Linguistics inquires into the nature of human language. In modern times, research in linguistics has concentrated on the search for universal properties of human languages in an effort to understand that unique characteristic of human beings, the faculty of language. Recognition of the importance of modern linguistic research continues to grow today, with research results now seen to have implications for numerous additional disciplines, including anthropology, computer science, education, ethnology, psychology, sociology, and speech pathology.

Many of the courses taught in the Linguistics Department form a required or recommended portion of the curricula of other academic programs.

Programs

Linguistics Courses

NameRankDegreeSchoolGraduate FacultyEmeritus Faculty
Roberta Corrigan Professor PhD No Yes
Garry W. Davis Professor PhD University of Michigan Yes No
Fred Eckman Distinguished Professor Emeritus PhD Indiana University No Yes
Nicholas Fleisher Associate Professor PhD University of California, Berkeley Yes No
Gregory Iverson Professor PhD No Yes
Lawrence Kuiper Associate Professor PhD Michigan State University Yes No
Edith Moravcsik Professor PhD No Yes
Hamid Ouali Professor PhD University of Michigan Yes No
Hanyong Park Associate Professor PhD Indiana University Yes No
Sandra Pucci Associate Professor PhD University of Southern California Yes No
Anne Pycha Associate Professor PhD University of California, Berkeley Yes No
Gabriel Rei-Doval Associate Professor PhD University of Santiago Compostela Yes No
Glenn Starr Visiting Assistant Professor PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Yes No
Kathleen Wheatley Associate Professor PhD University of Michigan Yes No
Jessica Wirth Associate Professor PhD No Yes