Department of Linguistics
Linguistics is a scientific approach to the nature, organization, acquisition, and origins of human language. The linguistics major at USM offers concentrations in ASL/English Interpreting, ASL Linguistics, and Speech and Language Science, in addition to general linguistics. Learn more about Department of Linguistics.
Highlights
Linguistics students shadow-sign As You Like It
ASL shadowed productions offer Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences the experience of theater instead of a sole interpreter. Each speaking actor is shadowed by a signing actor.
Prof. McDaniel with child in a language acquisition study
One of Professor McDaniel's research areas is child language acquisition. She studies children's syntactic knowledge through language games. This child is describing a scene shown on the computer.
USM Linguistics at So. Cal. Undergrad Linguistics conference
Jazmyn presented at the So Cal Undergraduate Linguistics conference: "Long Distance Wh-movement Structures in Germanic Languages: An Account Based on Case Marking & Language Production Pressures."
News
The Linguistics Department is pleased to offer new degrees and language courses starting Fall 2018
Lucy Shulman, senior Linguistics student, accepted into JET
USM's Judy Shepard-Kegl highlighted by Portland Press Herald for ongoing work with deaf children in Nicaragua
The Economist highlights work of USM Professor in Nicaragua
Welcome two new linguists - Dr. Jeanne Heil and Dr. Sandra Wood!
USM language courses moving to linguistics department
Events
Apr
24
Tue
Spanish Conversation Table
3:15 PM, 305 A-Wing Science Building, Portland Campus
May
1
Tue
Spanish Conversation Table
3:15 PM, 305 A-Wing Science Building, Portland Campus