Welcome to Linguistics at UAF!
What is Linguistics?
Linguistics is the study of human language. It provides tools for understanding how we acquire and produce distinctive sounds, words, phrases and sentences. It also helps us understand how people in different cultures use language to interact and express meaning. At UAF you can learn about the variety of human languages in the world and you can focus on a particular language, either from the Foreign Languages offerings or from the Alaska Native Language program. If you are interested in a career of language teaching or speech pathology, a B.A. in Linguistics is good preparation.
Alaskan: Yup'ik, Inupiaq, Gwich'in (and others by independent study)
European: French, German, Latin, Russian, Spanish
Sign Language: American Sign Language
Applied Linguistics at UAF
Applied linguistics at UAF is defined broadly to include traditional applied areas related to second language acquisition as well as linguistic anthropology, socio-linguistics and language revitalization. Our graduate program offers two concentrations in applied linguistics: Second Language Acquisition Teacher Education (SLATE) and Language in Society.
Piciryaramta Elicungcallra (Teaching our Way of Life through our Language)
US Department of Education grant to PI Sabine Siekmann
Alaska Native Education Computer Assisted Language Learning (ANE CALL)
US Department of Education Grant to PI's Sabine Siekmann and Patrick Marlow.
Study shows ancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers
June 15, 2023
A scientific team led by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers has discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people in the Americas.
UAF names 2023 student award recipients
May 01, 2023
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will honor Kalen Moore-Thomas and Riley von Borstel on May 5 as its outstanding undergraduate degree recipients for 2023.
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URSA announces 2023 Innovative Technology and Education awardees
April 27, 2023
The UAF Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity has recognized 15 people who received an URSA 2023 Innovative Technology and Education grant.
What Our Graduates Are Doing
Linguistics Program Contact Information
Email: uaf-linguistics@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7396
Physical address:
1747 South Chandalar Drive
Gruening Building, Room 862
Fairbanks, AK 99775
Mailing address:
UAF Linguistics Program
PO Box 756430
Fairbanks, AK 99775
Patrick Marlow, PhD
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Office: Gruening Building, Room 862
Email: pemarlow@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7446
Diana Berry
Office: Gruening Building, Room 501
Email: uaf-linguistics@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7396
*Please Note* All UAF College of Liberal Arts (CLA) administrative assistants are off contract through the summer and will not return until Monday, August 14th, 2023.
If you need any assistance this summer, please contact Miriam Stelges in the CLA Dean's Office by phone at 907-474-7231 or via email at uaf-cla@alaska.edu
Diana Berry
Office: Gruening Building, Room 501
Email: uaf-linguistics@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7396
*Please Note* All UAF College of Liberal Arts (CLA) administrative assistants are off contract through the summer and will not return until Monday, August 14th, 2023.
If you need any assistance this summer, please contact Miriam Stelges in the CLA Dean's Office by phone at 907-474-7231 or via email at uaf-cla@alaska.edu
Diana Berry
Office: Gruening Building, Room 501
Email: uaf-linguistics@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7396
*Please Note* All UAF College of Liberal Arts (CLA) administrative assistants are off contract through the summer and will not return until Monday, August 14th, 2023.
If you need any assistance this summer, please contact Miriam Stelges in the CLA Dean's Office by phone at 907-474-7231 or via email at uaf-cla@alaska.edu
Diana Berry
Office: Gruening Building, Room 501
Email: uaf-linguistics@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7396
*Please Note* All UAF College of Liberal Arts (CLA) administrative assistants are off contract through the summer and will not return until Monday, August 14th, 2023.
If you need any assistance this summer, please contact Miriam Stelges in the CLA Dean's Office by phone at 907-474-7231 or via email at uaf-cla@alaska.edu
At times, navigating your way through college can be tricky. That’s why we have two comprehensive academic advisors to help you out.
Our CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisors, Dan Darrow and Grace Carroll can assist with registration, petitions, change of major requests, and answer any number of questions related to the college experience. Advising appointments are available in person, via telephone, over zoom or via email.
Dan Darrow
CLA Lead Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 G
Schedule an advising appointment with Dan using the button below.
However, if you are not a current UAF student, please send Dan an email to schedule your appointment.
Schedule Advising Appointment
Grace Carroll
CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 F
Schedule an advising appointment with Grace using the button below.
However, if you are not a current UAF student, please send Grace an email to schedule your appointment.
Schedule Advising Appointment