William & Mary Linguistics

09/13/2022

Our amazing alum Kathryn Ticknor Robinson has created a t-shirt that quotes our former professor Dr. Anne Charity Hudley: "Virginia raised me, Linguistics made me". Proceeds from the t-shirt are to go to the Linguistics Program.

Virginia-raised & Linguistics-made! Represent YOU with this super soft t-shirt in classic W&M colors and a quote from the incomparable Dr. Anne Harper Charity Hudley! Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to supporting the W&M Linguistics department and supporting student research. Just check out th...

06/05/2022

Congratulations to the Class of 2022 linguists!

02/07/2022

William & Mary will be hosting the 4th Annual Virginia Area Linguistics (VALing) conference, which will be held virtually on Saturday, April 23, 2022. VALING is a research conference dedicated to promoting the study of linguistics by undergraduates in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic area. Research in any linguistic discipline is welcome, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, field work, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, etc. We hope to have a wide range of topics and voices represented. We are pleased to have Cynthia Lukyanenko (GMU) as the keynote speaker.

Abstract submission. We are currently accepting abstracts for full 20-min talks and 5-min "micro talks" (poster equivalent). The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, March 7, 2022. Information about the abstract requirements and submission process is posted on the conference website: https://www.wm.edu/as/linguistics/valing/index.php.

VALing is a research conference dedicated to promoting the study of linguistics by undergraduates in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic area. Research in any linguistic discipline is welcome, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, field work, sociolinguistics, psycholi...

04/19/2021

Abram Clear has done so much in their time at William & Mary! You can read about some of their endeavors below!

Abram Clear ’21, a linguistics and anthropology major, discovered a lot about himself during his college years, and he’s quick to credit the inclusive and welcoming home W&M provided throughout that time.

04/12/2021

Friends of W&M Linguistics! Tomorrow April 13 is here in Williamsburg. Our friend and former colleague Anne Harper Charity Hudley will be moving soon to Stanford, but she hasn’t forgotten us. She’s just established a W&M Linguistics Justice Award and Opportunity Fund (4975) which will provide awards to W&M students whose work demonstrates a commitment to linguistic justice. As the budget allows, this fund will support two annual awards, one for a senior linguistics major and a second for an undergraduate student who has taken linguistics coursework. Any budget amount above $10,000 at the beginning of a fiscal year may be used to support student opportunities such as research projects and conference attendance/travel for any area of linguistics.
You can be among the first to get this fund started by going to https://giving.wm.edu/ and searching for linguistic justice or entering code 4975. [ˈθæŋk ju]!

08/21/2020

We are very excited to announce that as of the fall 2020 semester William & Mary is officially the first school in Virginia to offer a bachelor's degree in linguistics! Please visit the link below for more information.

https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2020/wm-first-in-virginia-to-offer-bachelors-degree-in-linguistics.php

06/11/2020

Linguistics as a field has a commitment to shining a light on linguistic discrimination. The Linguistics Program at William & Mary stands with the Black Lives Matter Movement.

04/22/2020

Check out some of our projects for the upcoming year!

William & Mary on GiveCampus

03/07/2020

This year we are proud to announce 6 rising seniors who are conducting honors theses in linguistics this summer! Please visit the following links to learn about and support their projects.

Abby Fergus: https://www.givecampus.com/x6ou0v
Elizabeth Maneval: https://www.givecampus.com/e86tmi
Abram Clear: https://www.givecampus.com/ptd7jl
Maddy Wade: https://www.givecampus.com/e3xkmx
Sydney Hamrick: https://www.givecampus.com/d2tjt2
Tristan Ramage: https://www.givecampus.com/midnyn

01/31/2020

We're so proud of our colleague, teacher, and friend, Leslie Cochrane, who has won the prestigious Jefferson Teaching Award!

Leslie Cochrane, senior lecturer of English and linguistics at William & Mary, will be awarded the 2020 Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award at a Jan. 29 ceremony.

05/12/2019

Congratulations to the class of 2019!

05/02/2019

We're still looking for a lab manager for CELL to start this summer! This is a paid research position. Contact Prof. Dan Parker if you're interested. Deadline to apply is 5/8!