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Past Events
Linguistics Open House
![Free swag for WWU LING alumni with a sign that says "Linguistics Alumni Check-in Here for Free Gift. Linguistics. Western Washington University."](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large_square/public/2024-05/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2823%29.png?itok=VyRNBepy)
Come join us for our Linguistics Department open house and undergraduate research celebration during Scholars Week 2024.
Libations with a Linguist
![Dr. McNeel Gordon Jantzen](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large_square/public/2024-04/Jantzen.png?itok=TCBU8TcD)
Dr. McNeel Gordon Jantzen, a Professor in Western's Linguistics Department, will present "How COVID Killed My Convo: The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Conversational Behaviors"
Balancing Input and Imagination
![Dr. Marten van Schijndel](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large_square/public/2024-04/marten-van-schijndel.jpg?itok=1dwvlqzm)
A talk by Western Linguistics Alum Marten van Schijndel
Linguistics Graduate School Question and Answer Session
Thinking about grad school? Want to know more about the application process? Ginny Dawson and Kaden Holladay will be facilitating a linguistics graduate school question and answer session.
Linguistics Alumni Panel
![Red Square at Western Washington University](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large_square/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-20%20135642.png?itok=2BTe268x)
Come and see the cool things our alumni are doing with their linguistics degrees.
Illuminating language processing by leveraging linguistic diversity
![Samantha Wray](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large_square/public/2024-02/web_dmouth_pic.jpg?itok=Y530w69v)
A talk by WWU LING alum Samantha Wray.
Building a Linguistic Time Machine
![Dr. Chris Carignan](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large_square/public/2024-02/carignan-300px.jpg?itok=jq8em2fo)
A talk by WWU alum Chris Carignan
It's not as if researchers can very well build a TIME MACHINE in order to visit the past and gather data about the interaction between a speaker and listener… or can we?
Research on the Acquisition of Spanish as a Heritage Language
![Dr. Elizabeth Goodin-Mayeda](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large_square/public/2023-10/Headshot.jpg?itok=abWIv7fh)
A virtual talk by Western alum Dr. Elizabeth Goodin-Mayeda
Aspects of school grammar in Norway
![Dr. Mari Nygård](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-04/Mari-Nygaard-web_1.jpg?itok=K4GefBO0)
Visiting scholar Dr. Mari Nygård will discuss implicit and explicit grammatical competence among Norwegian students.
Linguistics for Language Revitalization
![Dr. Samantha Prins](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-03/picture-478-1674236752_1.jpg?itok=C-eRdG9-)
This talk explores the intersections of linguistics and language revitalization, drawing on the perspectives of stakeholders and practitioners in both fields.
Libations with a Linguist
![Dr. Jordan Sandoval](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-03/Jordan%20Sandoval_1.jpg?itok=hF5xbHW2)
Dr. Jordan Sandoval, an Assistant Professor in Western’s Linguistics Department, will present “tough, cough, through, bough: What a linguist has to say about why English spelling is so weird."
Linguists in Tech Career Panel and Q & A
![Several coworkers surrounding a computer, collaborating.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-02/Picture2.jpg?itok=ltZdqKI2)
Are you interested in how linguistics is utilized in tech fields? Come hear what it’s like to be an “industry linguist”!
How to Market Your Linguistics Degree
![A person holding a resume and in the background we see another person who is out of focus using a laptop.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-12/AdobeStock_477498167_1.jpg?itok=N12i_fzQ)
Applying for a job? Graduate school? Scholarships? Join us and learn how to market your LINGUISTICS education for the future of your dreams.
Libations with a Linguist
Dr. Virginia Dawson, an Associate Professor in Western’s Linguistics Department, will present “Did you really say that? What a linguist has to say about literal and non-literal meaning.”
Trans knowledges and gender-just pedagogies
![A blue and pink background with the words "him," "her," and "they" spelled out in Scrabble pieces.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-10/AdobeStock_407463810_0.jpeg?itok=w9HV9QGA)
Trans knowledges and gender-just pedagogies in the language classroom: More than language forms alone
Linguistics in Education Career Panel
![Boggle game pieces lined up spell "TEACH." Books can be seen in the background.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-04/pexels-pixabay-301926_1.jpg?itok=GDUgu4at)
Are you considering a career in education? Join us at our Linguistics in Education Career Panel.
To (use) be or not to (use) be: Non-Verbal Predication Strategies in Eastern Bantu
![Rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-04/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2816%29.png?itok=ZXRK3rDt)
Featuring the research of Western alum Aron Finholt
Moving in the Salish world: investigating directional serial verbs in Hul’q’umi’num’
![Panoramic view of Ladysmith shoreline from top of a mountain, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Photo by roxxyphotos.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-04/web%20pic.jpg?itok=zs_bDtBu)
Featuring the research of Western alum Lauren Schneider
Language Attitudes of Speakers of a Critically Endangered Philippine Creole Spanish
![Manila Bay in the Philippines.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-04/manila-2311266_1920.jpg?itok=L5EetYIF)
Featuring the research of Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical Languages Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley
Talking about kin in Tiwa
![Western Washington University off of Bellingham Bay at dusk, Mount Baker can be seen in the distance.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-04/50703489313_abdcb869fa_o.jpg?itok=jij-lk-Z)
Featuring the research of Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Linguistics Virginia Dawson.
Shaping conversation through gesture
![People making different hand gestures.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-04/AdobeStock_188042319.jpeg?itok=rwN7RptR)
Featuring the research of Schuyler Laparle of University of California – Berkeley.
Pragmatic Detachability of English Discourse Markers in San Diego Spanish
![A beach at sunset.](/sites/chss.wwu.edu/files/styles/card_large/public/2022-04/sea-4946871_1920.jpg?itok=zvigkijT)
Featuring the research of Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical Languages R. Mata