Al Ghamdi defends dissertation proposal

Doctoral student Rozan Al Ghamdi successfully defended her dissertation proposal, “Evolution of Phonological and Morphological Features in the Ghamdi Arabic Dialect: A Contemporary Analysis of Vowel Harmony and Gender Distinction.” Congratulations, Rozan!

UWM linguists to present at Symposium on Arabic Linguistics

Research by UWM linguists has been accepted for presentation at the 37th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, to be held in New York City on February 23-25, 2023. When Prosody Meets Syntax in Hijazi Arabic Gapping, by Aisha Fuddah, Hammad …

Essence Burks-Burtin presents internship, graduates with honors

At an expo hosted by UWM’s Center for Student Experience and Talent (SET), Linguistics undergraduate Essence Burks-Burtin presented her work as an intern for Milwaukee’s Black Holocaust Museum, where she curated news articles from Black and mainstream news outlets. She …

Fuddah receives COGEL Honorable Mention

The LSA Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics (COGEL) has selected Aisha Fuddah to receive a COGEL Travel Awards 2024 Honorable Mention. Congratulations, Aisha!

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