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Morphology talk reminder: Monday 1pm, Geddes CAS 533B
by Paul Hagstrom 24 Jan '10

24 Jan '10

Just a reminder: The second talk on morphology is coming up tomorrow (Monday). Monday 1pm Geddes/CAS 533B. The talk will be followed by an informal chat from 2-2:30pm. "Building the French Lexicon: From phonology to morphology." Short abstract: Morphology is the component of grammar assumed by many linguists to 1) describe how words are related to one another (synchronically); and 2) explain how speakers coin new words (derivation) or adapt known ones to syntactic contexts (inflection). In this talk, I illustrate how a theoretical approach to lexical connections helps us understand the patterns of word relatedness, derivation, inflection, and change that are observed in word forms. The speaker is also a candidate for a Linguistics position at BU (like the speaker last Wednesday), and we would value any thoughts or comments you have after attending the talk (these can be sent to Prof. Neidle, carol(a)bu.edu). Hope to see you there..! -Paul

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Lydia White speaking at BU, Fri Feb 5 3:00pm: The definiteness effect in second language acquisition
by Paul Hagstrom 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

Hello linguistics enthusiasts. Sorry for the relatively high traffic recently on the BULA mailing list, but on the positive side, there's lots going on these days to announce. Coming up in a couple of weeks, we'll be having a talk at BU by one of the leading experts in second language acquisition from a theoretical perspective (she's in fact the author of the textbook I'm using in my course this semester). The talk should be accessible to you even if you've only taken LX250, and it's a great opportunity to come hear one of the "big names" in the field speak. So, come if you can! -Paul -- The Program in Applied Linguistics at Boston University is hosting a talk by Prof. Lydia White (McGill University) on the afternoon of Friday, February 5. She will be talking about some of her current research in second language acquisition, with a focus on the "definiteness effect" in sentences like "There is a talk on Friday." A basic background in linguistics will be assumed, but will be accessible to non-specialists. If you are (or think you might be) interested in what's going on in theoretically-informed second language acquisition research, this is a great opportunity to hear about it from one of the most prominent researchers in the field today. Lydia White James McGill Professor of Linguistics McGill University, Department of Linguistics Title: The definiteness effect in second language acquisition Location: Kenmore Classroom Building, room 106 http://www.bu.edu/maps/index.php?id=751 Date: Friday, February 5 Time: 3:00-5:00pm Lydia White is James McGill Professor of Linguistics. She has a BA/MA in Moral Sciences and Psychology from Cambridge University (1969), and a PhD in Linguistics from McGill (1980). Lydia White is Co-Editor of the book series Language Acquisition and Language Disorders(published by John Benjamins) and she is on the Editorial/Advisory Boards of Applied Psycholinguistics, Language Acquisition, Second Language Research, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, and the Japanese Second Language Association. http://tinyurl.com/LydiaWhite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_White http://www.bu.edu/applied-linguistics/

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Phonology Circle
by Andrei Anghelescu 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

Hello, I am writing to inform any interested individuals about a new (returning!) reading group. We will be looking at a variety of phonology papers- from journal articles to dissertation excerpts. Every two weeks we will meet to discuss a reading 15-20 pages long. The topics have not been decided, so if you have a particular area you want to learn more about, don't hesitate to let me know. In general, I was thinking that Thursday nights from 4-6ish would be a good time to hold meetings (the 10th is an aberration in this respect). If you are interested but these times don't work, let me know about that as well. Tentative meeting dates: Thursday January 28th Organizational meeting -1st reading decided Wednesday February 10th 1st reading meeting -1st reading discussed best, Andrei

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Reminder: linguistics talk tomorrow Wed 1/20 1pm @CAS 533B
by Paul Hagstrom 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Carol Neidle" <carol(a)bu.edu> > Date: January 19, 2010 11:32:55 AM EST > Subject: FW: Upcoming visit by job candidate in Linguistics > > Subject: Upcoming visit by job candidate in Linguistics > > Hello again! > > Just a reminder that our first candidate for the Linguistics position > will be coming tomorrow. I hope you'll be able to join us for her > presentation and the discussion afterward. These events will take > place in the Geddes Video Studio (533B). > > Please see the attached announcement and share it with colleagues > and students who might like to attend. The attachment includes > an abstract of the talk. > > I hope to see you there, and the search committee will value your > comments afterwards. > > Thanks very much. > > Best wishes, > Carol > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> Hello everyone: >> >> As you may know, we are seeking to hire an Assistant Professor >> of Linguistics with a specialization in morphology, to be based >> in the Department of Romance Studies. I am writing to report on >> the progress of the search. >> >> There will be two candidates coming to visit during the next two >> weeks. Because of scheduling constraints on the part of the >> candidates, we have been forced to move very quickly in >> arranging these visits. Although many details are still being >> worked out, I wanted to share with you without delay the >> information that is known at this point, so that you can, we hope, >> make arrangements to attend their presentations. >> >> >> Anne Pycha - http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~pycha/ >> >> Wednesday, January 20 >> >> 1 - 1:50 PM presentation (location TBA); tentative title: >> >> "Word structures that look the same >> but behave differently: Evidence from >> French adjectives" >> >> 2 - 2:30 informal conversation with the candidate >> >> >> Luc Baronian - http://www.uqac.ca/~baronian/index/home.html >> >> Monday, January 25 >> >> 1 - 1:50 PM presentation (location TBA); tentative title: >> >> "Building the French Lexicon: >> From phonology to morphology" >> >> 2 - 2:30 informal conversation with the candidate >> >> >> These talks will be intended for a relatively general audience, >> and all students and faculty who may be interested are very welcome >> to attend. Please share this information with your colleagues and >> students at BU. >> >> The search committee would appreciate any comments you may >> have -- as soon as possible after each candidate's visit. Please send >> your reactions to morph(a)louis-xiv.bu.edu or to me directly >> (carol(a)bu.edu), to be shared with the search committee. >> >> When there is more information available, I will send out >> an update. I apologize if the time of the presentation proves >> inconvenient for some of you. As you can imagine, the scheduling >> is very complicated and these were our best options, all things >> considered. We are trying to arrange for a videorecording of the >> presentation, so anyone who cannot attend but would be interested >> in viewing either of the talks should contact me, and we'll try to provide >> access for you. >> >> Thanks very much. >> >> best wishes, >> Carol >> > >

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BULA goes to Avatar tonight 7:40pm Fenway Regal
by Paul Hagstrom 15 Jan '10

15 Jan '10

Hello, BULA membership, welcome back, and happy 2010! I have a couple of announcements to make you all aware of. I'll send them in separate emails. The first is that a trip to the movie Avatar is planned for this evening at the 8pm Fenway Regal theater. You may have heard about this via the Facebook group, but in case you haven't, you can RSVP and see the details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=278672031286 Aim is to meet at the theater by 7:40pm. You might want to consider buying tickets online ahead of time, since the movie is likely to be popular even though it's been out already for a little while. The other announcements I'll send out concern Globally Speaking, the McGill undergraduate conference, and some upcoming Morphology talks next week. -Paul

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Morphology talks on Wed January 20 and Mon January 25, 1pm
by Carol Neidle 14 Jan '10

14 Jan '10

Hello everyone: There will be two job candidates coming to visit during the next two weeks. Although many details are still being worked out, I wanted to share with you without delay the information that is known at this point, so that you can, we hope, make arrangements to attend their presentations. Anne Pycha - http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~pycha/ Wednesday, January 20 1 - 1:50 PM presentation (location TBA); tentative title: "Word structures that look the same but behave differently: Evidence from French adjectives" 2 - 2:30 informal conversation with the candidate Luc Baronian - http://www.uqac.ca/~baronian/index/home.html Monday, January 25 1 - 1:50 PM presentation (location TBA); tentative title: "Building the French Lexicon: From phonology to morphology" 2 - 2:30 informal conversation with the candidate These talks will be intended for a relatively general audience, and all students who may be interested are very welcome to attend. Please share this information with others. The search committee would appreciate any comments you may have -- as soon as possible after each candidate's visit. Please send your reactions to morph(a)louis-xiv.bu.edu or to me directly (carol(a)bu.edu), to be shared with the search committee. When there is more information available, I will send out an update. Thanks very much. best wishes, Carol Neidle

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Globally Speaking for Spring 2010 starts soon
by Giselle Khoury 14 Jan '10

14 Jan '10

The Globally Speaking program is going to start its Spring 2010 sessions soon. From what I heard, people who participated last semester really enjoyed it. Looking for a fun, low-stress way to start learning a new language? Globally Speaking offers the BU community FREE, INFORMAL, NON-CREDIT introductory courses in Turkish, Arabic, Wolof, Chinese, Hausa, Persian & Russian ALL CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS WITH NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE BU Students, Staff, and Faculty are welcome No pre-registration necessary, but to save a seat register at www.bu.edu/projectgo For additional information contact Giselle Khoury at giselle(a)bu.edu or visit www.bu.edu/projectgo Spring 2010 Schedule January 25, 2010 through March 24, 2010 Turkish: Mondays 5-6:30 pm (room PHO 901) Arabic: Mondays 6:30-8 pm (room PHO 901) Chinese: Tuesdays 5-6:30 pm (room PHO 901) Wolof: Tuesdays 5-6:30 pm (room CAS 316) Hausa: Tuesdays 6:30-8 pm (room PHO 901) Persian: Wednesdays 5-6:30 pm (room CAS B25B) Russian: Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 pm (room CAS B25B) Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages & Comparative Literature at Boston -- Giselle Khoury, PhD Head, Arabic Language Program Coordinator, Project GO-BU! Director, The Academy for Arabic Teachers Department of Modern Languages & Comparative Literature Boston University 718 Commonwealth Ave. giselle(a)bu.edu T: 617.358.5852 F: 617.353.6246 Please consider the impact on the environment before printing this email.

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McGill Undergrad Linguistics Conference
by Carol Neidle 14 Jan '10

14 Jan '10

McGill hosts an annual conference for Linguistics undergraduates, and the deadline for submitting an abstract for this year's conference is Feb 15, a month from now. The conference itself is March 12-14, conveniently at the end of BU's Spring Break. If you've written a paper on something for one of your classes, or have any other research that might be suitable, consider submitting an abstract! > McGill’s Canadian Conference for Linguistics Undergraduates is still looking for abstract submissions from students who would like to present a 20-minute talk with a 10-minute question period on their research on topics related to linguistics. > McCCLU is also looking for students to participate in our poster session to be held during the conference. The poster session is open to all student research in linguistics. If you have written a paper or done interesting research in linguistics but don’t feel you could give a whole 20-minute talk on your topic, the poster session is for you. We will also consider posters presenting research that is still in its preliminary stages and may not have solid results by the beginning of March as long as the expected results are stated in the abstract for the poster > > Abstracts for both 20-minute talks and for posters should be a maximum of one-page in length and should be sent electronically to mccclu2010(a)gmail.com by February 15th, 2010. If you would like to just be considered for the poster session please indicate so in your e-mail. The conference will take place from Friday, March 12th through Sunday March 14th, 2010. > > > If you do not wish to present your research but would still like to participate in McCCLU please join us! We will have professors Heather Goad and Bernhard Schwarz as our guest speakers and have lots of fun events planned throughout the weekend. Visit our website www.mccclu.com for more information or email us at mccclu2010(a)gmail.com. Online pre-registration will begin soon! > > (Call for papers attached) > > Thanks, > > Edward Graves and Elizabeth Smith > > McCCLU Co-Coordinators > > mccclu2010(a)gmail.com >

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