Department of Linguistics
Linguistics is a scientific approach to human language. The major offers concentrations in ASL/English Interpreting, ASL Linguistics, French Linguistics, Spanish Linguistics, and Speech and Language Science, in addition to general linguistics. Learn more about Department of Linguistics.
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What's up with languages at USM?
USM’s language offerings have recently expanded. But that’s only part of the story.
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."
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News
USM linguist co-authors Penobscot children's book
Assistant Professor Jeanne Heil interviewed in BDN article about language learning
Roxanne Baker interviewed on "The Current" talk show
USM alumna awarded Fulbright to deepen understanding of immigrants
