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Collaborative UGA & Georgia Tech Linguistics Study Featured in Columns, Across News Outlets

UGA Linguistics faculty members Dr. Margaret Renwick and Dr. Jon Forrest were featured in this week's Columns article, discussing the rapid decline of the Georgia accent among younger generations. 

Undergraduate Linguistics student Zahin Hoque (right) poses with Dr. Chacón (left).

Linguistics Undergraduate Student Zahin Hoque Wins Fall 2023 CURO Research Award

The UGA Linguistics department congratulates Zahin Hoque on his receipt of a research award from UGA CURO (Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities). Only 500 of UGA’s 30,000 undergraduate students are awarded the $1,000 scholarship.

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Linguistics Ph.D. Student and Fulbright-Hayes Scholar Discusses Zulu Group Project Abroad

This summer, Ph.D. student Meg Fletcher participated in a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to study Zulu in South Africa for 8 weeks. 

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LINGUISTICS DEPARTMENT ROUND-UP: 2022-2023

Welcome new and returning students! We hope that your summer was enriching and that you had a great first day of the school year. 

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Different Word Orders, Same Brain Areas

Linguistics PhD student Donald Dunagan has been comparing brain activity in speakers of English and Chinese.

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