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Extending a commitment of support
Dr. Panayiotis Pappas’ message to the SFU Linguistics community regarding the recent news on the burial site of Indigenous children at Kamloops Residential School. learn more →
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Undergraduate Sydney Walton is “learning by doing” in the Phonological Processing Lab
Sydney is awarded a USRA (Undergraduate Student Research Award) to work on the lab’s Learning Complex Phonology series of studies. learn more →
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Department of Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language—an important part of what makes us humans. As linguists, we study the formal properties of language, how it evolves, and how it is used in social situations.
Important COVID-19 Information from the Department of Linguistics:
Friday, September 18, 2020
The Department of Linguistics has uploaded a COVID-19 Safety Plan. Click here to view it.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
On Monday, March 16, SFU discontinued all in-person teaching, including in-person exams, for the rest of the semester. The Department of Linguistics students are asked to check your SFU email accounts on a regular basis and CANVAS course pages for information from your instructors about how your individual classes are proceeding.
All offices in the Department of Linguistics have been closed until further notice in order to maintain social distancing. All of the Department of Linguistics staff are still available to support operations remotely and can be reached by email (during their regular office hours). Please visit our Staff contact page here, for staff availability and contact information.
For up to date information (including the status of on-campus services) visit the SFU COVID-19 FAQ page: www.sfu.ca/covid19
Recent News
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June 15, 2021
Congratulations Ron Ignace Appointed First Indigenous Languages Commissioner -
June 07, 2021
Undergraduate Sydney Walton is “learning by doing” in the Phonological Processing Lab
Sydney is awarded a USRA (Undergraduate Student Research Award) to work on the lab’s Learning Complex Phonology series of studies. -
June 02, 2021
Extending a commitment of support
Dr. Panayiotis Pappas’ message to the SFU Linguistics community regarding the recent news on the burial site of Indigenous children at Kamloops Residential School. -
June 02, 2021
Semester in Podcasting Offers Linguistics Student a New Perspective on Communication -
June 01, 2021
Congratulations to our Graduating Students Pursuing Speech Language Pathology! -
March 17, 2021
LSURC 2021
Undergraduate Advising
For general inquiries, please contact the Linguistics Department at lingdept@sfu.ca
The Summer 2021 semester is conducted remotely. For Advising, email the Student Advisor at lingadv@sfu.ca for program information, course planning, program declarations, graduation checks. Please be sure to include a copy of your Advising Transcript (in term and subject order)