Linguistics at BU enables students to study human language from various perspectives and consider the relationships between linguistics and other disciplines. Our academic programs offer training in linguistic theory and analysis and include a wide range of courses examining the biological, social, cultural, historical, and cognitive bases of language.

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Four PhD Candidates pass their dissertation defenses

In 2026, our department has had four PhD candidates pass their dissertation defenses!Andre Batchelder-Schwab: Topics in African Whistled LanguagesLiza Sulkin: Acoustic correlates of gender presentation and sexualityJupitara Ray: Phonetic plasticity in Indian English bilinguals: How L2 accommodation alters L1 production and perceptionJackson Kellogg: Prosodic prominence and phrasal intonation in AmharicCongrats to Doctors Batchelder-Schwab, Sulkin, Ray, […]

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Four Linguistics department students win BUCH awards

We are proud to announce that four of our students won Boston University Center for the Humanities awards!! Undergraduate Student Awards recognize outstanding students majoring in a humanities or humanities-adjacent discipline: The Robert E. Yellin Award was awarded to both Noah Darby and Maclain Rockett in our department! https://www.bu.edu/humanities/opportunities/undergrads/student-awards/past-award-winners/ Graduate Student Awards recognize outstanding work […]

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