Welcome incoming graduate students!
Ziru Chen (she/her) is interested in phonetics and laboratory phonology, particularly topics in speech production and perception. She is from Zhejiang, China. She received her B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature from Peking University and her MSc in Phonetics from the University of Edinburgh. Her research has been focused on…
August 30, 2026
LabPhon 20 in Montreal
June 24-29, LabPhon 20 was held in Montreal for the conference's 40th anniversary, organized by McGill Linguistics members and colleagues in Ottawa. More than 300 people from around the world attended, including many current and former McGillians. From L to R,Top row: Charlotte Pieper, Alex Zhai, Irene Smith, Alessio Tosolini,…
August 23, 2026
McGill @ Linguistics summer schools
Edward Flemming (MIT) and Michael Wagner co-taught a class on Prosody at the The 7th Crete Summer School of Linguistics in Rethymno, Crete, July 18–31. Jessica Coon taught a...
August 23, 2026
Welcome new post-doc, Sam Prins
McLing is happy to welcome Samantha Prins, who is joining us for a two-year Canada Impact+ Research Training Award (CIRTA) postdoctoral fellowship, working...
August 23, 2026
Alex Zhai to U Manitoba
Alex Zhai has accepted a two-year instructor position at the University of Manitoba –– congratulations Alex!
August 23, 2026
Summer dissertation defenses
McGill linguists had a number of successful PhD defenses this summer. These included: Alex Zhai, 7/28 – "Are Some Listeners More Lexical Than...
August 23, 2026
McGill @ SALT 36
Several current and former McGill affiliates travelled to Argentina for Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT) 36, held July 29-31 at the University of...
August 23, 2026
Thank you 2025-2026 McLing editors & summer hiatus
As the academic year wraps up, Jeanne and Morgan are stepping down as co-editors of McLing — thank you for your service! We're...
May 31, 2026
Irene Smith teaching position at UMass Amherst
Recent PhD graduate Irene Smith has accepted a one-year teaching position at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Department of Linguistics. Congratulations, Irene!
May 31, 2026
Jessica Coon accepted in Language
Jessica Coon’s paper “Invisible inanimates and the syntax of pronominal prefixes in Northern Iroquoian” was just accepted for publication in Language. A pre-print PDF is available...
May 31, 2026
McGillians at TOM 18
McGillians attended the 18th Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal Semantics Workshop on May 22nd at l'Université de Montréal. Talks included: Derived Object Predication: A new Type-Shifting Operation for...
May 31, 2026