Department of Language and Linguistic Science
News 2020
Careers Event 2020: Speech and Language Therapy
Posted on Wednesday 9 December 2020
Language and Linguistic Science alumni speak to current students about careers in Speech and Language Therapy
Vice Chancellor's Teaching Awards 2020
Posted on Wednesday 9 December 2020
Another double success for the department at this year’s awards for excellence in teaching
Investigating the relationship between students’ attendance and attainment
Posted on Wednesday 9 December 2020
New published article in the York Scholarship of Teaching and Learning journal
Tribute to our Department Manager Deborah Hines
Posted on Friday 4 December 2020
A much-respected and well-loved colleague and friend
Successful second run of MOOC - An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes and Identity
Posted on Friday 27 November 2020
Over 3,500 active learners to date on free online course
Language and migration in Europe and China: fragmentation and integration
Posted on Thursday 5 November 2020
Prof. Kerswill speaking at major Chinese Sociolinguistics conference
We’re 6th in the UK
Posted on Friday 18 September 2020
Department of Language and Linguistic Science at York in the top ten in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide for Iberian Languages
Can a woman sound "gay"?
Posted on Friday 18 September 2020
Newly awarded PhD on a sociophonetic study on "gay voice" for women
Webinar: Mitigating social and environmental harm through Participatory Theatre
Posted on Friday 11 September 2020
First phase of a cross-continental research project
York CPD Workshop 2020
Posted on Monday 27 July 2020
LLS host a new CPD webinar for English Language A-Level teachers
National Student Survey 2020
Posted on Wednesday 15 July 2020
We’re delighted to have some of the happiest French language students in the UK.
The science of how you sound when you talk through a face mask
Posted on Thursday 9 July 2020
Linguistic research on the effects of wearing a facemask on verbal communication
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes and Identity
Posted on Tuesday 30 June 2020
Free online four-week course
Three Minute Thesis 2020 competition: Great result for LLS
Posted on Monday 15 June 2020
LLS Postgraduate students place second and third at this year’s competition finals
LLS students win big at Student Volunteering Awards 2020
Posted on Friday 12 June 2020
University of York students win prestigious awards for their volunteering role in the local community
Three Minute Thesis 2020 competition
Posted on Tuesday 9 June 2020
Two LLS PhD students to represent the field of linguistics in the competition finals
Talk: First steps into language development
Posted on Wednesday 20 May 2020
Prof. Marilyn Vihman will take part in a live broadcast organised by the Brazilian Linguistic Association, together with the LSA and other linguistic societies.
Tertulia de Literatura y Cine: Spanish literary and film circle at the University of York
Posted on Tuesday 19 May 2020
Social events in Spanish Language bring together students and members of the local community.
New published article on ‘The grammaticalisation of 'never' in British English dialects’ by Dr Claire Childs
Posted on Tuesday 5 May 2020
A new study investigating changes in English negation over time
Triple Laidlaw success for Language and Linguistic Science students
Posted on Friday 1 May 2020
Three first-year LLS undergraduates secure a prestigious Laidlaw Scholarship.
New research to enhance the quality of psychological interventions delivered by telephone (EQUITy)
Posted on Thursday 23 April 2020
A new study into the delivery of psychological therapies by telephone within the NHS’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service
Interactional Linguists network at the University of York
Posted on Tuesday 10 March 2020
Interactional Linguistics from different countries meeting at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science
Participatory theatre in Ghana: Initial workshop and field visit, 10-13 February 2020
Posted on Tuesday 10 March 2020
York and Ghana researchers meet to start theatre project
Recent publications and current projects on medical interactions by Prof. Paul Drew
Posted on Tuesday 10 March 2020
Prof. Paul Drew (University of York) illustrates the impact of research in conversation analysis
Alumni Event 2020
Posted on Tuesday 10 March 2020
Language and Linguistic Science alumni back in York to participate in The LLS Alumni Event 2020
QS World Rankings by Subject 2020
Posted on Thursday 5 March 2020
Department of Language and Linguistic Science maintains its place in the world top 100 and UK top 10.
Feast and Famine Project: Confronting Overabundance and Defectivity in Language
Posted on Friday 31 January 2020
Prof. Dunstan Brown will be part of an international research project with institutions from the UK, Czech Republic and Croatia.
Participatory theatre and the human and environmental costs of gold mining in Ghana
Posted on Tuesday 28 January 2020
Joint research project between York and the University of Ghana