General Info


... about Language and Linguistics

We have a brief description of what Linguistics is on this website. You can also find answers to many linguistics questions and ask your own through the LinguistList's free Ask-a-Linguist service. The Linguistic Society of America also has prepared answers to frequently asked questions about language and linguistics.

 

... about the Department

If this web site doesn't answer your questions, you can contact us at:

569 Moore Hall
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
USA
Tel: (808) 956-8602
Fax: (808) 956-9166
linguist@hawaii.edu

 

... about the Undergraduate Major or Certificates inLinguistics

First, check out our pages for undergraduates. If you still have questions, please contact the Undergraduate Coordinator, Patricia Donegan at donegan@hawaii.edu.

 

... about the Graduate Program

Our Graduate pages have information on admissions, resources, and requirements for the Graduate Programs. Further questions can be addressed to the Graduate Admission Chair, Professor Patricia Donegan, at donegan@hawaii.edu.

 

Chair of the Linguistics Department

William O'Grady ogrady@hawaii.edu

 

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Department Updates

Check these out:

Newsline

NEW Wait List for Ling 102 Unit Mastery. Write to linguist@hawaii.edu
Plenty of other sections still open.

NEW General Ed in Linguistics
  • HAP: Ling 100 "Lang in Hawai'i and the Pacific.
  • WI: Ling 102 "Intro to the study of language"

Unit mastery as well as classroom formats.
Want to know more?
Check out this short video.

NEW Fall 2009 Linguistics course availibility.

NEW Spring 2010 course schedule and descriptions (PDF)

List of potential committee members

LSH website

Language Documentation Training Center

Language Documentation & Conservation