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How Publishing Saved a Country

By Julie Irvine
December 10, 2021 08:11 PM
For the last five centuries, book publishing played a remarkable role in preserving Welsh identity and language in the face of external cultural and linguistic challenges.
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AnnMarie Saunders

Visiting Instructor, Linguistics
158 UPC
(801) 422-9318
annmarie_saunders@byu.edu
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Rebecca Purse

English
Email: rebecca_purse@byu.edu
4054 JKB - BYU
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David Eddington Lectures on the Past, Present, and Future of the Human Language

By Julie Irvine
August 27, 2021 11:33 AM
David Eddington lectures at BYU Education Week on the history of the human language, how we process language, and how language changes.
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Lisa Morgan Johnson

Full-time Faculty, Linguistics
4040 JFSB
(801) 422-2938
lisamorganjohnson@byu.edu
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Jeffrey Green

Full-time Faculty, Linguistics
4073 JFSB
(801) 422-2020
https://jeffreygreen.byu.edu/
jjgreen@byu.edu
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Dan Dewey Appointed as Department Chair for Linguistics

By Sage Wheeler Brown
June 21, 2021 12:14 PM
Professor Dan Dewey (Linguistics) has been appointed as department chair for the Department of Linguistics. Dewey succeeds Professor Norm Evans, who has served in this capacity for the past few years.
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Josh Perkey

Assistant Dean
4198 JFSB
(801) 422-2824
josh.perkey@byu.edu
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BYU Student Chapter of LDSPMA Provides Professional Mentoring for Editing Students

By Heather Bergeson
April 09, 2021 05:39 PM
Students interested in publishing and media careers can join BYU’s student chapter of LDSPMA to connect with like-minded students and industry professionals
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Miriam Whiting

Full-time Faculty, Linguistics
4069 JFSB
(801) 422-4515
miriam_whiting@byu.edu
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Sherri Hadfield

Office Specialist, Linguistics
(801) 422-9010
sherri.hadfield@byu.edu
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Heather Sturman

Part-time/Adjunct Faculty, Linguistics
4039 JFSB
(801) 422-0352
hsturm@byu.edu
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Linguistics Student Society Activity Introduces Students to Diverse Career Paths

By Heather Bergeson
February 26, 2021 06:46 PM
The LSS leadership team invited professors from around campus to present on how they incorporate linguists into their careers and professions.
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College of Humanities Alumna Receives Prestigious Editing Scholarship

By Heather Bergeson
February 26, 2021 06:46 PM
College of Humanities alumna Lori Fuller Sosa recently received an editing scholarship sponsored by ACES: The Society for Editing.
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Katie Watkins

Writing Center Associate Manager, Anthropology, English
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Project Perseverance

By Cristiana Farnsworth
December 23, 2020 02:56 PM
In 2010, BYU faculty members, including Kirk Belnap (Asian and Near Eastern Languages), Jennifer Bown (German and Russian), Dan Dewey (Linguistics), and Patrick Steffen (Psychology), launched a project aimed at empowering students to become successful, life-long language learners.
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Finishing the Race

By Heather Bergeson
December 04, 2020 12:59 PM
Biking over two hundred miles pushes the human mind and body to its limits, but so does trying to learn a new language. Associate Professor Troy Cox (Linguistics) has experience with both.
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Professor Dan Dewey Receives Annual Barker Lectureship

By Heather Bergeson
November 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Social interaction is important in any learning environment, but Professor Dan Dewey argued that it is absolutely essential when studying a second language.
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