Language Sciences is a hub for research, teaching, and collaboration for all aspects of the scientific study of human language at UW-Madison.
Houses the Linguistics undergraduate major and graduate programs.
05/20/2026
Read all about it - Lang Sci at the LSA in January 2026!
Lang Sci at the LSA 2026 Story by Lang Sci student Media Intern G Sorensen; photos by Monica Macaulay and Eric Raimy The Linguistic Society of America held its annual conference in New Orleans over the past winter, where many UW …
05/15/2026
Professor Macaulay reflects on partnering with indigenous communities in supporting language revitalization in this recent article: https://madison.com/exclusive/fueling-discovery/article_17502e69-6738-496b-a509-8de4e0740a89.html
05/09/2026
🎓Congratulations to the Linguistics major class of 2026! We had a wonderful time celebrating this milestone with their families today!! 🎈
👉See some featured senior profiles at http://langsci.wisc.edu
04/22/2026
🌍Linguistics graduate seminar for Fall - open to students with background in linguistics from any program!
📍Speech sounds and sound systems in language contact
Professor Joseph Salmons
Wednesdays 2:25-5:25
04/20/2026
🎉Our student ASL club Badgers Sign UW is celebrating two years as an RSO!🎉
04/14/2026
🙌Congratulations to undergraduate student Matthew Pennington on receiving a Hilldale undergraduate/faculty research fellowship for 2026-2027!
Undergrad major Matthew Pennington receives Hilldale fellowship Congratulations to undergraduate English major Matthew Pennington, who has been awarded a Hilldale undergraduate/faculty research fellowship for an independent study project he will conduct in 2026-2027! Under the supervision of Lang Sci faculty Dr. Kelly …
03/25/2026
This recent video feature showcases the diversity of the different language tables available across campus. The ASL student org Badgers Sign UW is highlighted!
Table talk with a multilingual twist At UW’s Language Tables, students practice dozens of languages in a welcoming community outside of class.
03/23/2026
⛱Summer 2026 course⛱
Ling 373: Topics in Linguistics - Coding for Linguistics
Online asynchronous
6-week session 6/29-8/9
Intermediate level course, prerequisite: Ling 101
03/22/2026
😎Summer 2026 course😎
Ling 213: Topics in Sociolinguistics - Language, Gender, & Sexuality
Online asynchronous
6-week session 5/18-6/28
No prerequisites, Humanities or Social Science breadth!
03/20/2026
The UW Alumni association recently featured our non-credit community Irish language classes, which are organized by Lang Sci's Rebecca Shields! https://www.uwalumni.com/news/irish-language/