The Korean Linguistics Reading Group is a space for students, faculty, and visitors to present research and lead discussions in any area of Korean linguistics. Group members can present works in progress or review the existing literature in linguistic research relevant to Korean.
Fall 2025 Schedule
All meetings are held weekly and in person on Wednesdays 3-4pm (LCLB 4100). If you would like to join over Zoom, please email Isela at isilve2@illinois.edu.
| DAY | SPEAKER | TOPIC |
| Sept 3 | N/A | Organizational Meeting |
| Sept 10 | N/A | NO MEETING |
| Sept 17 | Andy | Korean Heritage Speaker Case Marking/Word Order |
| Sept 24 | Sean | Ito (2017). “Pitch Accent in Korean.” |
| Oct 1 | Jonny | Sperlich & Lee (2022). “The interactions between factivity and politness in Korean discourse: An experimental approach.“ |
| Oct 8 | N/A | NO MEETING [Chuseok Celebration] |
| Oct 15 | Cory | “Adoption as a Nexus of Practice: A Mediated Discourse Analysis of Adoption Records.” |
| Oct 22 | N/A | NO MEETING |
| Oct 29 | Haneul | Russian/Korean Dative Experiencers |
| Nov 5 | Martine | Morphosyntax of Korean Causatives/Passives |
| Nov 12 | James | TBD |
| Nov 19 | Kaleigh | “Interpreting North Korea’s Juche Ideology through Discourse in South Korean Media.” |
| Nov 26 | N/A | NO MEETING [Fall Break] |
| Dec 3 | Chae Eun | Dissertation Data |
| Dec 10 | Isela | Prelim Theoretical Background |