Ling Fridays: Natvig on phonological chain shifts

201 Van Hise

What chain shifts tell us about phonological substance in sound change Linguistics Fridays Colloquia talk David Natvig, University of Stavanger - Norway   Note time and location change! Hybrid modality: in person in Van Hise …

Ling Fridays: Elliot on Negation in Enxet Sur

Online

The Path(s) to Zero Negation in Enxet Sur Linguistics Fridays Colloquia talk John Elliot Post-doctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology   Online (Email rashields@wisc.edu for the link)   Enxet Sur , an Enlhet-Enenlhet …

Ling Fridays: Hou on Directional Verbs in home sign

Online

Giving puppies: Children’s development of directional verbs in making hands Linguistics Fridays Colloquia talk Lina Hou, University of California, Santa Barbara   Online (Email rashields@wisc.edu for the link)   Existing research on child acquisition of …

Ling Fridays: Weber on Prosodic Structure in Blackfoot

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The synchrony and diachrony of prosodic structure in Blackfoot Linguistics Fridays Colloquia talk Natalie Weber, Yale University   Phonological processes are frequently limited to particular prosodic constituents arranged into a hierarchical prosodic structure (Hayes 1989; …

Cancelled – Sámi revitalization Brown Bag talk

1312 Van Hise Hall

This event has unfortunately been canceled due to travel issues of the presenters South and Lule Sámi Language Revitalization and Nord University, Norway Professors Inger Johansen and Asbjørn Kolberg Co-sponsored by the Department of German, …

Charity Hudley on Black Linguistic and Cultural Reparations

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An Educational Model for Black Linguistic and Cultural Reparations Anne Charity Hudley, Stanford University Abstract: This current time of pandemics and protests is a visceral and constant reminder that the racial and economic legacies of …

Ling Fridays: Dillon on comprehension and production

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Principle B: The view from comprehension and production Linguistics Fridays Colloquia talk Brian Dillon, University of Massachussetts Experimental research has shown that the grammatical constraints reflected in (e.g.) the Binding Theory guide real-time pronoun interpretation, …

Ling Fridays: Reaser on language awareness

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Educating the educated: Raising language awareness on campus Linguistics Fridays Colloquia talk Jeffrey Reaser, North Carolina State University In 2014, the Language and Life Project (LLP) at NC State University initiated the nation’s first dialect …

Dubois on Irish Folklore

In person and online

Exploring Irish Folklore of the 1930s using the Meitheal Dúchas Schools Collection Professor Thomas Dubois, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ In person in 2335 Sterling Hall, and online (advanced registration required for online attendance). …

Ó Dochartaigh on Irish language revitalization

In person and online

Oideas Gael: a social enterprise model for language revitalization Rónán Ó Dochartaigh, Oideas Gael In person in 120 Ingraham Hall, and online (advanced registration required for online attendance). Watch the recording here (Note: you need …