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Richard
W.
Hallett
Ph.D.
Professor; Program Coordinator; Undergraduate Advisor
Linguistics
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5879
Courses Taught
LING 201: Introduction to General Linguistics
LING 300: English Grammar in the Classroom
LING 322: Introduction to Sociolinguistics
LING 361: Introduction to World Englishes
LING 401: Fundamentals of Modern Linguistics
LING 454: Language and Identity
LING 471: World Englishes
LING 481: Language and Tourism
Research Interests
Discourse of tourism, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition
Education

Ph.D., University of South Carolina

M.A., Louisiana State University

B.A., Indiana University

Additional Information

I am the campus representative for the U.S. Fulbright scholarship program.  

LWH 2029
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5879
Office Hours
Virtual Office Hours (Google Meet)
Tuesday: 2-3 p.m.
Wednesday: 5:30-7 p.m.
Thursday: 10-11 a.m.
and by appointment by email at r-hallett@neiu.edu.
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Karen
Duchaj
Ph.D.
Instructor
Linguistics
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5874
Expertise
History of the English language
Courses Taught
LING 109: FYE: Language and Diversity in Chicago
LING 110: Lexicology: The Study of Words
LING 120: Language and Human Behavior
LING 201: Introduction to General Linguistics
LING 301: History of the English Language
LING 322: Introduction to Sociolinguistics
LING 401: Fundamentals of Modern Linguistics
LING 446: Sociolinguistics
Research Interests
Conversation analysis, onomastics
Education

Ph.D. Northwestern University

LWH 4090
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5874
Office Hours
Virtual office hours, by appointment only, MTWR 2-5 p.m.
Email at k-duchaj@neiu.edu
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Lewis Gebhardt
Lewis
Gebhardt
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Graduate Advisor
Linguistics
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5835
Expertise
Syntax, semantics, noun phrase structure and meaning, origin of language
Courses Taught
LING 401: Fundamentals of Modern Linguistics
LING 405: Typology
LING 422: Phonology
LING 427: Morphology
LING 435: Semantics
LING 437: Introduction to Generative Grammar
LING 438: Syntax
LING 447/347: Origin of Language
LING 475: Historical and Comparative Linguistics
LING 499: Thesis Seminar
Research Interests
Syntax and semantics of noun phrases, numeral classifiers, number, definiteness, Crow, Persian, theory of grammar, the origin of language
Education

Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University

LWH 2028
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5835
Office Hours
Spring 2021 Virtual Advising Hours
Generally available by via email Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Zoom appointments upon request via l-gebhardt@neiu.edu.
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