| Linguistics

Chris Washburn

Photo:

First Name:

Chris

Last Name:

Washburn

Read more about Chris Washburn

Lindo Sikhonde

Photo:

First Name:

Lindo

Last Name:

Sikhonde

Office:

Joe Brown 228

Read more about Lindo Sikhonde

Melia Gomes

Photo:

First Name:

Melia

Last Name:

Gomes

Read more about Melia Gomes

Different Word Orders, Same Brain Areas

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

Along with fellow Ph.D. student Shulin Zhang and advisor Dr. John Hale, he finds that speakers of those two languages use roughly the same brain areas to understand relative clauses. This similarity is notable given the differences in word order between the two languages.

Read more about Different Word Orders, Same Brain Areas

ELIC Workshops at the University of Rijeka and University of Pula

As part of the NSF-funded project “Endangered languages in contact in Istria and Kvarner, Croatia (ELIC)", Dr. Keith Langston (PI) and Dr. Zvjezdana Vrzić (NYU, Co-PI) led two workshops in Croatia at the University of Rijeka and University of Pula in June, assisted by Dr. Silvana Vranić (University of Rijeka) and Dr. Ivana Lalli-Paćelat (University of Pula), who are also collaborating on this project.

Read more about ELIC Workshops at the University of Rijeka and University of Pula

Fall 2023

Read more about Fall 2023

UGA Awards Linguistics Faculty Member with Seed Grant

Dr. Chacón measures his brain data while viewing short sentences on a screen.

This week, faculty member Dr. Dustin Chacón was awarded a Faculty Seed Grant from the University of Georgia’s Office of Research.

Read more about UGA Awards Linguistics Faculty Member with Seed Grant

Left to right: Dr. John Hale, Dr. Peggy Renwick, Department Head Dr. Keith Langston

Read more about Left to right: Dr. John Hale, Dr. Peggy Renwick, Department Head Dr. Keith Langston

Dr. Dustin Chacón and Donnie Dunagan conduct research using the Linguistic Lab EEG Machine.

Read more about Dr. Dustin Chacón and Donnie Dunagan conduct research using the Linguistic Lab EEG Machine.

EEG Machine Brain Scan on Computer Screen

Read more about EEG Machine Brain Scan on Computer Screen

Support Linguistics at UGA

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!

Slideshow

Support Linguistics at UGA