Our Mission
The mission of the Linguistics Student Society is to provide learning, research, and job-related opportunities for students taking LING or ELING classes. Our purpose is to construct activities that help these students learn more about Linguistics at the college and around the world. These will include activities that will be be fun and educationally enlightening.
This club will ensure the mission and purpose of the HCSC [Humanities College Student Council] because it will encourage the students to get involved in on-campus activities and will provide friendships with students in their same field of interest.
Upcoming Events
Max Haddock
I'm a linguistics major and translation & localization minor graduating in April 2025 ish. I’m a fan of languages, but specifically the Sino-Tibetan, Germanic and Celtic language families. I like to think of myself as a supporter of the arts and appreciator of history, you can find me reading or listening to music, in and or about various languages. Tha mi toilichte ur coinneachadh,很高興認識你們, fijn jullie te ontmoeten!
Elijah Clark
Elijah J. Clark is a Linguistics student focusing on issues in translation and variation within language. He loves playing fetch with his Aussie-doodle and playing Stardew Valley with his wife. Elijah hopes to go to law school and to advocate for low-resource languages and vernaculars near and far.
Jacob Hatcher
Hi! I'm Jacob Hatcher, a sophomore in the linguistics program. I'm interested in Second Language Acquisition and Morphosyntax. I speak German and passable Japanese & Spanish. I also work with Dr. Dewey in the fNIRS lab. I want to use Linguistics to help people achieve their language goals. Just about the only non-linguistic hobbies I have are drawing, playing games of all types, and puzzles.
Meckenzie Godfrey
Hi! My name is Meckenzie Godfrey & I’m studying Linguistics and Spanish with the hope of becoming a speech-language pathologist! When I’m not studying, I enjoy running, playing volleyball, or listening to true crime podcasts. The two things I’m most grateful for are my husband and chocolate ice cream :)
Emma Todd
Hello! My name is Emma Todd and I’m a senior from Houston, Texas studying Applied English Linguistics with minors in German and TESOL. So, if you’re curious about any of those things, feel free to ask me about them sometime! Beyond that though, I love listening to music, watching movies, baking various kinds of bread, and going for walks on rainy days (with an umbrella of course).
Jeff Parker
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Jeff Parker is a BYU alumnus who specializes in morphology and Slavic linguistics. He met his wife at BYU, has 4 kids, and loves the outdoors and making very large soap bubbles.
Past Events
2021-2022
