The Department of Linguistics

Latest News

1. Conferences, Faculty, Graduate Students

   UCLA @ LabPhon 20

   Jul 28, 2026 - LabPhon 20 was held in Montréal, Canada from June 26–28, 2026, hosted by McGill University, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa. Sixteen current faculty and students...

2. Celebrations, Faculty, General

   Jessica Rett appointed inaugural Thomas Bye and David Bohne Professor of Linguistics

   Jun 30, 2026 - Sean Brenner/UCLA Humanities Jessica Rett uses logical frameworks to model how people understand meaning in real time. Jessica Rett, whose research combines formal semantics, pragmatics and the...

3. Celebrations, Faculty, General

   Megha Sundara appointed Bruce Hayes Centennial Professor of Linguistics

   Jun 8, 2026 - Megha Sundara, PhD Megha Sundara, chair of the UCLA Department of Linguistics and director of the Language Acquisition Lab at UCLA, has been appointed the Bruce Hayes Centennial Professor...

4. Awards, Celebrations, Faculty

   Congratulations to Dr. Daria Bahtina on Receiving the 2026 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award

   Jun 10, 2026 - Please join us in congratulating Dr. Daria Bahtina on receiving the 2026 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award in Undergraduate Mentorship! This well-deserved honor is UCLA’s highest recognition for...

5. Awards, Undergraduate Students

   Lily Almirol Brawner awarded the Dean’s Prize

   May 27, 2026 - Many congratulations to Lily Almirol Brawner, a graduating fourth-year Linguistics & Computer Science major, who was awarded the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research & Creativity for...