Our research strengths
- The variety of studied languages and regional expertise
- Wide-spread of complementary thematic expertise among staff, leading to the potential if original research synergies
- Expertise in endangered languages and language documentation and description
- In-depth study of the structure of African, Asian and Middle Eastern languages and the contexts in which they are used
- Long and distinguished tradition in leading linguistic research
- Easy access to excellent specialist library holdings, Endangered Languages Archive, and Linguistics Resources Room
Our publications
The department published two journals annually that reflect the diversity of our research interests and output
Research groups
- Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics
- London Phonology Seminar
- Language Variation Reading Group
- Information Structure Reading Group