The son of a Bible translator, Kenneth Van Bik was introduced to the power of language at an early age. “My father spent about 16 years translating the Bible into Hakha Lai, so my interest in ...

A Georgetown University professor and a linguistics doctoral student won two American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) awards for their contributions to linguistics research. A Georgetown ...

This Ohio State professor is not your “average Joe”; he is an expert in his field of study, and his shining personality and achievements will knock your socks off. Brian Joseph is a professor of ...

Faculty and students in the applied linguistics field are making final adjustments to prepare for the end of their department, after decades of seeing the number of full-time faculty members diminish.

Dr. Kira Hall, Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology, has been awarded the title of Distinguished Professor, the highest designation the university awards to faculty. She shares this honor with ...

“Sinful,” “voluptuous” and “sexy” are all words used to describe the food at expensive restaurants while “addicting,” “crack” and “drug” are used to describe the food at cheaper restaurants, according ...

The department of linguistics separated from the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics (FLL) at the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, underscoring an important niche of the Georgetown University ...

As of fall 2023, linguistics functions as an independent program from the Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences department, according to the CLPS website. Previously, linguistics was one of ...

Every time Russell Schuh ran the Los Angeles marathon, he wore the same shirt from the UCLA linguistics department and red high school shorts. They were falling apart and full of holes, but he ...