When people think of language and the brain, they often refer solely to the left hemisphere of the brain because that is where the identifie...

After more than one request, I have turned the fictional "SFALingProf" Twitter account from the posters I've put up around cam...

In Fall 2009, I was ecstatic that my colleagues of the Department of English approved all the new linguistics courses I had proposed. Little...

For anyone asking what forensic linguistics is or what forensic linguists do, you should watch Dr. John Olsson's YouTube video. His vide...

As everyone at SFA is getting ready for a five-day weekend, I want to send you home with a linguistic jewel straight from the headlines: ...

First, I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the poll on the choices for courses in Fall 2010. Every choice got at least one vo...

A month ago, I started a new (hopefully regular) feature where I would post on linguistic tools that can help students.  The first linguisti...