Linguistics Emeritus
Scott DeLancey
Professor Emeritus
Asian Studies, Linguistics
Email: delancey@uoregon.edu
Office: 370 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Thomas Givon
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Linguistics
Email: tgivon@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Linguisitics and Cognitive Science
Laura G. Holland
Senior Instructor/ Faculty Mentor/ GE Supervisor, retired
American English Institute, Linguistics
Email: lgh@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3945
Office: 220A Agate Hall, 5212 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5212
Doris Payne
Professor Emerita
African Studies, Arabic Studies, Linguistics
Email: dlpayne@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3894
Office: 271 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: By appointment only, please email to set up appt.
Eric Pederson
Associate Professor, Retired
Linguistics
Email: epederso@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3900
Office: 375 Straub Hall
Research Interests: Semantic typology, gesture, psycholinguistics, Dravidian linguistics
Janne Underriner
Professor of Research
Director, Northwest Indigenous Language Institute, retired 2026
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics, Native American Studies
Email: jlu@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0722
Office: 1629 Moss St Rm 102, 1290 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Cynthia Vakareliyska
Professor Emerita
Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Email: vakarel@uoregon.edu