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    About the Department of Linguistics

    The Department  of Linguistics combines theory-driven and empirically grounded language study with diverse, interdisciplinary research opportunities, encouraging graduate students from varied academic backgrounds to become active researchers early on.

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    The Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago offers both a BA major and a minor, giving undergraduate students flexible options for gaining a strong foundation in the scientific study of language and its core subdisciplines.

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UChicagoans at SALT 36!

Sunday, August 2, 2026
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Semantics and Linguistic Theory 36 was held in Buenos Aires on July 29-31, 2026, and featured presentations by current and past members of the departm...
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Congratulations, Laura!

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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I'm very happy to announce that Laura Stigliano (PhD 2022) has just accepted an appointment as Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University, to st...

I'm very happy to announce that Jackie Lai (PhD 2021) has just accepted an appointment as Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong, to start later this year!

Sunday, October 16, 2022
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Big congratulations to Katie Franich (PhD 2017) who has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in Linguistics at Harvard! Way to go, Katie!

Thursday, June 23, 2022
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Big Congrats to Eszter Ronai, who has accepted a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Linguistics at Northwestern University!! Excellent job Eszter!

Saturday, April 23, 2022
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Congratulations to Laura Horton who has been offered and accepted a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in the Linguistics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in sign language linguistics!! Excellent job, Laura!

Saturday, April 23, 2022
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Please join me in congratulating Adam Singerman who has accepted a tenure-track position at Syracuse University. Hooray, Adam! Congratulations

Saturday, April 23, 2022
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