Research Groups in Linguistics

Meetings: Mondays at 3:30 - 4:30pm in 4056 JFSB during the Winter 2025 semester

We are actively working on writing and preparing to publish, a grammatical description of a variety of Quechua, called Kichwa, spoken in Amazonian Ecuador. Prior experience with summer research during a BYU Ecuador Study Abroad is a requirement.

We are also editing and adding video clips of Quechua speakers to our online corpus Quechuarealwords. Any students with prior experience in Quechua/Kichwa wanting to join this project are welcome.

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This group is currently investigating academic introductions across several disciplines.

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The Editing and Publishing Research Group includes scholars from across the United States who are involved in editing, publishing, writing, and linguistics research. The group is currently focused on establishing BYU’s Faculty Publishing Service (FPS) as a site that can generate data for research projects.

Meetings: Fridays at 3:00-4:00pm in 4056 JFSB during the Fall 2024 semester

The LSEG is a fun, social opportunity for professional development, networking, and skill development focusing on linguistic tools and techniques. This group is open to anyone affiliated with BYU and focuses.

Check out more information and see future results of research projects here.

Meetings: Contact either professor for meeting times, information on projects, etc.

We study how the brain processes language using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and Electroencephalography (EEG) technologies. We welcome advanced Linguistics majors or highly motivated students with less linguistic background who are interested in neuroscience and in how the brain functions.

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We are a group of faculty and students interested in the psychology of language learning. Most recently, our efforts have focused on self-regulation, positive psychology, motivation and anxiety/stress. We have conducted research involving second language learners of English, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. We welcome those interested in how psychological variables affect the acquisition of these and other second languages.