2020 Graduate Spotlight