Daga 1966 zuwa 2003, ya kasance farfesa a fannin ilimin harshe a Jami'ar California, San Diego. Daga 1997 zuwa 1999 ya kuma yi aiki a matsayin shugaban kungiyar International Cognitive Linguistics Association. Tambaya: Menene shekarar da Langacker ta koyar a Jami'ar California?
Shekarar 2003