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Department of Linguistics
Douglass Bldg. Room 200E
P.O.Box 210028
Tucson, AZ 85721-0028
Tel: (520) 621-6897
Fax: (520) 626-9014
Department Head
Simin Karimi
Douglass Bldg. Room 200E
P.O.Box 210028
Tucson, AZ 85721-0028
Tel: (520) 621-6897
Fax: (520) 626-9014
karimi@email.arizona.edu
World-renowned linguist Noam Chomsky will speak at the UA in February
World-renowned linguist Noam Chomsky will speak at the UA in February. Noam Chomsky, a world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist, will speak at the University of Arizona on Feb. 8. “An Evening with Noam Chomsky” will feature a talk on the state of higher education, followed by a question-and-answer session. During the free public event, which will be held at 7 p.m. in the UA's Centennial Hall,... more
Noam Chomsky continues to collaborate with and still maintains connections to several UA faculty members
Noam Chomsky continues to collaborate with and still maintains connections to several UA faculty members. Noam Chomsky, a world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist, will set foot on the University of Arizona campus for the first time next month. The UA linguistics department is understandably abuzz about the upcoming visit. In the world of linguistics, Chomsky... more
Noam Chomsky to give public academic lecture, Feb. 7th 4pm: "What is Special about Language?"
Special Linguistics Lecture: Noam Chomsky will be giving an academic lecture titled, “What is Special About Language?” on February 7th from 4-6 p.m. in the University of Arizona's Student Union Memorial Center, North Ballroom. Noam Chomsky is an Institute Professor and a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Boston’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he worked for more than 50 years. Chomsky, who according to... more
Welcome to the Department of Linguistics, studying humanity's most useful tool, advancing the science of language, serving language communities
The Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona offers undergraduate and graduate programs in linguistics and human language technology. Our faculty has research specializations in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, represented by diverse interests in a variety of languages. We also offer unique programs in Native American linguistics. The department trains students for careers in teaching, research, and industry, and is equipped with a variety of laboratory facilities.
Department News
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Noam Chomsky is an Institute Professor and a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he worked for more than 50 years. Chomsky, who according to The New York Times is “arguably the most important intellectual alive,” is credited with revolutionizing the field of linguistics by introducing generative grammar...
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September, 2011: Natasha Warner was awarded an Earl Carroll Magellan Fellowship. Her work is on how humans communicate through the variability of conversational speech. In spontaneous, casual speech, many sounds are deleted: for example, "do you have time" can sound like "dyutem," "he was" can sound the same as "is," and "she'd be like...
