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About UCSC Linguistics

UCSC Linguistics offers undergraduate programs in Linguistics and Language Studies as well as graduate (MA and PhD) programs in theoretical and experimental linguistics. Our faculty has research specializations in phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and psycholinguistics, and interests in a variety of languages. The department trains students for careers in teaching, research, and industry.

Linguistics News & Events

March 15, 2013Professor Maziar Toosarvandani joins the department
February 19, 2013Matt Wagers and Sandy Chung Receive $300,000 NSF Grant
December 5, 2012Sandy Chung elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Linguistics Calendar

May 17: Grant McGuire (UCSC) colloquium
May 28: Informational talk on Speech Pathology program
May 31: Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference (LURC)

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Conferences

The Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT 23) conference will take place May 3- 5, 2013 at UCSC.

WCCFL 30 a success

The West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL 30) was hosted by UCSC in April 2012. Read Matt Tucker's write-up of the conference here.

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