Linguistics Laboratories
Welcome to Linguistic research in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies!
There are several labs within the department doing exciting linguistic research.
The research focus of this lab is to investigate the linguistic competence of bilingual speakers as a window to understanding the human faculty of language.
Directors: Kay González and Luis López
Cognition of Second Language Acquisition Laboratory
Our lab conducts research on the neurocognitive processing of language among different speakers and learners.
Director: Kara Morgan-Short
The Heritage Language Cooperative works to increase knowledge about heritage languages in the United States and how to most effectively teach languages to heritage speakers.
Director: Kim Potowski
UIC Talks in Lingustics (UIC TiL)
UIC TiL offers students, faculty, and invited-guests the opportunity to present ongoing work and get comments and ideas as well as the chance for critical and constructive discussion of their work.