Linguistics

Whether it’s another language, how you pronounce pecan, or using the word ‘y’all’ instead of ‘you guys’, where you live has an impact on how you speak.   That’s a cause and effect we’ve only scratched the surface of, according to new research from...

Nine women faculty members at The University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2023 Women in STEM awards. Award recipients will explore how to reduce the number of Native American students with dyslexia, why some...

The Lobo Language Acquisition Lab presents #CelebrateBilingualismNM Speaker Series featuring Dr. Rain Bosworth on Friday, Dec. 2 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. The title of Bosworth’s talk is Learning about Language from Bimodal Babies: Insights from Eye Gaze...

Two professors of Linguistics have identified the "primal consonants" of human languages ̶ a small set of five consonant types that most likely were the original consonant sounds in early, even pre-human, communication, and subsequently underwent change...

In a first of its kind event, Steve A. Darden (Diné/Navajo and Cheyenne) will share his research on Diné traditional concepts around death, the afterlife, and burials in a presentation called, “Diné/Navajo Stories about Death, the Afterlife, Grief...

Protecting an endangered language is just as consequential as safeguarding animals on the verge of extinction. The Navajo language faces threats to its vitality just as imperiled animals do. Like protecting the planet, preserving a language, and the...

The Latin American and Iberian Institute (LAII) at The University of New Mexico has welcomed Barbara Blaha Degler as the incoming Mexico Studies Chair. This position was jointly established by UNM and the Fulbright-García Robles program as part of a...

When traveling through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, a request for chile on a cheeseburger will yield three different types of flavors. In the same way, a UNM graduate student is doing trailblazing research showing dialectic varieties of sign language...

The Lobo Language Acquisition Lab at The University of New Mexico will present Trisha Moquino of Keres Children's Learning Center (KCLC) describing her quest to create a school that would nurture children in the Keres-speaking community. Her...

Countless people come to the United States in hopes of providing a bright future and equitable opportunities for their children and families. Often this means that many children grow up in the United States unknowingly undocumented and having never...