Department of Linguistics

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Eleanor Chodroff virtual colloquium

February 7, 2025

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Language Sciences Panel Discussion: Sustaining Multilingualism: Heritage Language Education in Diverse Communities

February 12, 2025

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Peña Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Mitchi Kamigaki-Baron research seminar

February 14, 2025

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Totem Field Studio - Seminar Room (121)

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Featured News

UBC Linguistics’ Newest Faculty Member Featured in Quanta Magazine

We are excited to share that Quanta Magazine has featured Isabel Papadimitriou, soon to be joining our department, in a fascinating article exploring how artificial intelligence can shed light on human language learning. The piece discusses

UBC Linguistics Alumnus Jennifer Glougie Reappointed as Chair of BC Labour Relations Board and Employment Standards Tribunal

We are proud to announce that Dr. Jennifer Glougie, a UBC Linguistics alumnus, has been reappointed as chair of the BC Labour Relations Board and the Employment Standards Tribunal. Her new five-year term will begin on February 5, 2025, following a

Yadong Liu defends his PhD

We are happy to share that Yadong Liu has successfully defended his PhD yesterday (30 Oct). Following are some details about this Dissertation. Title: “Integrating Posture Control in Speech Models” Supervisor: Bryan Gick Committee:

MDS Spotlight: Meet Daniel Jimenez, MDS Computational Linguistics, Class of 2024

Prior to entering the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) Computational Linguistics program, Daniel Jimenez was working as a software developer with Amazon. However, it was Jimenez’s strong desire to pursue a career in Natural Language Processing