Welcome to UBC Linguistics!
The Department of Linguistics at UBC is an active center of research and teaching. We are well known for our work on First Nations languages, African languages, experimental linguistics (production, perception and first language acquisition), and linguistic theory (syntax, semantics, phonology, and phonetics). The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. For more information about the department and the field of linguistics, go to the about page.
Announcements for Undergraduate Students
Linguistics students, please see the undergraduate announcements page for news and updates from your undergraduate advisors.
For general news and announcements from the department, please scroll down.
Linguistics Student to Speak at Fall Congregation
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:54pm — hotzeJuliet Van Vliet, one of our undergraduate students, has been selected to speak at the upcoming Fall congregation (Thursday, Nov. 26 in the Chan Centre, starting at 12:30). Congratulations, Juliet!
Juliet is a student quite out of the ordinary. After becoming interested in working on First Nations languages, she didn't restrict her activities to those provided within the conventional university structure. Instead, she instigated and has now run for more than a year an aboriginal language course for First Nations people living in the Downtown Eastside.
NEW COURSE January 2010
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:27pm — hotzeLING 209: CLINICAL TOPICS IN SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING
An Introduction to speech and hearing sciences, with emphasis on the clinical perspectives of audiology and speech pathology.
Instructors: Penelope Bacsfalvi, PhD, CCC-SLP(C)
Email: penbacs@interchange.ubc.ca
Guest instructors: From the School of Audiology and Speech Science (SASS) and clinicians from the lower mainland.
Prerequisite courses: none.
SALT Conference Abstract Deadline: Dec. 1, 2009
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 4:51pm — hotzeIn 2010, the UBC linguistics department will be co-hosting SALT 20 together with the linguistics department at Simon Fraser University. SALT (Semantics and Linguistic Theory) is the main annual international conference in North America in the area of formal semantics. The deadline for abstract submissions is coming up very soon: Dec. 1, 2009. The dates for the conference itself are April 29-May 1, 2010. For more information, see the SALT conference website.
Applications for Graduate Programs (PhD and MA)
Wed, 10/07/2009 - 12:55pm — hotzeWe welcome applications to our PhD and MA programs. For detailed information, please see the graduate section of our website. The application deadline is January 20, 2010 (for admission the following September).
