Department of Linguistics

Read our 2026 Fall Newsletter

Fall 2026 marks our 3rd annual newsletter. To review the letter from Department Head Tania Ionin, and to learn more about achievements, research, and publications from this past year, see the full newsletter here.

Call for Papers: 8th Annual Sociolinguistics Symposium (SoSy)

We are excited to announce that the 8th Annual Sociolinguistics Symposium will be held at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on March 25, 2027. The Sociolinguistics Symposium (SoSy) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is an annual...

Xun Yan to be Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Language Learning

We are excited to announce that UIUC's own Xun Yan will serve as the next Editor-in-Chief of Language Learning.According to Wiley Publishing: Language Learning is a...

Xun Yan gives invited plenary talk at Asian Association for Language Assessment

We are excited to share that last month, Professor Xun Yan gave an invited plenary talk at the 12th International Conference of the Asian Association for Language Assessment in Macau.The main theme of the conference was "Humanistic Approach to...

Call for Papers: The 18th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Language and Linguistics Society

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 18th Annual Meeting of Illinois Language and Linguistics Society (ILLS 18), to be held at the Linguistics Department at University of Illinois...

Student Spotlight

Undergraduate Spotlight: Keegan Mullins

My favorite thing about linguistics has been learning about historical changes within languages across time. It's interesting being able to see the evolution of words into their recognizable, modern-day forms.

Student Spotlight

Grad Student Spotlight: Anna Stephanov

The Linguistics department builds intellectual growth through its broad interdisciplinary research, as well as its smaller research groups and collaboration across faculty and students. The department also has a very positive and supportive atmosphere, with a strong sense of community.

Calendar

View all events

```twig

Why Study Linguistics?

```twig

See our Labs and Facilities

```twig

Current Grad Student Research

```twig

Attend our Seminar Series

```twig

Linguistics Internships