USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Visit USC USC Dornsife Homepage
Linguistics News
-
The Middle East: Choose Your Lens
April 25, 2012The Middle East cuts a wide swath: it contains a number of countries, a multitude of languages, cultures and customs, and thousands of years of history. Interests and conflicts resonate on a global scale, such as the… more>
-
Being Human
April 22, 2012We humans are unique animals. Each of us may define what it means to be human differently. We place value in memory, form cultures, innovate, question the purpose of life, and dream of the future. Since the beginning of our… more>
-
From Classroom to Center Stage
February 22, 2012When USC Dornsife sophomore Jennifer Do gracefully crossed the stage of the Miss Vietnam of Southern California Pageant, her confidence and natural elegance evidenced a well-seasoned contestant. Yet before the Jan. 27… more>
-
A Tribute to Words
May 27, 2011One of the founders of modern linguistics Noam Chomsky recalled in the 1950s when a prominent senior linguist told him flat out that he would no longer conduct analyses but only collect data. The senior linguist told Chomsky… more>
-
In Memoriam: Jean-Roger Vergnaud, 65
February 3, 2011Jean-Roger Vergnaud, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities, professor of linguistics and a major contributor to generative grammar, has died. He was 65. The USC College professor died at USC University Hospital surrounded… more>
-
Let There Be Light
June 24, 2010We all know what New Jersey is famous for. The birthplace of Ol' Blue Eyes? Where Thomas Edison invented the light bulb? Heaven help us, Jersey Shore? Fuggedaboutit! The Garden State is home to one of the greatest… more>
-
Culturally Speaking
May 25, 2010Arabic is the fastest-growing foreign language taught in universities and colleges across the country, according to the Modern Language Association. Enrollment in Arabic classes grew 127 percent nationally from 2002 to 2006,… more>
-
The Science of Language (Na'vi, That Is)
April 26, 2010"Stars are fascinating," Paul Frommer enthused. "I recall many a New York night when as a child I stood out in a vacant lot bundled up against the cold, holding a star map and a flashlight covered in red cellophane [red light… more>
-
A World All Their Own
December 23, 2009Filmmakers are storytellers, but they are also architects and anthropologists. They must create whole worlds in which their stories can unfold. And the worlds they create must be coherent and believable, be they a… more>
-
Building Bridges Between Linguistics and Neuroscience
October 1, 2008Roumyana Pancheva is a scholar looking to expand her arsenal of research techniques.The linguist has dedicated her career in large part to the study of syntax and semantics — the ways we combine words to form meaningful… more>
Top Stories
- Advocate for Equality May 18, 2012
- That’s Right, You Earned a Fulbright May 22, 2012
- $1 Million Gift Establishes the Dean Howard Gillman Fund May 16, 2012
- Going Places May 11, 2012
- Taking the Plunge May 23, 2012
- Change Over Charity May 14, 2012
- 'We See Jimmy in Each of You' May 9, 2012
- Kay Named New Dean of USC Dornsife May 1, 2012
- A Talent for Math May 14, 2012
- USC Historical Photography Project Gets Boost from NEH May 22, 2012
Explore
Learn
Interact
facebook
twitter
youtube
photos & videos
- contact us
- privacy policy
- sitemap
- dornsife webmail
- © 2012 University of Southern California
- RSS
