GC CUNY - Linguistics Program
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Keynote at SYNC right now!
Prof. Garley presents "Orthographic instability and orthographic freedom in language contact"
Prof. Garley presents "Orthographic instability and orthographic freedom in language contact"
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Keynote at SYNC right now!
Prof. Garley presents "Orthographic instability and orthographic freedom in language contact"
Prof. Garley presents "Orthographic instability and orthographic freedom in language contact"
📣 Sociolinguistics Brunch on Dec 12!
We’re excited to host Prof. Laada Bilaniuk for a talk on Ukrainian dialects, surzhyks, code-switching, and language politics.
🗓 Dec 12, 2pm
📍 Room 7102 + Zoom
🔗Register at the link in bio!
We’re excited to host Prof. Laada Bilaniuk for a talk on Ukrainian dialects, surzhyks, code-switching, and language politics.
🗓 Dec 12, 2pm
📍 Room 7102 + Zoom
🔗Register at the link in bio!
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📣 Sociolinguistics Brunch on Dec 12!
We’re excited to host Prof. Laada Bilaniuk for a talk on Ukrainian dialects, surzhyks, code-switching, and language politics.
🗓 Dec 12, 2pm
📍 Room 7102 + Zoom
🔗Register at the link in bio!
We’re excited to host Prof. Laada Bilaniuk for a talk on Ukrainian dialects, surzhyks, code-switching, and language politics.
🗓 Dec 12, 2pm
📍 Room 7102 + Zoom
🔗Register at the link in bio!
SYNC is tomorrow at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! 🎉
Come support our GC Linguistics students as they present across Experimental, Syntax/Semantics, and Computational Linguistics, plus a keynote by our own Prof. Matt Garley.
More info at the link in bio!
See you there! 💙✨
Come support our GC Linguistics students as they present across Experimental, Syntax/Semantics, and Computational Linguistics, plus a keynote by our own Prof. Matt Garley.
More info at the link in bio!
See you there! 💙✨
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
SYNC is tomorrow at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! 🎉
Come support our GC Linguistics students as they present across Experimental, Syntax/Semantics, and Computational Linguistics, plus a keynote by our own Prof. Matt Garley.
More info at the link in bio!
See you there! 💙✨
Come support our GC Linguistics students as they present across Experimental, Syntax/Semantics, and Computational Linguistics, plus a keynote by our own Prof. Matt Garley.
More info at the link in bio!
See you there! 💙✨
SYNC is tomorrow at the GC! 🎉
Come support our students presenting their research:
• Katsiaryna Aharodnik
• Evan Li
• Malek Azadegan
See you there! 💙✨
sync25.commons.gc.cuny.edu/schedule/
Come support our students presenting their research:
• Katsiaryna Aharodnik
• Evan Li
• Malek Azadegan
See you there! 💙✨
sync25.commons.gc.cuny.edu/schedule/
Schedule – SYNC 2025
sync25.commons.gc.cuny.edu
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
SYNC is tomorrow at the GC! 🎉
Come support our students presenting their research:
• Katsiaryna Aharodnik
• Evan Li
• Malek Azadegan
See you there! 💙✨
sync25.commons.gc.cuny.edu/schedule/
Come support our students presenting their research:
• Katsiaryna Aharodnik
• Evan Li
• Malek Azadegan
See you there! 💙✨
sync25.commons.gc.cuny.edu/schedule/
📝 Getting Work Published workshop with Prof. Blevins!
For current GC Linguistics students only.
Dec 4 · 4:15–6:15 PM · Room 7102.
For current GC Linguistics students only.
Dec 4 · 4:15–6:15 PM · Room 7102.
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📝 Getting Work Published workshop with Prof. Blevins!
For current GC Linguistics students only.
Dec 4 · 4:15–6:15 PM · Room 7102.
For current GC Linguistics students only.
Dec 4 · 4:15–6:15 PM · Room 7102.
Today, skip the Black Friday chaos and register for SYNC instead!
🔗 Link in bio.
🔗 Link in bio.
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today, skip the Black Friday chaos and register for SYNC instead!
🔗 Link in bio.
🔗 Link in bio.
🍁Happy Thanksgiving from our department to yours! Wishing you a restful break, delicious food, and a quiet inbox. ✨
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🍁Happy Thanksgiving from our department to yours! Wishing you a restful break, delicious food, and a quiet inbox. ✨
📣 It’s that time of year: the SYNC schedule is out!
Our annual student-led conference with Stony Brook, Yale, NYU, and CUNY is back (and this year, we’re hosting it!)
📅 Saturday, Dec. 6th
📍 GC CUNY
🔗 Full schedule: link in bio
Our annual student-led conference with Stony Brook, Yale, NYU, and CUNY is back (and this year, we’re hosting it!)
📅 Saturday, Dec. 6th
📍 GC CUNY
🔗 Full schedule: link in bio
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
📣 It’s that time of year: the SYNC schedule is out!
Our annual student-led conference with Stony Brook, Yale, NYU, and CUNY is back (and this year, we’re hosting it!)
📅 Saturday, Dec. 6th
📍 GC CUNY
🔗 Full schedule: link in bio
Our annual student-led conference with Stony Brook, Yale, NYU, and CUNY is back (and this year, we’re hosting it!)
📅 Saturday, Dec. 6th
📍 GC CUNY
🔗 Full schedule: link in bio
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Why Do Millennials Feel Compelled To Write 'Lol' After Everything?
Millennials Use This Phrase As A Crutch — And It's More Than Just Annoying
"I’ve transitioned to ‘haha’ instead of ‘lol’ because I read that 'lol' is millennial-coded."
www.huffpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Why Do Millennials Feel Compelled To Write 'Lol' After Everything?
Our next Linguistics Colloquium is TOMORROW! Join us for a talk by Milena Šereikaitė (Cornell University):
✨ “On the nature of syntactic atoms: a view from Lithuanian Nominalizations”
📍 Hybrid: Room 4116 & Zoom
All are welcome! Register at the link in bio
✨ “On the nature of syntactic atoms: a view from Lithuanian Nominalizations”
📍 Hybrid: Room 4116 & Zoom
All are welcome! Register at the link in bio
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our next Linguistics Colloquium is TOMORROW! Join us for a talk by Milena Šereikaitė (Cornell University):
✨ “On the nature of syntactic atoms: a view from Lithuanian Nominalizations”
📍 Hybrid: Room 4116 & Zoom
All are welcome! Register at the link in bio
✨ “On the nature of syntactic atoms: a view from Lithuanian Nominalizations”
📍 Hybrid: Room 4116 & Zoom
All are welcome! Register at the link in bio
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🎃 Happy Halloween to our CUNY community — stay safe, have fun, and don’t ghost your assignments! 💀📚
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🎃 Happy Halloween to our CUNY community — stay safe, have fun, and don’t ghost your assignments! 💀📚
TOMORROW! Register - Link in bio!
🍽️ Sociolinguistics Brunch
Join us for Marrying the Monster, a talk by Kaushalya Perera (University of Colombo) exploring ELT, ESL, higher education, and the World Bank.
Friday, Oct. 31 - 10am-12pm
🗓️ Hybrid event | 🏛️ CUNY Graduate Center, Room 7102 or Zoom
🔗 tinyurl.com/52z9zm4x
Join us for Marrying the Monster, a talk by Kaushalya Perera (University of Colombo) exploring ELT, ESL, higher education, and the World Bank.
Friday, Oct. 31 - 10am-12pm
🗓️ Hybrid event | 🏛️ CUNY Graduate Center, Room 7102 or Zoom
🔗 tinyurl.com/52z9zm4x
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sociolinguistics Talk with Kaushalya Perera. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sociolinguistics Talk with Kaushalya Perera. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
TOMORROW! Register - Link in bio!
💻 GC Linguistics students, join us for the next Professional Development session with Prof. Caplan:
“Using online platforms for data collection”
🗓️ Next week - Thursday Nov 6, 4:15–6:15pm. Room 7102
👩🏫 Led by Prof. Caplan
🔹Note: this event is open only to Linguistics department students.
“Using online platforms for data collection”
🗓️ Next week - Thursday Nov 6, 4:15–6:15pm. Room 7102
👩🏫 Led by Prof. Caplan
🔹Note: this event is open only to Linguistics department students.
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
💻 GC Linguistics students, join us for the next Professional Development session with Prof. Caplan:
“Using online platforms for data collection”
🗓️ Next week - Thursday Nov 6, 4:15–6:15pm. Room 7102
👩🏫 Led by Prof. Caplan
🔹Note: this event is open only to Linguistics department students.
“Using online platforms for data collection”
🗓️ Next week - Thursday Nov 6, 4:15–6:15pm. Room 7102
👩🏫 Led by Prof. Caplan
🔹Note: this event is open only to Linguistics department students.
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Why Bilingual Hispanic Teachers Make a Big Difference for English Learners
Why Bilingual Hispanic Teachers Make a Big Difference for English Learners
A new study found benefits from hiring teachers of color with language certifications.
www.edweek.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Why Bilingual Hispanic Teachers Make a Big Difference for English Learners
🍽️ Sociolinguistics Brunch
Join us for Marrying the Monster, a talk by Kaushalya Perera (University of Colombo) exploring ELT, ESL, higher education, and the World Bank.
Friday, Oct. 31 - 10am-12pm
🗓️ Hybrid event | 🏛️ CUNY Graduate Center, Room 7102 or Zoom
🔗 tinyurl.com/52z9zm4x
Join us for Marrying the Monster, a talk by Kaushalya Perera (University of Colombo) exploring ELT, ESL, higher education, and the World Bank.
Friday, Oct. 31 - 10am-12pm
🗓️ Hybrid event | 🏛️ CUNY Graduate Center, Room 7102 or Zoom
🔗 tinyurl.com/52z9zm4x
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sociolinguistics Talk with Kaushalya Perera. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sociolinguistics Talk with Kaushalya Perera. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
tinyurl.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🍽️ Sociolinguistics Brunch
Join us for Marrying the Monster, a talk by Kaushalya Perera (University of Colombo) exploring ELT, ESL, higher education, and the World Bank.
Friday, Oct. 31 - 10am-12pm
🗓️ Hybrid event | 🏛️ CUNY Graduate Center, Room 7102 or Zoom
🔗 tinyurl.com/52z9zm4x
Join us for Marrying the Monster, a talk by Kaushalya Perera (University of Colombo) exploring ELT, ESL, higher education, and the World Bank.
Friday, Oct. 31 - 10am-12pm
🗓️ Hybrid event | 🏛️ CUNY Graduate Center, Room 7102 or Zoom
🔗 tinyurl.com/52z9zm4x
We’re happy to share that Kyle Gorman and Charles Reiss have a forthcoming paper in Phonology (@universitypress.cambridge.org):
“Metaphony in Substance-Free Logical Phonology.”
👏 Congratulations to Prof. Gorman and Prof. Reiss on this exciting achievement!
“Metaphony in Substance-Free Logical Phonology.”
👏 Congratulations to Prof. Gorman and Prof. Reiss on this exciting achievement!
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We’re happy to share that Kyle Gorman and Charles Reiss have a forthcoming paper in Phonology (@universitypress.cambridge.org):
“Metaphony in Substance-Free Logical Phonology.”
👏 Congratulations to Prof. Gorman and Prof. Reiss on this exciting achievement!
“Metaphony in Substance-Free Logical Phonology.”
👏 Congratulations to Prof. Gorman and Prof. Reiss on this exciting achievement!
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“Yous talkin’ to me?” A massive new project is capturing how New Yorkers really sound — from “Mary” to “marry” and everything in between. Read more
Only in New York: Linguists Build a Database of Everyday Talk Across the Boroughs
Graduate Center scholars lead a project to document the accents and speech patterns unique to New York in an unprecedented record.
www.gc.cuny.edu
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“Yous talkin’ to me?” A massive new project is capturing how New Yorkers really sound — from “Mary” to “marry” and everything in between. Read more
DEADLINE POSTPONED TO OCT.26!! Submit your abstract - link in bio!
LAST DAY to submit to SYNC!! Don't miss out on the opportunity to share your work with NYU, CUNY, Yale AND Stony Brook all at once!
More info at the link in our bio - we hope to see you there!
More info at the link in our bio - we hope to see you there!
October 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
DEADLINE POSTPONED TO OCT.26!! Submit your abstract - link in bio!
🎉 Congrats to Celeste & Matt! They'll present at #LSA2026:
“A Data-Driven Classification of Fluid Predicates in Paraguayan Guaraní.”
Their work, from our Field Methods course, explores active/inactive morphology and meaning flexibility. We look forward to hearing your talk!
“A Data-Driven Classification of Fluid Predicates in Paraguayan Guaraní.”
Their work, from our Field Methods course, explores active/inactive morphology and meaning flexibility. We look forward to hearing your talk!
October 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🎉 Congrats to Celeste & Matt! They'll present at #LSA2026:
“A Data-Driven Classification of Fluid Predicates in Paraguayan Guaraní.”
Their work, from our Field Methods course, explores active/inactive morphology and meaning flexibility. We look forward to hearing your talk!
“A Data-Driven Classification of Fluid Predicates in Paraguayan Guaraní.”
Their work, from our Field Methods course, explores active/inactive morphology and meaning flexibility. We look forward to hearing your talk!
LAST DAY to submit to SYNC!! Don't miss out on the opportunity to share your work with NYU, CUNY, Yale AND Stony Brook all at once!
More info at the link in our bio - we hope to see you there!
More info at the link in our bio - we hope to see you there!
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
LAST DAY to submit to SYNC!! Don't miss out on the opportunity to share your work with NYU, CUNY, Yale AND Stony Brook all at once!
More info at the link in our bio - we hope to see you there!
More info at the link in our bio - we hope to see you there!
⏰ You’re still on time!
SYNC 2025 (the student conference uniting CUNY, NYU, Stony Brook & Yale) is calling for abstracts! 🌆 Share your research, connect with peers, and join the NYC linguistics community.
Deadline: TOMORROW 👉 sync25.commons.gc.cu...
SYNC 2025 (the student conference uniting CUNY, NYU, Stony Brook & Yale) is calling for abstracts! 🌆 Share your research, connect with peers, and join the NYC linguistics community.
Deadline: TOMORROW 👉 sync25.commons.gc.cu...
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⏰ You’re still on time!
SYNC 2025 (the student conference uniting CUNY, NYU, Stony Brook & Yale) is calling for abstracts! 🌆 Share your research, connect with peers, and join the NYC linguistics community.
Deadline: TOMORROW 👉 sync25.commons.gc.cu...
SYNC 2025 (the student conference uniting CUNY, NYU, Stony Brook & Yale) is calling for abstracts! 🌆 Share your research, connect with peers, and join the NYC linguistics community.
Deadline: TOMORROW 👉 sync25.commons.gc.cu...
SYNC 2025 (the student conference uniting CUNY, NYU, Stony Brook & Yale) is calling for abstracts!! 🌆
Share your research, connect with peers, and join the NYC linguistics community.
Find out more at the link in our bio!
Share your research, connect with peers, and join the NYC linguistics community.
Find out more at the link in our bio!
October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
SYNC 2025 (the student conference uniting CUNY, NYU, Stony Brook & Yale) is calling for abstracts!! 🌆
Share your research, connect with peers, and join the NYC linguistics community.
Find out more at the link in our bio!
Share your research, connect with peers, and join the NYC linguistics community.
Find out more at the link in our bio!
Live from NELS 56! 🚀
Professor Sam Alxatib is giving his keynote "Embedded tense: how to learn what some things can(not) mean"
Abstract: wp.nyu.edu/artsampscien...
Professor Sam Alxatib is giving his keynote "Embedded tense: how to learn what some things can(not) mean"
Abstract: wp.nyu.edu/artsampscien...
wp.nyu.edu
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Live from NELS 56! 🚀
Professor Sam Alxatib is giving his keynote "Embedded tense: how to learn what some things can(not) mean"
Abstract: wp.nyu.edu/artsampscien...
Professor Sam Alxatib is giving his keynote "Embedded tense: how to learn what some things can(not) mean"
Abstract: wp.nyu.edu/artsampscien...
Launching tomorrow! 🎉🗽
The CUNY Corpus of New York City English (CCNYCE) debuts 12–2 PM, Room 9206.
NSF-funded resource for studying language variation & change across NYC.
Join us to find out more and celebrate!
The CUNY Corpus of New York City English (CCNYCE) debuts 12–2 PM, Room 9206.
NSF-funded resource for studying language variation & change across NYC.
Join us to find out more and celebrate!
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Launching tomorrow! 🎉🗽
The CUNY Corpus of New York City English (CCNYCE) debuts 12–2 PM, Room 9206.
NSF-funded resource for studying language variation & change across NYC.
Join us to find out more and celebrate!
The CUNY Corpus of New York City English (CCNYCE) debuts 12–2 PM, Room 9206.
NSF-funded resource for studying language variation & change across NYC.
Join us to find out more and celebrate!
🎤 Later today: GC Linguistics Colloquium Series hosts Athulya Aravind (Yale)!
Don't miss it, register here: docs.google.com/form...
🕓 4:15–6:15 PM | 📍 Room 4116 / Zoom
Don't miss it, register here: docs.google.com/form...
🕓 4:15–6:15 PM | 📍 Room 4116 / Zoom
Athulya Aravind - October 16, 2025
Area: Language Acquisition, Semantics, Syntax, Experimental Linguistics
Title: Under-agreement in child grammars
Time: 4:15-6:00PM
Location: Room 4116
Zoom: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/87898838500?pwd=2HdiycVS9Ogyq94FtRpkFsaNsorvWS.1
docs.google.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🎤 Later today: GC Linguistics Colloquium Series hosts Athulya Aravind (Yale)!
Don't miss it, register here: docs.google.com/form...
🕓 4:15–6:15 PM | 📍 Room 4116 / Zoom
Don't miss it, register here: docs.google.com/form...
🕓 4:15–6:15 PM | 📍 Room 4116 / Zoom