The Department of Linguistics at the University of Maryland combines current theoretical research in phonology, syntax, and semantics with state-of-the-art experimental research in language acquisition, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics.
Our top-ranked department plays a leading role in the largest and most integrated language science research community in North America.
News
- Annie Gagliardi awarded Post-Doc Fellowship
- Congratulations to Annie Gagliardi, who has been awarded a Postdoc Fellowship from the NSF/NEH Documenting Endangered Languages Fund. ...
- Mayfest 2012!
- May 4-5, the department hosts Mayfest 2012, "The Role of Computational Models in Linguistic Theory". Mayfest is an ...
- Terje Lohndal to faculty in Trondheim
- Big congratulations to Terje Lohndal, who has accepted a position as Associate Professor of English Linguistics at the
- Naomi and Rochelle win ADVANCE grant
- Congratulations to Naomi Feldman who, together with Rochelle Newman, won a UMD ADVANCE seed grant for a project ...
- Linguists blaze at local footrace
Recent publications
- A single stage approach to learning phonological categories: Insights from Inuktitut. Brian W Dillion, Ewan Dunbar, William Idsardi. Cognitive Science.
- Derivational order in syntax: Evidence and architectural consequences. Colin Phillips and Shevaun Lewis.
- A Dilemma with Accounts of Right-node Raising. Bradley Larson. Linguistic Inquiry.
- Without Specifiers: Phrase Structure and Events. Terje Lohndal. PhD dissertation.
- Head Movement in the Bangla DP. Dustin Chacón. Journal of South Asian Linguistics.