Using computational methods, this study quantifies context coherence in the discourse, and examines how it supports omitted pronouns in Chinese, Brazilian Portugese, and Spanish. This study discusses the effect of verb syncretism and its effect on pro-drop. 

Please join the Linguistics department in congratulating Dr. Peggy Renwick, who was named the Graduate School Outstanding Mentor for 2023. 

The Outstanding Mentor award "encourages and rewards innovation and effectiveness" in advising students throughout their academic journey at UGA. 

Congratulations to Linguistics PhD student, Meg Fletcher, winner of the Fulbright-Hays award for the Zulu Group Project Abroad!

Congratulations to our PhD students Austin Brailey-Jones, Jean Costa-Silva, Meg Fletcher, Hyunjin Lee, and Betsy Miller, and as well as Linguistics faculty Dr. Jon Forrest and Linguistics Alumni Dr. Katherine Ireland who presented the results of their research at the Southeastern Conference in Linguistics (SECOL), which was held at the University of Mississippi March 9-11, 2023.

Austin Brailey-Jones and Betsy Miller presented their paper, "Comparing Palatalization of /t d/ across Word Boundaries in UK English".

Linguistics faculty and graduate students recently participated in UGA's AI Research Day 2022 on November 17. The day consisted of a keynote address, lightning presentations by members of the UGA community engaged in AI research, a discussion panel, and research posters describing the work of UGA students.

Join us for a presentation by Drew Hoffmaster, this year's Spark Undergraduate Research Award recipient, as he presents his research project "The Closer you Look, the Weirder it Gets! English Comparative Correlatives: Para- or Hypotaxis". The Spark Award for Undergraduate Research is made possible each year thanks to a generous endowment created by Michael H. and Nancy E. Scarbrough, providing funding to support undergraduate research projects. This talk will be held on Wednesday December 7 at 3:30 PM in Gilbert Hall, room 350K.