News and Events
- Linguistics Calendar: More info about department events.
- Department Newsletter: Read the Department Newsletter!
- LSA Summer Meeting: 7/10-13/08
- OSU Mini-Institute: 7/14-18/08
- Cynthia Clopper wins University Distinguished Undergraduate Mentor Award!
- Brian Joseph awarded Honorary Doctorate from The University of Patras, Greece!
- Peter Culicover wins University Distinguished Scholar Award!
- Anouschka Bergmann wins GATA teaching award!
Buckeye Language Network
An organization of the over 60 faculty and their students who study language at OSU.
Visit the BLN website.
Visit the BLN website.
Our Mission
To pursue the scientific investigation of language as a human phenomenon in its historical, psychological, and social dimensions, through effective and innovative undergraduate teaching, a research-oriented graduate program, and high-quality faculty and student research covering the major subareas within the discipline of linguistics.Our Vision
To discover how language works and why, by encouraging excellence in scientific research and by building and testing theories based on accurate descriptions of languages, sound empirical methodologies and results from a range of disciplines.
Learn about Careers in Linguistics.
Faculty Distinctions
2 Distinguished University Professors,7 University Distinguished Scholar Award Recipients,
2 University Distinguished Service Award Recipients,
1 University Distinguished Undergraduate Mentor Award Recipient,
2 Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients,
4 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows,
College of Humanities Exemplary Faculty Award Recipient,
Honorary PhD Recipients,
NSF, NIH, NEH Award Recipients,
• Recent Distinctions of our Faculty
History of Linguistics at Ohio State
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