Department Highlights
Linguistics at Northwestern

Language is a complex, species-specific system made up of several components (sound, sentence structure, and meaning). The study of linguistics gives us a unique window on the structure of the human mind and the mind's activity.
Summer School 2025
Summer School Registration is now open through June 20, although please register by the end of May to ensure adequate enrollment. Linguistics is offering two courses this summer. LING 260: Formal Words and Sentences and LING 270: Meaning.
Highlights
Events
PhD Colloquium Talk- Thomas Sostarics
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM, No Location
Linguistics PhD candidate Thomas Sostarics will present their Colloquium Talk, and a reception will immediately follow. The title of th...
PhD Colloquium Talk - Chantal De Leon
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM, No Location
Linguistics PhD Candidate Chantal De Leon will present her Colloquium Talk to the Department and other interested parties.
PhD Colloquium Talk- Daniel Turner
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM, No Location
Linguistics PhD candidate Daniel Turner will present their Colloquium Talk, and a reception will immediately follow. The title of the t...
News
Chun Liang Chan publishes the Winter 2025 Linguistics Research Technology Newsletter, which covers research updates, workshops, and a Grad Student profile.
Be sure to visit the Linguistics Research website for additional information on our lab spaces, experiments, and resources.
Maya Kraidy (WCAS ’26 Cognitive Science and Linguistics) wins the prestigious Circumnavigator Award
“We are thrilled that Maya has the opportunity to pursue her interesting project,” says Professor Matt Goldrick. “Based on her outstanding work in linguistics courses and in my research group, I have no doubt her trip around the world will yield insights into how language shapes and reflects our social world.”