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Georgia's Changing Accents

Dr. Jon Forrest and Dr. Peggy Renwick's research on changing pronunciations among different generations of speakers in Georgia has been featured in Georgia Magazine and in this YouTube video.

Hannover, Germany Video Exchange

Virtual German Exchange Program: UGA+HANNOVER

Jean Costa Silva - Ph.D. Candidate

Linguistics Ph.D. Candidate Receives Graduate Research Award

This past week, Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant Jean Costa-Silva received a Graduate Research Award from the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Advisory Board.

Headshot of Dr. Keith Langston in front of Joe Brown Hall

Linguistics Department Head Keith Langston named University Professor

Dr. Keith Langston was honored this week for his "influential vision and leadership" and "significant impact on UGA" with the title of 2023-2024 University Professor alongside Dr. Paula Lemons, Professor and Associate Dean of Franklin College. 

LCUGA 2024: Modeling Language. Plenary Speakers: Luis Ulloa, Ph.D. Candidate, SUNY Buffalo; Dr. Sashank Varma, Professor, Georgia Tech. Special Sessions: "Bridging the Gap: Integrating Second Language Acquisition Research into Effective Language Instruction"; "An Exploration of Tense and Aspect in Minoritized Varieties"

Linguistics Conference at UGA: February 17th-18th 2024

The Linguistics Society at UGA will be hosting the Linguistics Conference at University of Georgia (LCUGA 2024) on February 17-18th (in-person) in Athens, GA.

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