Language & Linguistics @ UoY

Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York #linguistics

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Prof George Tsoulas delivered a keynote as the International Circle of Korean Linguistics celebrated its 50th anniversary. His talk explored how Korean syntax reveals hidden ambiguities in English.

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How is machine translation reshaping legal translation in the UK? Dr Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff surveys freelance translators on changing workflows, training gaps, and shifting client expectations.

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https://t.co/VZXuzvw167

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Monica Lethbridge, our first MSci Linguistics student, has secured a fully funded PhD with the SAINTS CDT to research the safety of AI speech systems. She's the first linguist to join the programme.

Learn more about SAINTS:
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The German Language Association annual conference comes to York on 18 September. This year's theme: "Revisiting culture and language integrated education", with a keynote from Dr Nils Bernstein. https://t.co/pATMtuKLmX

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The 11th Northern Englishes Workshop takes place at York's medieval Guildhall, 9–10 September. Research on dialects across the linguistic north of the UK. Early bird registration open until 24 July:

Register now:
https://t.co/OVhAelzqGs

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Dr Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff joined a select group of UK academics at SlatorCon London, where the global language industry debated how AI is reshaping translation, interpreting and localisation.

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Eighty pupils from five schools spent a day exploring languages at York, with workshops, a taster lecture on language myths, and taster sessions in Arabic and Chinese. Every pupil who gave feedback rated the day positively.

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Kamishibai, origami and a riddle-led treasure hunt: York's languages outreach team brought Japanese storytelling and four languages to families at the York Festival of Ideas, in partnership with York Cares.

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One week left to register for the third Interdisciplinary Voice Workshop, in York on 2 to 3 July. The deadline is now extended to 25 June. Two days of talks on voice and vocality across species, with tiered fees including free places.

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Registration is open for YorCCA 2026, the York Conference on Conversation Analysis run by PhD researchers at York. Join on 17 July in person or online, with optional skills workshops on 18 July led by two invited professors.

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https://t.co/9etWiKbjbH

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Seventy-two Year 3 pupils at Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy learnt colours in German, Japanese and two sign languages through Kamishibai, a Japanese picture-card storytelling tradition, with York's languages outreach team.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our colleague and friend Anthony Warner, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics. Anthony shaped this department over nearly four decades. Read our tribute: https://t.co/kANL1YhIXM

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Dr Imke Driemel has been elected to the Advisory Board of the Linguistics Society of Germany (DGfS), a society of around 1,200 linguists. She attended her first board meeting in Cologne earlier this month, with the next scheduled for Bielefeld in November.
https://t.co/P0x2gkE8uO

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Professor Eleonora Sasso examines Boccaccio’s "creatural medievalism" and its influence on the British imagination in our next Serate Italiane talk. This online session will be held entirely in Italian.

https://t.co/MNtjM98UFA

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Why do we judge people by how they speak? A recent Guardian piece on linguist Valerie Fridland's work explores the science of accents and bias. Go deeper with our free course on accents, attitudes and identity. https://t.co/f2HiKJmvIG

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Train to be an English language teacher this summer. The intensive Trinity CertTESOL course at the University of York is open for applications. Join our August cohort to gain a recognised teaching qualification (17 Aug to 18 Sep). Apply by 20 May.

https://t.co/q0cvWyXLg2

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How do speakers manage complex grammar in different languages? Dr Caroline Andrews (University of Oxford) joins the LLS Colloquium Series to discuss case production in Hindi, Basque, and Shipibo-Konibo.

16 April, 15:00, P/L/002, University of York

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The York English Language Toolkit returns on 10 July 2026. This free hybrid CPD workshop for A-level English Language teachers features talks from Prof Devyani Sharma, Prof Paul Kerswill, Prof Sam Hellmuth and Dr Kobin Kendrick. Save the date.

https://t.co/3SElUy7VLO

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Géraldine Enjelvin, Yumi Nixon and Ulrike Wray use traditional Japanese Kamishibai storytelling to teach languages. They are bringing interactive workshops to York schools and the York Festival of Ideas this June.

Read more: https://t.co/b8D7pcoWhJ

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Our Forensic Speech Science team received commendations for explainability and collaboration at the Deepfake Detection Challenge in London. Researchers combined human and tool-based methods to successfully identify audio deepfakes.

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