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Linguistics Doctoral Student Awarded Best Student Paper at NCA2023

Congratulations to Hannah Fedder Williams, PhD student in Sociolinguistics, for receiving the Best Student Paper Award at the 2023 National Communication Association Conference …

November 13, 2023

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Linguistics Dept. awarded $300,000 by U.S. Dept. of Education for researching language outcomes in intensive language study programs

Three Linguistics faculty members are leading a 3-year project to research language outcomes of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) program participants. Read the full press…

November 6, 2023

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Linguistics Doctoral Student Awarded TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant

Linguistics doctoral student Negar Siyari has been awarded a coveted TIRF doctoral dissertation grant for the completion of her dissertation titled From Displacement to…

November 6, 2023

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Open tenure-line position in Computational Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, DC invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Computational Linguistics,…

September 29, 2023

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KOPIKON

Are you fascinated by constructed languages like Dothraki and Valyrian (Game of Thrones), Klingon (Star Trek), and Na’vi (Avatar)? The Georgetown Linguistics Department is…

August 29, 2023

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Prof. Cynthia Gordon Explains the Linguistic Phenomenon Behind Taylor Swift’s Superstardom

July 7, 2023 Posted in News Story  With over 266 million followers on Instagram, Taylor Swift has amassed a loyal fan base of so-called Swifties devoted to every word the…

August 24, 2023

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Georgetown Linguist Awarded NEH Grant for Digital Coptic Project

June 8, 2023 Posted in News Story  |  Tagged Grants, Linguistics, Research Amir Zeldes has been awarded a grant of nearly $350,000 from the National Endowment for the…

June 26, 2023

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Prof. Nathan Schneider receives NSF Career award to develop algorithms for analyzing metalinguistic text

December 19, 2022 College of Arts & Sciences Professor Awarded Grant for Algorithmic Metalinguistic Analysis Posted in News Story  |  Tagged Computer Science,, …

January 12, 2023

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Prof. Deborah Tannen receives “Language” award

Prof. Deborah Tannen received the first-ever “Language” award presented by Planet Word DC, the immersive museum devoted to innovative, voice-first tech exhibits celebrating…

November 15, 2022

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GU STARTALK 2023

GU STARTALK: Task-based Training for Critical Language Teachers, funded by a grant from the NSA, will train 25 K-16 teachers of critical languages (Arabic, Chinese, Korean,…

November 15, 2022