Bryan Gick and Arian Shamei on the astronomy-linguistics interface
Following up on an astronaut’s observation about what it’s like to speak after a return from space, faculty member Bryan Gick and doctoral student Arian Shamei researched the phonetic effects of space travel. They demonstrated that, in Arian’s words, freshly-returned astronauts “speak as if their tongues are effectively heavier.” In addition to being an early work […]
Congratulations 2019 Graduates!
We had excellent representation from the Department of Linguistics at graduation on Friday, 24 May! [kʰn̩ɡɹæts] to all of our graduates, including those majoring in Cognitive Systems, Linguistics, and Speech Sciences. We were especially delighted to have the newly minted Dr. Zoe Wai-Man Lam as the student speaker for the ceremony. Also, thanks go to […]
50th Anniversary Celebration
UBC Linguistics is celebrating its 50th anniversary. We would like to invite you to join us in our celebration! The event will take place from April 15-April 18 2019, at UBC Campus in Vancouver. The main locations will be Totem Field Studios and Stores Rd. Building. We look forward to seeing you there!
Festschrift in Honour of Henry Davis
We’re excited to announce that the festschrift in honour of Henry Davis‘ 60th birthday has been released! “Wa7 xweysás i nqwal’úttensa i ucwalmícwa: He loves the people’s languages” is a collection of essays inspired by the research and mentorship of Henry Davis, edited by Lisa Matthewson, Erin Guntly, Marianne Huijsmans, and Michael Rochemont. Much of […]
Congrats 2018 Grads!
Congratulations to all the 2018 Linguistics and Speech Science graduates. Many of our students were nominated as Outstanding Student Leaders and celebrated in March, and graduation was in May. We were especially delighted to have Linguistics Major Kalim Kassam selected as the student representative and speaker at the ceremony! Congratulations to the graduates and all […]