UWM will have two presentations at the 2024 Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting to take place in New York City, January 409, 2024. Congrats all! Pseudo-Sluicing in Hijazi Arabic: A Hybrid Account, by Aisha Fuddah and Hamid Ouali Real … Continue Reading »
Quigley reports on Apple internship
Doctoral student Daniel Quigley is doing an internship at Apple, which he describes below. Daniel: “My title is Production Engineer, and I work with the team that writes software and publishes content to demo products in non-Apple stores all over … Continue Reading »
Fuddah reports from 2023 Linguistic Institute
Doctoral student Aisha Fuddah attended the 2023 Linguistic Institute at University of Masschusetts, Amherst. See her reflections below. Aisha writes: “The LSA Summer Institute was an immersive learning opportunity that felt like a year of graduate school packed into four … Continue Reading »
Park and Ruh receive SURF award
Faculty member Hanyong Park and linguistics undergraduate Preston Ruh have received a SURF award for the Fall 2023 semester. Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate research, SURF awards provide support for undergraduates to engage directly in research projects under the … Continue Reading »
Burks-Burtin receives internship at Nurturing Diversity Partners
Linguistics major Essence Burks-Burtin has been offered an internship position as a Breaking News Curator at Nurturing Diversity Partners. In this role, Essence will curate articles by Black journalists and in Black media outlets for the Breaking News blog of … Continue Reading »
Ryan defends dissertation
Jacklyn Ryan has successfully defended her dissertation, entitled “Is That a Rhetorical Question?: A Pragmatic Analysis.” Congratulations, Dr. Ryan!… Continue Reading »
Al Omary selected as UWM Teaching Fellow
Doctoral student Maaly Al Omary has been selected as a UWM Teaching Fellow for the 2023-2024 academic year. According to the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, the award speaks to her “dedication to student success, exceptional pedagogy, and … Continue Reading »
Allie Potter defends Master’s paper
Graduate student Allie Potter successfully defended her Master’s paper, “Variability is Key: How French Liaison Production in Nigerien French Sheds a Light on Dialectal and Acquisition Differences.” Congratulations, Allie!… Continue Reading »
Bielasan Zaina defends Master’s paper
MA TESOL student Bielasan Zaina successfully defended her Master’s paper, “Morphosyntactic Structures of Progressive Aspect in the Oral Production of Heritage Najdi Arabic Speakers.” Congratulations, Bielasan!… Continue Reading »
Patrice Vnuk defends Master’s paper
MA TESOL student Patrice Vnuk successfully defended her Master’s paper, “English literacy for non-print-literate adult English learners: Combining Experiential Learning and the Language Experience approach.” Congratulations, Patrice!… Continue Reading »