Ling Fridays: Weber on Prosodic Structure in Blackfoot
OnlineThe 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 HallThis 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
OnlineAn 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
OnlinePrinciple 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
OnlineEducating 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 onlineExploring 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 onlineOideas 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 …
CSD Proseminar with Erika Skoe
B62 Goodnight HallEnvironmental influences on hearing: Insights from wearable technologies and blood-based biomarkers Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Proseminar with: Erika Skoe, Associate Professor and UW-Madison Linguistics alum! Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Director …
Biggam on color semantics
399 Van HiseAn introduction to color semantics Carole Biggam, University of Glasgow In person Most people rarely question the principal color terms of their language, for example, red, blue, green in English. However, around the world, languages …
Ling Fridays Colloquia: Drake on disrupting linguistic bias
OnlineDisrupting linguistic bias through experiential learning in an introductory linguistics class Veronika Drake, Saginaw Valley State University Abstract: Prejudice about groups of people simply based on their dialect (Baker-Bell, 2020; Lippi-Green, 2012) is not only very …