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The Stanford University Department of Linguistics is a vibrant center of research and teaching, with a thriving undergraduate major and a top-ranked PhD program.
Our program emphasizes intellectual breadth, both disciplinary—integrating diverse theoretical linguistic perspectives with empirical investigation across languages—and interdisciplinary—drawing on perspectives from the other cognitive, computational, and social sciences, and the humanities.

A Department Tradition: Annual hike in honor of Roman Jakobson’s birthday.
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Upcoming Events
May
21
Date:
Wed May 21st 2025, 1:30pm - 2:50pm
Location
Margaret Jacks Hall, Greenberg Room (Room 126)
Speaker: Roumyana Pancheva
May
30
Date:
Fri May 30th 2025, 1:30pm - 2:50pm
Location
Margaret Jacks Hall, Greenberg Room (Room 126)
Speaker: Yağmur Kiper
June
15
Date:
Sun June 15th 2025, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location
Knight Building Courtyard (located on Memorial Way)