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COLLOQUIUM THIS FRIDAY: LISA MATTHEWSON

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:57:21 +0000

Lisa Matthewson (Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of British Columbia) will give a colloquium at 4.00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, in 202 Humanities One. Her title is: “Are all evidentials epistemic modals, after all?” For the abstract, visit here.

CUSP 2 THIS WEEKEND

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:53:52 +0000

The Linguistics Department and its Linguistics Research Center will host the second meeting of California Universities Semantics and Pragmatics (CUSP 2) on Saturday, November 21, in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge. For more information, including the program, visit here. Everyone who plans to attend and has not already contacted the CUSP organizers should get in touch with Debbie Belville (debbiebe@ucsc.edu).

S-CIRCLE NEXT WEEK: ADRIAN BRASOVEANU

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:51:56 +0000

The S-Circle will meet from 11.00 a.m. until 12.00 noon on Monday of next week, November 23. Adrian Brasoveanu will talk about some of his recent work. Please note unusual day and time of this meeting!

UCSC LINGUISTS ELECTED TO LSA POSITIONS

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:49:59 +0000

Sandy Chung has been elected Vice-President and President-Elect of the Linguistic Society of America. Her three-year term of office, which begins in January 2010, includes one year as Vice-President, one year as President, and one year as Past President. For a list of past LSA presidents going back to 1925, visit here. At the same time, alum Eric Potsdam (Ph.D. 1996, now Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of Florida and Linguistics Program Director, National Science Foundation) has been elected to a three-year term as an at-large member of the Executive Committee. Eric’s election means that beginning in January, three of the Executive Committee’s six at-large (elected) members will have UCSC Ph.D.’s: the others are Chris Potts (Ph.D. 2003, now Associate Professor of Linguistics, Stanford) and Rachel Walker (Ph.D. 1998, now Associate Professor of Linguistics, USC), both of whom were elected to the Executive Committee last year. Congratulations!

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2009-10 HUMANITIES UNDERGRAD RESEARCH AWARDS

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:45:51 +0000

Every year the Humanities Division makes available a small number of Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) to support and encourage undergraduate research in the humanities. Up to 10 awards ($500 each) are made each year. Any project involving research in any of the humanities disciplines is eligible for consideration. Proposals must be for research to be performed during the 2009-2010 academic year; they will be judged on the basis of intellectual substance, promise of results, preparation of the applicant, and feasibility. The top proposal will also receive the Bertha N. Melkonian prize (an additional $500). To view the application requirements and download the application form, visit here. The deadline for applications, including a letter of support from a faculty sponsor, is December 7, 2009.

CALL FOR PAPERS: CLS 46

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:40:18 +0000

The call for papers has been issued for the 46th annual meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society, which will be held April 8-10, 2010. The conference will include a general session and parassesions devoted to Reevaluating the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface, Multilingualism, and Probabilistic Theories of Grammar. Alum Chris Barker (Ph.D. 1991, now Professor of Linguistics, NYU) will be one of two invited speakers at the parasession on the semantics-pragmatics interface. Alum Jason Riggle (M.A. 1999, now Assistant Professor of Linguistics, University of Chicago) will be one of two invited speakers at the parasession on probabilistic theories of grammar. For submission guidelines for the abstracts, go here. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 11.59 p.m. CST on Friday, January 15, 2010.

COLLOQUIUM THIS FRIDAY: DAVID EMBICK

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:57:18 +0000

David Embick (Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania) will give a colloquium at 4.00 p.m. on Friday, November 13, in 202 Humanities One, on “Limits on stem alternation”. The abstract can be viewed here. All are welcome!

UNDERGRAD WORKSHOP THIS THURSDAY: APPLYING TO GRAD SCHOOLS

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:56:02 +0000

Peer Advisor Coordinator Angela Aiello will lead an undergrad workshop on applying to graduate schools from 2.00 to 4.00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, in 320 Humanities One. Linguistics majors and Language Studies majors who are thinking of applying to graduate programs in Linguistics or related fields are encouraged to attend. For more information, go here.

WALSH IN OTTAWA

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:55:04 +0000

Visiting Fulbright Irish Language Scholar and LRC Research Associate John Walsh travels to Ottawa this week on November 12-13 to take part in the inaugural meeting of the Alliance de recherche universités-communautés (ARUC), an international research network on language governance. The ARUC, based at the University of Ottawa, brings together thirteen French Canadian and three international researchers. This five-year project, which is supported by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, will examine how linguistic minorities in Canada and elsewhere are responding to the challenges of globalization and the knowledge economy. While in Ottawa, John will participate in a round table on “International Perspectives on Community Governance and Linguistic Minorities”.

INFORMATION SESSION THIS THURSDAY: TEACH FOR AMERICA

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:51:50 +0000

Teach for America is a national corps of recent college graduates and professionals who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. Corps members receive full salary and benefits and are from all majors and professional backgrounds. This year, 7,300 corps members are teaching in 35 regions across the country. A Teach for America information session will be held at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, in the Cervantes and Velasquez Conference room above the Bay Tree Bookstore. The next application deadline is Friday, January 8, 2010.