Linguistics

A new study indicates the prevalence rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have now grown to 1 in 40, a jump from the rate of 1 in 65 published just two years ago. Indeed, ASD is now the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disorder in the U.S.  Social...

The UNM campus and local theater community is mourning the loss of colleague and friend Alan Hudson, linguistics professor emeritus. A native of Ireland, Hudson completed his Ph.D. at Yeshiva University on language attitudes and came to UNM in 1974....

The Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies (LLSS) and the Department of Linguistics are mourning the loss of colleague and friend Veronka (Vera) John-Steiner, a presidential professor emerita who passed away on Dec. 6, 2017.  All...

Seven humanities doctoral students in the College of Arts & Sciences at The University of New Mexico are recipients of the 2017 Bilinski Fellowship. As a recipient, each student will receive dissertation completion fellowships made possible through...

The UNM Departments of Linguistics and English want post-doctorate graduates to know about job opportunities outside of the university setting. “The job market for Ph.D. students is evolving with many new choices outside of academia,” said Jill Morford,...

UNM Linguistics Professor Melissa Axelrod was nationally recognized recently with an award from the Linguistic Society of America for her work studying endangered and extinct languages.

The UNM Departments of American Studies, English, History and Linguistics, along with 28 other colleges and universities have been chosen by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to rethink and transform the training and education for the “next...

A special symposium is being held for Professor of Linguistics, Phyllis Perrin Wilcox, on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in SUB Ballroom A. The event pays tribute to her 44 years of...

The University of New Mexico Signed Language Interpreting (SLI) program was recently notified by the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE) that they have received a full 10-year accreditation for the Bachelor of Science in SLI. Only 14

Adjunct Professor Ian Maddieson, Department of Linguistics, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowned upon members by their peers. This year, 388 ...