Education

Linguistics is the science of human language. We offer courses and programmes within Linguistics, Language Informatics and Sign Language.

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The seminar programme for autumn 2025 is set!

We are happy to welcome speakers from international as well as Swedish universities, who will present on a wide range of topics.

What happens in our brains when we say ”I love you”?

"If we couldn't share emotions with each other, we wouldn't be able to co-operate in the way we do; we might not even survive as a species."

Welcome to us at the Department of Linguistics!

Here you will find useful information for our new students.

Work with us!

We are currently looking for two PhD students: one in linguistics, specializing in sign language, and one in linguistics, specializing in phonetics. Apply by October 15 2025!

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Incoming exchange students

If your university has an agreement with the Department of Linguistics, you are welcome to join us as an exchange student.

Research

We study human linguistic communication in its entirety: structurally, interactionally, pragmatically, neurologically, and developmentally.

Research projects

Here you will find our ongoing and completed research projects in Linguistics and Sign language.

News

2025-05-16

SUBIC - Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre

Research grants for the use of SUBIC equipment

Stockholm University researchers are welcome to apply for SUBIC time grant.

Brain Research Chemistry Psychology and Human Behaviour Plants, Animals and Nature Physics Life Science Language, Literature and Culture History, Archeology and Cultural Heritage Geology, Geography and Landscapes Digitalization and AI Climate and Environment

2025-04-30

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Undocumented languages on the agenda

Undocumented languages in Pakistan was the subject of a workshop in Islamabad. Professor Henrik Liljegren led the event.

Participants in a workshop in Pakistan on under-researched languages, April 2025.

Language, Literature and Culture

2025-04-09

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Documentation of Gawarbati – project completed

Gawarbati is spoken in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It has been the subject of a research project, now completed.

Gawarum: The area along the Kunar River where the Gawarbati language is spoken.

Language, Literature and Culture

2025-02-11

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Voice researcher examines how we trigger empathy

What happens in our brains when we put ourselves in someone else’s emotional state? These questions fascinates linguist Gláucia Laís Salomão.

Ung kvinna tröstar en äldre genom att omfamna henne.

Language, Literature and Culture Psychology and Human Behaviour Brain Research

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November

Drop-in

Swedish for lunch

Improve your spoken Swedish in a relaxed and supportive setting!

Swedish for lunch

Improve your spoken Swedish in a relaxed and supportive setting!

November

Seminar

Research seminar: Anna Sjöberg, Stockholm University/Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena

Title: Knowing, thinking, seeing – cross-linguistic semantics through Behavioral Profiles.

Research seminar: Anna Sjöberg, Stockholm University/Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena

Title: Knowing, thinking, seeing – cross-linguistic semantics through Behavioral Profiles.

Language, Literature and Culture

November

Event

Discover language research! Research Afternoon 2025

Researchers from the Department of Linguistics present their current work.

Discover language research! Research Afternoon 2025

Researchers from the Department of Linguistics present their current work.

Language, Literature and Culture Brain Research Digitalization and AI History, Archeology and Cultural Heritage

November

Seminar

Research seminar: Maria Andersson-Koski and Jan-Ola Östman

Title: Om svenskans ansvar för teckenspråk.

Research seminar: Maria Andersson-Koski and Jan-Ola Östman

Title: Om svenskans ansvar för teckenspråk.

Language, Literature and Culture

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SUBIC – Brain Imaging Centre

Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre (SUBIC) is an advanced multidisciplinary infrastructure dedicated to experimental academic research on brain function and structure.

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Phonetics Laboratory

The Phonetics Laboratory offers advanced research conditions for experimental studies of speech perception and production.

Språkstudion

Språkstudion is the place for you who studies, teaches, does research or is interested in other aspects of languages at Stockholm University.

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