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On a weekend in early October, Dr. Christopher S. Thompson, Associate Professor of Linguistics, became the first foreigner to fire a flintlock musket as a full participant and member of the Miyamachi Teppōtai (musket troupe). Thompson was participating in a traditional shrine festival (matsuri) held annually in Asuke, a mountain […]

You may be more familiar with the name of Barilla from the pasta aisle of your local supermarket. The company, founded in 1877 as a bakery shop in Parma, Italy, by Pietro Barilla, has grown to a multi-national corporation with an annual revenue of more than $450 billion (2015). In […]

Dr. Liang Tao, Associate Professor of Linguistics, recently delivered two lectures in Beijing, China—a conference presentation and a one-day lecture. Tao’s invitation to speak at the seminar is acknowledgement of the major contribution she has made to the field of usage-based linguistic studies, and a recognition of the role that […]

Kerri Griffin, Interim Director and Title IX Coordinator in Equity and Civil Rights Compliance at Ohio University, recently spoke to staff and students in the Linguistics Department during the Fall Linguistics Colloquium Series’ presentation on university policies prohibiting discrimination in the context of Title IX. She was asked by the […]

Japan’s national daily paper, the Mainichi, noted the involvement of Ohio University and Dr. Chris Thompson in a story headlined “Japanese, int’l students still delivering water, energizing Iwate residents over 7 years on.” Thompson, Associate Professor of Linguistics, is in Japan this fall representing OHIO as the 43rd Kohei Miura […]

For Dr. Dawn Bikowski, a trip to Indonesia was a chance to give plenary and workshop presentations, meet with alumni, and make new connections. Bikowski, Director of the English Language Improvement Program’s Academic & Global Communication Program in the Linguistics Department, gave the opening plenary for the Task Design and […]

By David Bell Associate Professor & Chair of Linguistics I hope this finds you well! I became chair of the Ohio University Department of Linguistics on Aug. 16, when Chris Thompson completed his ninth year as chair. On behalf of the entire department, I want to thank Chris for his […]