Navajo Linguist Position

The Department of Linguistics is searching for a tenure track Assistant Professor Navajo linguist. Details can be found here.

Phyllis Perrin Wilcox Endowed Scholarship

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Phyllis Perrin Wilcox Endowed Scholarship for students in the Signed Language Interpreting Program. The scholarship fund was established with a generous pledge from a donor to match all funds contributed before June 30, 2007, up to $5000.

Please visit our Development page and make your contribution to this worthy scholarship. If you do so before June 30, your pledge will be matched. Once this fund reaches $15,000 we will be able to make an award to a deserving young student in the interpreting program, and thus contribute to meeting New Mexico's growing need for signed language interpreters.

Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act

Esther Martinez, noted Ohkay Owingeh storyteller and linguist, died last fall in a northern New Mexico crash involving a suspected drunken driver. The Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act, sponsored by Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., was signed into law in December, 2006. The act will establish grants for governments, colleges and other Indian educational organizations working to preserve native cultures and language.

Department of Linguistics Spring 2007 course offerings in linguistics.

Evolving English language examined in 'Larpers and Shroomers'

"U-boat," "Wonderbra" and "spliff" are among the terms featured in Larpers and Shroomers: The Language Report, a new book charting the creation of new words over the past 100 years. Read more

Language barrier

Reluctant publishers, translation difficulties and tired preconceptions have all hampered the progress of Arabic literature in the west, says Brian Whitaker. Read more

The French Connection

Learn about how undergraduate honors students in the Department of Linguistics are helping faculty and other students to study the historical connections between American Sign Language and French Sign Language.

Career Opportunities in Linguistics

Have you ever wondered what you can do with a degree in linguistics? Visit these sites to find out just a few of the career opportunities: [1] [2] [3] [4]