Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY
@uoylangling.bsky.social
Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York
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https://www.york.ac.uk/language/
The Department is hosting an African Linguistics Workshop featuring new research from staff and students. Special guest Prof Enoch Aboh (Uni of Amsterdam) joins the session following his Robert Le Page Lecture. 13 March at 09:30 in AEW/106.
Read the programme: www.york.ac.uk/langu...
Read the programme: www.york.ac.uk/langu...
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The Department is hosting an African Linguistics Workshop featuring new research from staff and students. Special guest Prof Enoch Aboh (Uni of Amsterdam) joins the session following his Robert Le Page Lecture. 13 March at 09:30 in AEW/106.
Read the programme: www.york.ac.uk/langu...
Read the programme: www.york.ac.uk/langu...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Did you complete your degree between August and October 2024? If so, it's now your turn to complete the Graduate Outcomes survey. Your feedback helps improve courses, careers, and student experiences for the next generation.
How did ancient innovators understand phonetics before linguistics existed? Dr. Danny Bate joins the Department of Language and Linguistic Science on 12 February to discuss linguistic thinking in the history of the alphabet.
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...
#langsky #linguistics
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#langsky #linguistics
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
How did ancient innovators understand phonetics before linguistics existed? Dr. Danny Bate joins the Department of Language and Linguistic Science on 12 February to discuss linguistic thinking in the history of the alphabet.
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...
#langsky #linguistics
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...
#langsky #linguistics
Prof Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) will deliver the 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture on 12 March 4-5 PM in Vanbrugh College (V/N/045). He will speak on "Universal Multilingualism: From Creolistics to Theoretical Linguistics". Everyone welcome.
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Prof Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) will deliver the 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture on 12 March 4-5 PM in Vanbrugh College (V/N/045). He will speak on "Universal Multilingualism: From Creolistics to Theoretical Linguistics". Everyone welcome.
Applications are open for doctoral and postdoctoral roles with the Census of Urban and Rural Language in England and Wales (CURLEW). Work with Prof Paul Foulkes and colleagues to map language change across the UK. Positions available in York, Bern and Oxford. www.curlew.info/jobs #langsky
February 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Applications are open for doctoral and postdoctoral roles with the Census of Urban and Rural Language in England and Wales (CURLEW). Work with Prof Paul Foulkes and colleagues to map language change across the UK. Positions available in York, Bern and Oxford. www.curlew.info/jobs #langsky
MA and PhD students in our department are organising YorCCA 2026, a conference for postgraduate researchers in conversation analysis. Call for papers now open – abstracts due 10 April. #langsky
sites.google.com/yor...
sites.google.com/yor...
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
MA and PhD students in our department are organising YorCCA 2026, a conference for postgraduate researchers in conversation analysis. Call for papers now open – abstracts due 10 April. #langsky
sites.google.com/yor...
sites.google.com/yor...
Dr Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff from @UoYLangLing has written a new entry on Critical Discourse Analysis for ENTI, an international open-access encyclopaedia.
The article is available to read for free in English, Spanish and Catalan.
Read it here: www.aieti.eu/enti/critica...
The article is available to read for free in English, Spanish and Catalan.
Read it here: www.aieti.eu/enti/critica...
February 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Dr Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff from @UoYLangLing has written a new entry on Critical Discourse Analysis for ENTI, an international open-access encyclopaedia.
The article is available to read for free in English, Spanish and Catalan.
Read it here: www.aieti.eu/enti/critica...
The article is available to read for free in English, Spanish and Catalan.
Read it here: www.aieti.eu/enti/critica...
What can you do with a degree in Language and Linguistics?
Join us to hear from alumni working in teaching, marketing, and the Civil Service. Discover how they used their degrees to shape their careers.
5 February 2026, 15:00–17:00, B/T/019
Register here: tiny.cc/LLSalumni
Join us to hear from alumni working in teaching, marketing, and the Civil Service. Discover how they used their degrees to shape their careers.
5 February 2026, 15:00–17:00, B/T/019
Register here: tiny.cc/LLSalumni
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What can you do with a degree in Language and Linguistics?
Join us to hear from alumni working in teaching, marketing, and the Civil Service. Discover how they used their degrees to shape their careers.
5 February 2026, 15:00–17:00, B/T/019
Register here: tiny.cc/LLSalumni
Join us to hear from alumni working in teaching, marketing, and the Civil Service. Discover how they used their degrees to shape their careers.
5 February 2026, 15:00–17:00, B/T/019
Register here: tiny.cc/LLSalumni
Our departmental colloquium series resumes next week with a talk by Dr Li Li from University of Stirling.
Location: P/L/002
Date and time: January 22nd, 3pm
Abstract:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Location: P/L/002
Date and time: January 22nd, 3pm
Abstract:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Our departmental colloquium series resumes next week with a talk by Dr Li Li from University of Stirling.
Location: P/L/002
Date and time: January 22nd, 3pm
Abstract:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Location: P/L/002
Date and time: January 22nd, 3pm
Abstract:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Save the date! Prof. Enoch Aboh will deliver the 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture on 12 March. The annual series honours our founding professor and his pioneering work in creole linguistics. Full details coming soon.
Find out more:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Find out more:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Save the date: Prof. Enoch Aboh to deliver 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture
The second annual lecture in the series honours the department's founding professor and his pioneering work in creole linguistics.
www.york.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Save the date! Prof. Enoch Aboh will deliver the 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture on 12 March. The annual series honours our founding professor and his pioneering work in creole linguistics. Full details coming soon.
Find out more:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Find out more:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Considering a career in English language teaching, translation, or interpreting? Join our careers event on 6 February at 2pm in B/T/019. Hear from programme leaders and careers experts about TESOL, MA opportunities, and industry paths.
Register here: tiny.cc/LLSTESOLevent
Register here: tiny.cc/LLSTESOLevent
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Considering a career in English language teaching, translation, or interpreting? Join our careers event on 6 February at 2pm in B/T/019. Hear from programme leaders and careers experts about TESOL, MA opportunities, and industry paths.
Register here: tiny.cc/LLSTESOLevent
Register here: tiny.cc/LLSTESOLevent
Dr George Bailey (@grbails.bsky.social) spoke to an audience of over 850 people, mostly English Language A-level students, last week at the English and Media Centre conference, showing how AI and machine learning can reveal patterns of dialect change in the North of England.
December 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Dr George Bailey (@grbails.bsky.social) spoke to an audience of over 850 people, mostly English Language A-level students, last week at the English and Media Centre conference, showing how AI and machine learning can reveal patterns of dialect change in the North of England.
How do speakers balance making sense with saying something new?
Join us on 4 Dec for a colloquium with Prof Hannah Rohde. She will discuss the psycholinguistics of discourse and how we manage expectations in communication.
15:00 in CL/A/057
Abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Join us on 4 Dec for a colloquium with Prof Hannah Rohde. She will discuss the psycholinguistics of discourse and how we manage expectations in communication.
15:00 in CL/A/057
Abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
How do speakers balance making sense with saying something new?
Join us on 4 Dec for a colloquium with Prof Hannah Rohde. She will discuss the psycholinguistics of discourse and how we manage expectations in communication.
15:00 in CL/A/057
Abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Join us on 4 Dec for a colloquium with Prof Hannah Rohde. She will discuss the psycholinguistics of discourse and how we manage expectations in communication.
15:00 in CL/A/057
Abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Next week's LLS Colloquium features Dr. Danielle Turton (Lancaster University) on "Rhotic variation in Lancashire." The study focuses on /r/ loss in the Blackburn dialect.
Details: Wed 20 Nov, 15:00, CL/A/057.
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Details: Wed 20 Nov, 15:00, CL/A/057.
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Next week's LLS Colloquium features Dr. Danielle Turton (Lancaster University) on "Rhotic variation in Lancashire." The study focuses on /r/ loss in the Blackburn dialect.
Details: Wed 20 Nov, 15:00, CL/A/057.
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Details: Wed 20 Nov, 15:00, CL/A/057.
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Our next LLS Colloquium talk is on 13 November at 16:00 in CL/A/057.
Dr. E Jamieson (University of York) will present: "Drivers of morphosyntactic obsolescence: Communities of place vs communities of practice in the Shetland Islands".
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Dr. E Jamieson (University of York) will present: "Drivers of morphosyntactic obsolescence: Communities of place vs communities of practice in the Shetland Islands".
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Our next LLS Colloquium talk is on 13 November at 16:00 in CL/A/057.
Dr. E Jamieson (University of York) will present: "Drivers of morphosyntactic obsolescence: Communities of place vs communities of practice in the Shetland Islands".
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Dr. E Jamieson (University of York) will present: "Drivers of morphosyntactic obsolescence: Communities of place vs communities of practice in the Shetland Islands".
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
New research by Serge Sagna, Virve-Anneli Vihman, and Dunstan Brown finds children learning Eegimaa (Senegal) acquire its complex noun system with high accuracy from just 2 years old.
Read the paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read the paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New research by Serge Sagna, Virve-Anneli Vihman, and Dunstan Brown finds children learning Eegimaa (Senegal) acquire its complex noun system with high accuracy from just 2 years old.
Read the paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read the paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations to Eloísa Monteoliva-García, Lauren Harrington, James Tompkinson & Jessica Wormald on securing new funding to support workshops with police forces on transcription & interpreting in law enforcement.
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Researchers awarded funding for legal interpreting workshops
New funding will continue vital knowledge exchange between academics and police forces on transcription and interpreting in the justice system.
www.york.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Congratulations to Eloísa Monteoliva-García, Lauren Harrington, James Tompkinson & Jessica Wormald on securing new funding to support workshops with police forces on transcription & interpreting in law enforcement.
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Can speaking a second language protect your brain as you age? Prof Monika Schmid from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science joined the Aging Less podcast to discuss how multilingualism builds cognitive reserve and can delay cognitive decline.
Listen here: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Listen here: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Professor Monika Schmid discusses multilingualism on longevity podcast
Professor Schmid joins the 'Aging Less' podcast to explore how learning languages can promote lifelong brain health and delay cognitive decline.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Can speaking a second language protect your brain as you age? Prof Monika Schmid from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science joined the Aging Less podcast to discuss how multilingualism builds cognitive reserve and can delay cognitive decline.
Listen here: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Listen here: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
We're pleased to announce our next departmental colloquium.
Dr. Coppe van Urk will present "The cycle in a syllable: Phases and impenetrability in Dinka morphology".
Join us on 6 November at 16:00 in CL/A/057.
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Dr. Coppe van Urk will present "The cycle in a syllable: Phases and impenetrability in Dinka morphology".
Join us on 6 November at 16:00 in CL/A/057.
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We're pleased to announce our next departmental colloquium.
Dr. Coppe van Urk will present "The cycle in a syllable: Phases and impenetrability in Dinka morphology".
Join us on 6 November at 16:00 in CL/A/057.
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Dr. Coppe van Urk will present "The cycle in a syllable: Phases and impenetrability in Dinka morphology".
Join us on 6 November at 16:00 in CL/A/057.
Read the abstract: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Congratulations to our Dr Lauren Harrington on being awarded a prestigious ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship!
The fellowship will support her important work in forensic transcription and the creation of a new international network.
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
The fellowship will support her important work in forensic transcription and the creation of a new international network.
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Lauren Harrington awarded ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
The prestigious one-year fellowship will support new research into forensic transcription and help establish an international knowledge-sharing network.
www.york.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Congratulations to our Dr Lauren Harrington on being awarded a prestigious ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship!
The fellowship will support her important work in forensic transcription and the creation of a new international network.
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
The fellowship will support her important work in forensic transcription and the creation of a new international network.
Read more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Prof. Giuseppe Longobardi (UoY Language & Linguistic Science) and Dr. Dimitar Kazakov (UoY Computer Science) are co-chairing the major #EVOLANG XVI conference! Call for Papers is open for the 2026 event.
Deadline: 26 October 2025.
Details: evolang2026.org
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Deadline: 26 October 2025.
Details: evolang2026.org
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Prof. Giuseppe Longobardi (UoY Language & Linguistic Science) and Dr. Dimitar Kazakov (UoY Computer Science) are co-chairing the major #EVOLANG XVI conference! Call for Papers is open for the 2026 event.
Deadline: 26 October 2025.
Details: evolang2026.org
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Deadline: 26 October 2025.
Details: evolang2026.org
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
An upcoming LLS Colloquium features Dr. Jawad Hassan Zadeh discussing Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin (LADO).
📅 Thursday 30 October 2025
📍 Church Lane Building, University of York
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
📅 Thursday 30 October 2025
📍 Church Lane Building, University of York
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
Using LADO in Linguistic Analysis, a historical and methodological approach
This presentation will focus on 3 main areas in the use of Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin (LADO)
www.york.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
An upcoming LLS Colloquium features Dr. Jawad Hassan Zadeh discussing Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin (LADO).
📅 Thursday 30 October 2025
📍 Church Lane Building, University of York
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
📅 Thursday 30 October 2025
📍 Church Lane Building, University of York
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...
We're delighted that Professor Richard Ogden from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science will be leading a workshop on phonetics at the 25th Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis, 25–27 March 2026.
Deadline for submissions: 17 November 2025
www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/vera...
Deadline for submissions: 17 November 2025
www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/vera...
September 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We're delighted that Professor Richard Ogden from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science will be leading a workshop on phonetics at the 25th Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis, 25–27 March 2026.
Deadline for submissions: 17 November 2025
www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/vera...
Deadline for submissions: 17 November 2025
www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/vera...
Join us for a talk by Rik van Gijn (Leiden University) on the languages of the Upper Amazon. Hosted by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, this event is part of the Philological Society's autumn meeting.
📍 Kings Manor, Huntingdon Room K/122
🗓️ Friday 14 November at 16:15
📍 Kings Manor, Huntingdon Room K/122
🗓️ Friday 14 November at 16:15
September 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Join us for a talk by Rik van Gijn (Leiden University) on the languages of the Upper Amazon. Hosted by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, this event is part of the Philological Society's autumn meeting.
📍 Kings Manor, Huntingdon Room K/122
🗓️ Friday 14 November at 16:15
📍 Kings Manor, Huntingdon Room K/122
🗓️ Friday 14 November at 16:15
Congratulations to Paul Foulkes from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science on the award!
David Britain, Paul Foulkes, David Willis and I have been awarded 2.5M CHF by SNSF & AHRC for CURLEW – the first major survey of English dialects in England & Wales in 75+ years. Starts: 2026 – posts to come. Outputs: papers + a public dialect atlas 🗺️ 📸 Drafting the proposal, Bern, Jan 2025.
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Congratulations to Paul Foulkes from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science on the award!