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Call for Applications for the Spark Undergraduate Research Awards in Linguistics Extended!

Spark Award call for papers

The call for applications for the Spark Undergraduate Research Award in Linguistics has been extended through April 1!

Thanks to a generous endowment created by Michael H. and Nancy E. Scarbrough, the Department of Linguistics is able to offer funding to support undergraduate research projects.There are two categories of awards, which are described below.

Shannon Rodriguez presents "Studying the Impact of Languge on Identity" at UGA's Three Minute Thesis Competition

Image of Shannon Rodriquez in front of Gilbert Hall. Photo by Peter Frey

In January, Shannon Rodriguez presented her Three Minute Thesis presentation to the board of regents. Rodriguez was a runner up for UGA’s Three Minute Thesis Competition. Her presentation was based on her dissertation, “Latino English in Georgia:  a sociophonetic analysis of ethnicity and identity.” To read more about her research on dialects of English spoken by Latinos born in Georgia, click on the following link in UGAToday: https://news.uga.edu/student-studies-impact-of-language-on-identity/.

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Your donations to the Department of Linguistics will support research and travel opportunities for students and faculty and other initiatives to enhance students' education in linguistics. Please consider joining other friends and alumni who have shown their support by making a gift to our fund. We greatly appreciate your contributions to the success of our programs!  

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