Welcome to the Graduate Program in Linguistics at the City University of New York. We offer MA and PhD degrees in theoretical linguistics. Our Executive Officer is Gita Martohardjono, our Deputy Executive Officer is Robert Fiengo, and our Assistant Program Officer is Nishi Bissoondial.

announcements

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Congratulations to Marisa Monteleone for being awarded the Sponsored Dissertation Fellowship

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The preliminary Fall 2008 course schedule is available here: Fall 2008 Course Schedule. Also course descriptions are posted on the Fall 2008 course page.

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A study by Prof. Ricardo Otheguy and his colleagues has been featured in the New York Sun.

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Our Program was ranked among the top 10 nationwide in the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. Go to Chronicle of Higher Education for more information on the ranking.

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Visit the Admissions Office website for an online application.

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upcoming events Past events (2005 2006 2007 2008) | Fall 2008 courses (PDF) | Fall 2008 course descriptions

September 2, 2008 (Tuesday) - Syntax Supper

Two acquisition paradoxes: the effectiveness of the input
Jacqueline van Kampen (Utrecht Institute of Linguistics)
Room 7102, The CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

September 4, 2008 (Thursday)

Dissertation Defense
Linguistics Department (CUNY Graduate Center)
Room 7102, CUNY Graduate Center
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Niesha White will defend her disseration, Increasing Efficacy in Academic English Instruction: Finding the Correct Balance between Contrastive Analysis Focus on Form and Sociolinguistic Awareness Raising.
This is a closed defense.

September 9, 2008 (Tuesday) - Psycholinguistics Supper

A linguistically motivated model for speed and pausing in animations of American Sign Language
Matt Huenerfauth (Queens College & Graduate Center, CUNY)
Room 7102, CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

September 11, 2008 (Thursday) - Professional Development Series

Getting started in research Part 1: How and why to attach yourself to a research
Representatives from labs run by faculty in the Linguistics and Speech and Hearing (CUNY Graduate Center)
Room 6417, CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
See more info here

September 16, 2008 (Tuesday) - Syntax Supper

TBA
TBA (TBA)
Room 7102, The CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

September 18, 2008 (Thursday) - Colloquium

The Subset Principle vs. Power Maximisation in Phonological Acquisition
Bert Vaux (University of Cambridge)
Room 6417, The CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM -
See more info here

September 23, 2008 (Tuesday) - Psycholinguistics Supper

TBA
TBA (TBA)
Room 7102, CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

September 25, 2008 (Thursday) - Professional Development Series

Getting started in research Part 2: Conducting research in theoretical disciplines
Marcel den Dikken and others (CUNY Graduate Center)
Room 6417, CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
See more info here

October 7, 2008 (Tuesday) - Syntax Supper

TBA
Oana Ciucivara (New York University)
Room 7102, The CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

October 16, 2008 (Thursday) - Colloquium

TBA
Donna Lardiere (Georgetown University)
Area of Interest: Second Language Acquisition
Room 6417, The CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM -
See more info here

October 21, 2008 (Tuesday) - Psycholinguistics Supper

TBA
TBA (TBA)
Room 7102, CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

October 23, 2008 (Thursday) - Professional Development Series

What's up post-doc? The purpose of and preparation for a post-doc
Isabelle Barriere, Loraine Obler and others (CUNY Graduate Center)
Room 6417, CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
See more info here

October 28, 2008 (Tuesday) - Syntax Supper

TBA
Jim Wood (New York University)
Room 7102, The CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

October 30, 2008 (Thursday) - Colloquium

TBA
Sandra Chung (UC Santa Cruz)
Area of Interest: Syntax/Semantics and Austronesian languages
Room 6417, The CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM -
See more info here

November 4, 2008 (Tuesday) - Psycholinguistics Supper

TBA
TBA (TBA)
Room 7102, CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

November 6, 2008 (Thursday) - Professional Development Series

How to become a Millionaire: Linguistics in private industry
Dr. Joan Bachenko (Montclair State Univ, Co-founder and CEO, Deception)
Room 6417, CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
See more info here

November 11, 2008 (Tuesday) - Syntax Supper

TBA
David H. Fournier (University of Toronto)
Room 7102, The CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

November 18, 2008 (Tuesday) - Psycholinguistics Supper

TBA
TBA (TBA)
Room 7102, CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

November 20, 2008 (Thursday) - Professional Development Series

Taking (and Passing) your First QP: Critical information for everyone who has a QP
Janet Dean Fodor, Gita Martohardjono and others from the QP1 committee (CUNY Graduate Center)
Room 6417, CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
See more info here

November 25, 2008 (Tuesday) - Syntax Supper

TBA
Jeroen van Craenenbroeck (University College Brussels)
Room 7102, The CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

December 2, 2008 (Tuesday) - Psycholinguistics Supper

TBA
TBA (TBA)
Room 7102, CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

December 4, 2008 (Thursday) - Colloquium

TBA
Charles Yang (University of Pennsylvania)
Area of Interest: First Language Acquisition/Learnability
Room 6417, The CUNY Graduate Center
4:15 PM -
See more info here

December 9, 2008 (Tuesday) - Syntax Supper

TBA
TBA (TBA)
Room 7102, The CUNY Graduate Center
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See more info here

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November 13-15, 2008 - The 18th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference

The conference page can be found here.

January 17-18, 2008 - The CUNY Phonology Forum

The forum page can be found here.