Linguistics Posters

The posters below were made by linguistics students at Western Washington University. Please feel free to download and share them. 

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Dear John (1)

Dear John, with list of other names. Click to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

Dear John (2)

Dear John, with list of other names. Click to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

Dialect (1)

Definition of 'dialect.' Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

Dialect (2)

Definition of 'dialct.' Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

Don't be a "grammar snob"

Don't be a grammar snob. Proper grammar is a social construct. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size 12.75 in x 17 in. Based on a design from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 348/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Recreated by Madison Peyton.

Consider your ability privilege

Don't be a grammar snob. Consider your ability privilege. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Consider your class privilege

Don't be a grammar snob. Consider your class privilege. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Consider your native language privilege

Don't be a grammar snob. Consider your native language privilege. Click on image for full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Consider your racial privilege (1)

Don't be a grammar snob. Consider your racial privilege. Click on image for full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Consider your racial privilege (2)

"Proper Grammar" is a social construct. Consider your racial privilege. Click on image for full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Consider your racial privilege (3)

"Proper" grammar is a social construct. Consider your racial privilege. Click on image for full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Consider your racial privilege (4)

Don't be a "grammar snob." Consider your racial privilege. Click on image for full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

How do YOU speak? (1)

Map of US, says, "How do YOU speak?" with region-specific words and phrases. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 11 x 17 in. Created by Emily Hillman.

How do YOU speak? (2)

Map of US, says, "How do YOU speak?" with region-specific words and phrases. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 11 x 17 in. Created by Emily Hillman.

International Pronouns Day

International Pronouns Day is the 3rd Wednesday of October. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman. Recreated by Emma Ahmann.

Language Families of the Pacific Northwest

List of language families of the Pacific Northwest. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

Language is a fluid thing (1)

Language is a fluid thing. Drink up! Brought to you by the Department of Linguistics. Shows a fancy cup of coffee.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

Language is a fluid thing (2)

Language is a fluid thing. Drink up! Brought to you by the Department of Linguistics. Shows a drinking glass with ice and a straw.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

Languages of Washington State

Shows percentage of people who speak certain languages in Washington State. Click on image for full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

Languages spoken in Washington State

163 languages are spoken in Washington State. Brought to you by Western Talks.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman. Recreated by Emma Ahmann.

'Proper grammar' is a social construct.

Proper grammar is a social construct. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

'Standard English' (1)

How would you define 'standard English'? Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman, as a part of Western Talks.

'Standard English' (2)

How would you define 'standard English'? Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman, as a part of Western Talks.

'Standard English' (3)

Who should decide what is and is not 'standard English'? Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman, as a part of Western Talks.

Tell us about your name (1)

Tell us about your name. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman, as a part of Western Talks.

Tell us about your name (2)

Tell us about your name. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman, as a part of Western Talks.

They

Definition of 'they.' Click image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Welcome (1)

"Welcome" in several different languages. Click to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Created by Emily Hillman.

Welcome (2)

"Welcome" in several different languages. Click to see full description.

Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Created by Emily Hillman.

Welcome to Washington (Warshington) (1)

Accents are cool. Mocking the pronunciation of others, not cool. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 24 x 18 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Welcome to Washington (Warshington) (2)

Greetings from Washington (Warshington), where accents are cool, and mocking accents isn't. Click to see full description.

Poster size: 24 x 18 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

Welcome to Washington (Warshington) (3)

Welcome to Washington (Warshington), the Evergreen State. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 24 x 18 in. Original inspiration for poster from Anne Lobeck's spring 2019 ENG 438/LING 402: Language Change and Variation. Adapted by Emily Hillman.

What are your pronouns?

What are your pronouns? Don't know? Ask. Click on image to see full description.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

World language

Over 7,000 languages are spoken in the world today.Brought to you by the Department of Linguistics.

Poster size: 18 in x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman.

A photo of former linguistics student Emily Hillman standing in front of a bunch of posters she created.
Emily Hillman, '20, standing in front of many of the posters she designed.