Conference on Linguistics

In just a few days, the Tulane Linguistics Program will be hosting the 2025 Linguistic Conference on March 15th, 2025 from 10 am- 5 pm. Our theme this year is “Making Language Material”. 

 

As spoken, signed, and invented languages move from discourse to being physically recorded, many decisions are made. Additionally, over time, writing systems can change drastically for a variety of reasons, including technological innovations, material of choice, outside influence, and underlying language changes. Regardless of the fluctuation of a writing script, it does systematize certain cultural aspects, including education, access to literacy, and transmission of knowledge. 

As such, we have a very exciting list of speakers this year, culminating in our keynote speaker, Amy George, presenting her paper "On This Earth Here: Mapping the Universe Across Time, Space, and Languages".

As always, attendance at the conference is completely free. You can either attend in person in Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center Room 205, or on Zoom, the link to which will be provided to those who register under our Zoom option.

Registration is provided here, and our website with all of the information regarding the event can be found here. The deadline to register your attendance is March 13th, 2025. We know this will be another great year for T-CoL, and we look forward to seeing all of our speakers and participants in person or on Zoom on March 15th.