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Spring 2021

Spring 2021

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In Memoriam
Professor Emeritus Mike Geis passed away in December 2020. Mike joined the faculty at Ohio State in 1971, served as department chair until 1975, and retired in 1995. Mike was a central contributor to…
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Linguistics undergraduates: active and connected
Despite the 2020-2021 school year being incredibly unusual, our undergrads have been no less active than usual in the realms of research, achievement, and connecting with one another and the…
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Clause-embedding predicates workshop
The department hosted the virtual Workshop on Clause-Embedding Predicates from March 31-April 2, organized by Craige Roberts and former faculty member Judith Tonhauser. Scholars from all over the…
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Interview with Martha Austen
Dr. Martha Austen graduated from the department in 2020, and shortly after found a job in industry.  She agreed to share about what she's been up to since graduation and give some tips about the job…
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In Recognition
The Department of Linguistics at Ohio State has been ranked #2 in the country for aspiring linguists by College Magazine. Professor Brian Joseph was elected as an external member of the Academy of…
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Undergraduate Achievements
Kyle Maycock received this year’s Kenneth E. Naylor Award recognizing students who show excellence in South Slavic and Balkan Studies, given annually by the Department of Slavic and East European…
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Graduate Student Presentations and Publications
Ohio State Linguistics graduate students have been (remotely) presenting and publishing their work in venues around the world. Read below for some of their recent work. Katie Conner Conner, K. 2021…
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Faculty Publications
Campbell-Kibler, Kathryn 2021. Campbell-Kibler, Kathryn and Deandre Miles. “Perception of gender and sexuality." In The Routledge Handbook of Language, Gender and Sexuality. Judith Baxter and Jo…
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Give to the Department of Linguistics
Funds and Programs that you can support... Our funds are listed below, in alphabetical order. If a page on the OSU iGive Web site for the fund exists, then the name of the fund is directly linked to…