UGA Linguistics Hosts Annual LCUGA

The Linguistics Conference at the University of Georgia (LCUGA 2025) was hosted on March 15-16, 2025, in Athens, Georgia. The theme of this year's conference was Connecting the Disciplines through Language, with the intended goal to stress the interdisciplinary nature of Linguistics as a field and build community with rising scholars from multiple universities in the United States and abroad.

Find below a list of featured speakers, workshops, pictures from the eventful weekend, and our amazing committee that planned the conference!

Plenary Speakers

• Dr. Justin Royer (Université de Montréal):  Approaching dialectal variation in Chuj, a Mayan language
• Dr. Celeste Lee (Spelman College): The Language of Bias: Navigating Racial Attitudes in an Era of Anti-DEI Sentiments and Legislation
• Dr. Madeline Gilbert (University of Georgia): Representations and acoustics in an ongoing change in Sevillian Spanish

Workshops

• Integrating Large Language Models into Text Analysis by Dr. Camila Livio (University of Georgia)
• Learner Engagement Workshop by Caroline Schneider, M.A. (University of Georgia)

Special Sessions

• When Languages Meet: Interaction and Bilingualism in Romance Languages organized by MA students Ian Turner and Isabelle Leimkuhler (Department of Romance Languages, University of Georgia)
• Uncovering Ancient Connections: A Historical Linguistics Special Session organized by MA student Kai Davis (Department of Linguistics, University of Georgia)

Organizing Committee and Support Team

• Chair: Jean Costa-Silva
• Vice-Chairs: Seaira Lett and Chris Washburn
• Financial Team: Amy Smoler and Ryan McDonald
• Session Organizers: Caroline Schneider, Ian Turner, Isabelle Leimkuhler, Kai Davis, Gaby Perez
• Support: Michael Wolfman, Tucker Hardison, Shana Schucci, Michel Soares do Carmo, Sarah Moore, Meg Fletcher, Austin Jones, Aniya Johnson, Wilson Sullivan, Britton Hare

Conference Photos