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The UNM Department of Linguistics is the only degree-granting linguistics program in one of the most multilingual and multicultural states in the U.S.
Joined September 2019
Welcome home to Profs Rosa Vallejos-Yopán and Joshua Birchall, and MA student Logan Ballou, who just returned from the AMAZONICAS X conference in Belém, Brazil. This year, Rosa concluded 8 years of service on the Permanent Committee of the Amazonicas association.
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UNM Linguistics was well represented at the LSA Summer Institute at the U of Oregon! Grad Students Ivette González, Sarah Lease, Sean Lundergan, & Alyssa Sánchez took exciting courses and Professors Rosa Vallejos and Naomi Shin taught courses. It was a terrific experience!
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UNM Linguistics Professor Erin Wilkinson will be one of the presenters at the upcoming Symposium on the History and Genetics of Sign Language Communities, November 13-14, 2025 in Paris France. See the link for more info.
slg.ucsd.edu
Symposium on the History and Genetics of Sign Language Communities
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Congrats to PhD student, Bruno Pinto Silva, co-author of the new book, "Rights of Linguistic Minorities: Proposals, Advances, and Challenges." The book release is taking place during Abralin em Cena 18, hosted by the University of Brasília (August 5–8). Well done @bpslinguist !
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Congrats to Dr. Melvatha Chee and Dr. Lukas Denk for publishing the Navajo Corpus of Historical Narratives to UNM's Digital Repository! This corpus is a digital compilation of morphologically annotated narratives first published by Robert W. Young and William Morgan in the 1950s.
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We are thrilled to share that Associate Professor Melvatha Chee has been selected as a 2025 Research and Creative Works Leadership Awardee by the UNM Office of Academic Affairs. Congratulations, Melvatha!
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A new paper by Professor Rosa Vallejos-Yopán, "Demonstrative Choice in Secoya and Implications for Tukanoan Linguistics" was just published in the International Journal of American Linguistics (Volume 91, Number 3, July 2025). Congrats Rosa!
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Congrats to Everett and Roberta Serafin, members of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, who received Honorary Degrees this Spring. Nominated by Dr. Melissa Axelrod for this honor, the Serafins have made significant contributions to preserving the Jicarilla Apache language and culture.
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A round of applause for Professor Rosa Vallejos-Yopán who has received the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award to further her research on Amazonian languages in Peru. Congrats Rosa!
news.unm.edu
Rosa Vallejos-Yopán, a linguistics professor at The University of New Mexico, has received the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award to further her research on Amazonian languages in Peru.
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We are hiring!. Open Rank Visiting Lecturer for the Signed Language Interpreting Program beginning in the Fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. email bshaffer@unm.edu with questions.
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Congrats to our Linguistics PhD students, Sarah Lease & Devin Tankersley, who have been awarded 2025-26 Bilinski Foundation Fellowships! Bilinski Fellowships support students in the final stages of their degree through a monetary stipend plus a stipend for health insurance.
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We are thrilled to share that UNM Linguistics Department Distinguished Professor Emerita, Dr. Joan Bybee has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as part of the 2025 class! Read more here:
news.unm.edu
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced that Joan Bybee, distinguished professor emerita of UNM Linguistics, has been elected to the Academy as part of the 2025 class. She joins a...
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Congrats to Alejandro Cuza, Naomi Shin, and Liliana Sánchez on their new article, "Genericity expression in child heritage Spanish," published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics! .
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MA student, Logan Ballou has been awarded a LAII Mellon Endowment Field Research Grant by the Latin American and Iberian Institute @unmlaii. This funding will support Logan's travel with Professor Rosa Vallejos to conduct fieldwork in the Amazon in June 2025. Congrats Logan!
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Congratulations to Ivette Gonzalez for being awarded a 2025-2026 LAII PhD Fellowship! The Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) @unmlaii offers competitive awards to doctoral students in different fields to support dissertation research and writing related to Latin America.
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Congratulations to Dawn Nordquist for receiving a 2025 Marshall Award for Course Development and Curriculum Enhancement! Marshall awards support course development and revision work necessary for UNM to offer a modern curriculum that foregrounds student success.
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Congratulations to Nick Underwood who was awarded an Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Field Research Award to support a field work trip to Peru in June 2025. Way to go, Nick! 🎉🎉🎉
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Brand-new paper that explores transfer in Spanish-English bilinguals' conceptualizations of space across their languages by Naomi Shin and Sarah Lease. Congrats Naomi and Sarah!
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Check out this article to learn more about Saad K’idilyé Language Nest in Albuquerque! At Saad K’idilyé, Diné children are fully immersed in the Navajo language. Shout out to Dr. Melvatha Chee who helped develop Saad K'idilyé and serves on the Board.
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Posted on the door leading into the learning space in northeast Albuquerque is a sign that reads, “Bilagáana bizaad dooda.” Underneath is a translation: “No English beyond this point.” This is Saad...
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