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Linguistics Professor elected Fellow of world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society
Congratulations to Professor Antonella Sorace who has been honoured by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Linguistics graduate honoured by British Council Greece
Congratulations to Dimitrios Chaidas who has received the Social Action Award in recognition of his commitment to reducing inequality and advancing educational opportunities across communities.
Linguists and physicists team up to uncover the forces that shape grammar
Funding received to understand factors such as communicative need, social aspects and learning biases.
Navigating misinformation: How linguistics can help
Dr Chris Cummins’ research examines how even the most perceptive member of the public can be led astray by politicians, advertisers or social media companies employing techniques like deflection, denial and polarisation, and how linguistics can help.
Celebrating student success: PhD students organise successful international linguistics conference
The University of Edinburgh Linguistics and English Language Postgraduate Conference (LELPGC), which is open to graduates from across the globe, is in its 29th year.
Are you interested in finding out more about linguistic theory? Join our Meaning & Grammar Group (MGRG)
Learn about one of the School’s most active postgraduate student groups, how you can get involved and how you too can benefit from the Student & Staff Initiative Fund.
New report finds accents still act as a barrier to social mobility
The report, co-produced by Linguistics lecturer Dr Christian Ilbury highlights a clear link between accents, socioeconomic background and social mobility.
PPLS graduate publishes book on adoption
The new book co-authored by Linguistics graduate Hannah Feben-Smith is available for purchase now.
PPLS Professor to deliver talk on the evolution of language
Professor Simon Kirby will deliver his talk “How do languages evolve?” to an online audience in an event next week, organised by The Garden.
Success for PPLS student at Young Scot Awards
Linguistics student Hannah Feben-Smith wins at 2022 Young Scot Awards.