Held in odd-numbered years, it brings together several dozen linguistics faculty from across North America and from overseas, and several hundred graduate students and professional affiliates. More than just offering courses, the Linguistics Institute offers Linguistics students the opportunity to interact with others in the discipline, to take courses and listen to lectures from internationally esteemed faculty, and to exchange ideas with others who share similar research interests.
Courses taken at the institute can count towards a student's degree.
The Berkeley Linguistics Society is a graduate student organization at the University of California, Berkeley. The Society holds its annual meeting during Presidents' Day weekend in the middle of February. Around the middle of September, a Call for Papers is sent to those on our mailing list, and abstracts of papers are due around the middle of November. After reviewing and selecting the abstracts, the Society sends out the conference program in early January. All Conference Proceedings are available for purchase.