Prof George Tsoulas delivered a keynote as the International Circle of Korean Linguistics celebrated its 50th anniversary. His talk explored how Korean syntax reveals hidden ambiguities in English. Read more www.york.ac.uk/langu...

How is machine translation reshaping legal translation in the UK? Dr Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff surveys freelance translators on changing workflows, training gaps, and shifting client expectations. Read the article:

Technology-driven changes in the UK legal translation market: a practice-based study of NMT and its impact on freelance translators’ workflow

Recent advances in Neural Machine Translation (NMT) have reshaped the language services industry, with the number of language service providers offering machine translation services nearly doubling...

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Monica Lethbridge, our first MSci Linguistics student, has secured a fully funded PhD with the SAINTS CDT @saints-cdt.bsky.social to research the safety of AI speech systems. She's the first linguist to join the programme. Learn more about SAINTS: www.york.ac.uk/study...

The German Language Association annual conference comes to York on 18 September. This year's theme: "Revisiting culture and language integrated education", with a keynote from Dr Nils Bernstein. www.germanlanguageas...

The 11th Northern Englishes Workshop takes place at York's medieval Guildhall, 9–10 September. Research on dialects across the linguistic north of the UK. Early bird registration open until 24 July: Register now: store.york.ac.uk/pro...

Dr Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff joined a select group of UK academics at SlatorCon London, where the global language industry debated how AI is reshaping translation, interpreting and localisation. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Eighty pupils from five schools spent a day exploring languages at York, with workshops, a taster lecture on language myths, and taster sessions in Arabic and Chinese. Every pupil who gave feedback rated the day positively. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Kamishibai, origami and a riddle-led treasure hunt: York's languages outreach team brought Japanese storytelling and four languages to families at the York Festival of Ideas, in partnership with York Cares. Read more:

Kamishibai and origami draw families to York Festival of Ideas

Families at the York Festival of Ideas explored languages, origami and a riddle treasure hunt in a session built around the theme of sharing.

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One week left to register for the third Interdisciplinary Voice Workshop, in York on 2 to 3 July. The deadline is now extended to 25 June. Two days of talks on voice and vocality across species, with tiered fees including free places. Find out more: sites.google.com/yor...

Registration is open for YorCCA 2026, the York Conference on Conversation Analysis run by PhD researchers at York. Join on 17 July in person or online, with optional skills workshops on 18 July led by two invited professors. Register now sites.google.com/yor...

Seventy-two Year 3 pupils at Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy learnt colours in German, Japanese and two sign languages through Kamishibai, a Japanese picture-card storytelling tradition, with York's languages outreach team. Read more www.york.ac.uk/langu...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our colleague and friend Anthony Warner, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics. Anthony shaped this department over nearly four decades. Read our tribute: www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Dr Imke Driemel has been elected to the Advisory Board of the Linguistics Society of Germany (DGfS), a society of around 1,200 linguists. She attended her first board meeting in Cologne earlier this month, with the next scheduled for Bielefeld in November. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Professor Eleonora Sasso examines Boccaccio’s "creatural medievalism" and its influence on the British imagination in our next Serate Italiane talk. This online session will be held entirely in Italian. www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Why do we judge people by how they speak? A recent Guardian piece on linguist Valerie Fridland's work explores the science of accents and bias. Go deeper with our free course on accents, attitudes and identity. www.york.ac.uk/study... #langsky

Train to be an English language teacher this summer. The intensive Trinity CertTESOL course at the University of York is open for applications. Join our August cohort to gain a recognised teaching qualification (17 Aug to 18 Sep). Apply by 20 May. www.york.ac.uk/langu...

How do speakers manage complex grammar in different languages? Dr Caroline Andrews (University of Oxford) joins the LLS Colloquium Series to discuss case production in Hindi, Basque, and Shipibo-Konibo. 16 April, 15:00, P/L/002, University of York

The York English Language Toolkit returns on 10 July 2026. This free hybrid CPD workshop for A-level English Language teachers features talks from Prof Devyani Sharma, Prof Paul Kerswill, Prof Sam Hellmuth and Dr Kobin Kendrick. Save the date. englishlanguagetoolk...

Géraldine Enjelvin, Yumi Nixon and Ulrike Wray use traditional Japanese Kamishibai storytelling to teach languages. They are bringing interactive workshops to York schools and the York Festival of Ideas this June. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Our Forensic Speech Science team received commendations at the Deepfake Detection Challenge at Microsoft London. Researchers successfully combined human and tool-based methods to identify audio deepfakes in realistic scenarios. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Researchers from the Forensic Speech Services group at York and SAINTS have published a policy brief on speech recognition in policing. The brief outlines recommendations for managing AI technologies safely, with human oversight at the forefront. drive.google.com/fil...

How does the meaning of the word 'just' change the way we say it? A new study by Dr Ben Gibb-Reid explores the link between pragmatic function and phonetic reduction in British English. Read his findings in English Language and Linguistics. doi.org/10.1017/S136...

Abstract submissions for YorCCA, the York Conference on Conversation Analysis, close on 10 April. Organised by York postgraduates, the two-day event welcomes current MA/PhD students and recent graduates (2023+). 17–18 July 2026. Call for papers: sites.google.com/yor...

This Thursday: Prof Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) delivers the 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture on universal multilingualism. Join us in person or online. 12 March 4-5 PM UK time (GMT). Places still available. www.eventbrite.co.uk...

Your ship was a sheep? Mackenzie Gentz (Penn State) discusses phonetic convergence and communicative strategies in interactions between speakers with different language backgrounds at our next colloquium. 11 March | 15:00 | P/L/001 www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Prof Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) will deliver the 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture on 12 March 4-5 PM UK time (GMT). He will speak on "Universal Multilingualism: From Creolistics to Theoretical Linguistics". Register to attend online or in person. www.eventbrite.co.uk...

Dr James Miller (Durham University) joins us on 5 March to explore the metaphysics of linguistics. Are words concrete objects or abstract entities? Find out at 15:00 on 5 March in P/L/002. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/langu...

Dr Cinzia Bacilieri has published a new article exploring the development of "Italian through History of Art" modules at the University of York. The paper examines how art-focused language learning boosts student employability. Read the article: hrcak.srce.hr/file/4...

Prof Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) will deliver the 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture on 12 March 4-5 PM UK time (GMT). He will speak on "Universal Multilingualism: From Creolistics to Theoretical Linguistics". Register to attend online or in person. www.eventbrite.co.uk...

Mayda Hocevar González, a Venezuelan human rights expert, joins our next Tertulia to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela and the path toward a democratic transition. Please note this talk will be delivered in Spanish. 26 Feb | 18:15 | SLB/211