Linguistics

Grant Enables UCSB Linguistics Project to Include Additional High Schools

22 May 2012

A project at UC Santa Barbara that has area high school students conducting original research on language in their communities will expand to include two partner schools and an Upward Bound program thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications.

Gutenberg Research Award for American Linguist Leonard Talmy

22 May 2012

Innovative pioneer of modern linguistics and 'founding father' of Cognitive Linguistics honored in Mainz The Gutenberg Research College (GRC) of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany confers this years Gutenberg Research Award on the internationally renowned linguist and cognitive scientist Leonard Talmy.

Experts: Hummert's writing consistent with "stalker" and "killer" letters

21 May 2012

York, PA - A Pennsylvania State Police handwriting analyst and a Hofstra University linguistics professor testified Monday that writing samples they analyzed were consistent with that of Brian David Hummert.