Faculty

Meredith Landman, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics
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Fall 2025 Courses: Phonetics & Phonology (LING GU4376), Language Documentation & Field Methods (LING GU4120)
Spring 2026 Courses: Syntax (LING GU4903), Semantics (LING GU4023)

John H. McWhorter, Associate Professor of Linguistics
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Fall 2025 Courses: Introduction to Linguistics (LING UN3101), Language Contact (AMST 3930)
Spring 2026 Courses: Language & Society (LING GU4800)

 

Adjunct Faculty

Maya Barzilai, Prompt-Engineer at LinkedIn
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Fall 2025 Courses: Advanced Phonetics (LING GU4377)

Nikita Bezrukov, Lecturer in Linguistics and Technical Communication, MIT
bezrukov[շնիկ]mit.edu
Spring 2026 Courses: Structure of Writing Systems (LING UN3105)

William Foley, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney
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Fall 2025 Courses: Language, Brain & Mind (LING UN3103; Science Core)
Spring 2026 Courses: Indigenous Languages of North America (LING UN3104; Global Core)

Ross Perlin, Co-Director of the Endangered Language Alliance
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Personal Website
Away in 2025 – 2026

 

Emeritus

Boris Gasparov, Boris Bakhmeteff Professor Emeritus of Russian and East European Studies; Special Lecturer in Slavic Languages

Alan Timberlake, Professor Emeritus of Slavic Languages and Literatures


Affiliated Faculty