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!

UWM linguists presenting at LSA 2024

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ryan defends dissertation

Jacklyn Ryan has successfully defended her dissertation, entitled “Is That a Rhetorical Question?: A Pragmatic Analysis.” Congratulations, Dr. Ryan!