Language Sciences at UW-Madison

08/31/2026

We had a great time welcoming our incoming Linguistics PhD cohort, plus two new faculty members, at our annual Fall Welcome gathering!! Hope everyone had a great summer, but it’s time to get back to school! 🍂 📚

05/20/2026

Read all about it - Lang Sci at the LSA in January 2026!

Story by Lang Sci student Media Intern G Sorensen; photos by Monica Macaulay and Eric Raimy The Linguistic Society of America held its annual conference in New Orleans over the past winter, where many UW …

05/15/2026

Professor Macaulay reflects on partnering with indigenous communities in supporting language revitalization in this recent article: https://madison.com/exclusive/fueling-discovery/article_17502e69-6738-496b-a509-8de4e0740a89.html

05/09/2026

🎓Congratulations to the Linguistics major class of 2026! We had a wonderful time celebrating this milestone with their families today!! 🎈

👉See some featured senior profiles at http://langsci.wisc.edu

04/22/2026

🌍Linguistics graduate seminar for Fall - open to students with background in linguistics from any program!

📍Speech sounds and sound systems in language contact
Professor Joseph Salmons
Wednesdays 2:25-5:25

04/20/2026

🎉Our student ASL club Badgers Sign UW is celebrating two years as an RSO!🎉

04/14/2026

🙌Congratulations to undergraduate student Matthew Pennington on receiving a Hilldale undergraduate/faculty research fellowship for 2026-2027!

Congratulations to undergraduate English major Matthew Pennington, who has been awarded a Hilldale undergraduate/faculty research fellowship for an independent study project he will conduct in 2026-2027! Under the supervision of Lang Sci faculty Dr. Kelly …

03/25/2026

This recent video feature showcases the diversity of the different language tables available across campus. The ASL student org Badgers Sign UW is highlighted!

At UW’s Language Tables, students practice dozens of languages in a welcoming community outside of class.

03/23/2026

⛱Summer 2026 course⛱
Ling 373: Topics in Linguistics - Coding for Linguistics
Online asynchronous
6-week session 6/29-8/9
Intermediate level course, prerequisite: Ling 101

03/22/2026

😎Summer 2026 course😎
Ling 213: Topics in Sociolinguistics - Language, Gender, & Sexuality
Online asynchronous
6-week session 5/18-6/28
No prerequisites, Humanities or Social Science breadth!