Anne Pycha and collaborator Georgia Zellou (UC Davis) have published a new article in the journal Frontiers in Computer Science, titled “The influence of accent and device usage on perceived credibility during interactions with voice-AI assistants.” Check it out! &nbs… Continue Reading »
2024 Linguistics Department Awards
At our Spring Celebration and Graduation, we announced several awards for 2024: Outstanding Undergraduates: Aidan Cashman and Francesca Wiley Outstanding Teaching Assistant: Yunhui Kim Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation: Sujin Oh, Individual Differences of L2 Category Precision in L2 Speech Learning Congratulations … Continue Reading »
Choeun-La and Henkhaus inducted to Phi Beta Kappa
Undergraduate students Melanie Faith Choeun-La and Emma Henkhaus were inducted into the Wisconsin chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, America’s most prestigious honors society. Phi Beta Kappa celebrates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and champions freedom of thought. Just … Continue Reading »
Lauren Clark defends doctoral dissertation
Lauren Clark successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “An Extended Replication Theory Approach to Taiwan Mandarin Syntax.” Congratulations, Dr. Clark!… Continue Reading »
Jenna Kieffer defends Master’s paper
Jenna Kieffer has successfully defended her Master’s paper, “Evidence for a Text-Driven Approach to ESL Materials Design.” Congratulations, Jenna!… Continue Reading »
Sujin Oh defends doctoral dissertation
Sujin Oh successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Individual Differences of L2 Category Precision in L2 Speech Learning.” Congratulations, Dr. Oh!… Continue Reading »