WWU Linguistics

WWU Linguistics Department of Linguistics at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.

What a wonderful way to finish this academic year in the Linguistics department! Thank you for everyone who could make i...
06/01/2026

What a wonderful way to finish this academic year in the Linguistics department! Thank you for everyone who could make it (students and alum alike), student Callie Gates for the design on the cake, and special thanks to for their support with the event and to Calypso Kitchen for the yummy food. We also want to recognize the following students:

2025-2026 Exceptional student in Spanish-Linguistics Wren Mason-Todd

2025-2026 Department of Linguistics Outstanding Graduating Senior Lucy Wells

And congratulations to all of our graduating students, we couldn't be more proud!

Dr. McNeel Jantzen was one of 3 WWU professors nominated by multiple students as a Mental Health Champion on campus. Dr....
05/28/2026

Dr. McNeel Jantzen was one of 3 WWU professors nominated by multiple students as a Mental Health Champion on campus. Dr. Jantzen was presented with an award, a certificate, and many words of praise at yesterday’s WWU’s Mental Health Showcase.

It was good to see so many familiar faces at Libations with a Linguist last week. Thank you to Dr. Brian Hutchinson from...
05/18/2026

It was good to see so many familiar faces at Libations with a Linguist last week. Thank you to Dr. Brian Hutchinson from WWU’s Computer Science Department for his talk on large language models.

05/14/2026

WWU Linguistics students, faculty, and alums - it’s time to celebrate the past, present, and future! 
 
Spring Gathering 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 3:30-5 pm
Bond Hall 4th Floor near BH 418
 
Connect with beloved faculty, catch up with friends, explore student research, and share what you’ve been up to lately (research, adventures, and everything in between). Swap stories, spark new conversations, and enjoy light refreshments provided by Calypso Kitchen.
 
RSVP and more details via link in bio.
 
Thank you to Western’s Foundation for WWU & Alumni for help with this event.

More Scholars Week excitement: Photos 1-2Peregrin Hunjan presents “Sonorant Adjacent Plosive Lenition in Hungarian.” Pho...
05/13/2026

More Scholars Week excitement:
 
Photos 1-2
Peregrin Hunjan presents “Sonorant Adjacent Plosive Lenition in Hungarian.”
 
Photos 3-4
Cloux Ross presents “There is no character named Adam in the Garden of Eden: Formal Semantics, Predicativism, and the Book of Genesis.” 
 
Photos 5-6
Michelle Polo presents  “Focus fronting and negation interactions in Conjoined Wh-Questions For Hungarian.”

Scholars Week 2026 so far!! Off to a great start 📚Photos:1-2: "Towards Revitalizing the Hän Language"Dr. Maura O’Leary a...
05/12/2026

Scholars Week 2026 so far!! Off to a great start 📚

Photos:
1-2: "Towards Revitalizing the Hän Language"
Dr. Maura O’Leary along with student presenters: Io Paul, Michelle Polo, Cloux Ross, JC Callin, Seraphi Spidell

3-4: "Explicit Phonological Training and Linguistic Confidence and Anxiety"
Dr. Jordan Sandoval and Dr. Kirsten Drickey along with student presenters: Wren Mason-Todd, Lucy Wells & Cami Owen

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