Through almost 19 years of research at Illinois, Silvina Montrul, professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Linguistics, and an affiliate at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, has become a leader in understanding bilingualism and second language acquisition.
ILLS 11The 11th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Language and Linguistics Society will take place from April 26th - 28th, 2019.
Better understand your worldLinguistics captures how we perceive the world around us and how we relate to one another.
The language of emojiBen Weissman and Darren Tanner's work on how our brains process sarcastic emoji's.
Professor Eyamba Bokamba retires after 44 yearsProfessor Eyamba Bokamba retires at the end of Spring 2018 after 44 years of distinguished service. His contributions were recognized in a reception jointly hosted by the Department of Linguistics and the Center for African Studies on April 26, 2018.
So many choicesOver 30 courses offered every semester
More Department News
- Professor Katharine O. Aston passed away in the early morning of May 16. She was 101 years old. Funeral arrangements are made by Owens Funeral Home, but there will be no visitation.
- Dr. Eman Saadah has been promoted to Teaching Associate Professor effective Fall 2019, in recognition of her significant contributions to the Less Commonly Taught Languages Program, the Linguistics Department, and to Area Studies at UIUC. Congratulations to Eman for her promotion!
- Congratulations to the students of the Linguistics Department who have received awards this year! Departmental Student Awards Outstanding Undergraduate in Linguistics Award - Grace Moran, Sean Chapman, Aidan San
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