About

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.

DAYSPEAKERTOPIC
Sept 3N/AOrganizational Meeting
Sept 10N/ANO MEETING
Sept 17AndyKorean Heritage Speaker Case Marking/Word Order
Sept 24SeanIto (2017). “Pitch Accent in Korean.”
Oct 1JonnySperlich & Lee (2022). “The interactions between factivity and politness in Korean discourse: An experimental approach.
Oct 8N/ANO MEETING [Chuseok Celebration]
Oct 15Cory“Adoption as a Nexus of Practice: A Mediated Discourse Analysis of Adoption Records.”
Oct 22N/ANO MEETING
Oct 29HaneulRussian/Korean Dative Experiencers
Nov 5MartineMorphosyntax of Korean Causatives/Passives
Nov 12JamesTBD
Nov 19Kaleigh“Interpreting North Korea’s Juche Ideology through Discourse in South Korean Media.”
Nov 26N/ANO MEETING [Fall Break]
Dec 3Chae EunDissertation Data
Dec 10IselaPrelim Theoretical Background

Korean Linguistics Reading Group
Email: isilve2@illinois.edu