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BULA November Events!
by Lara Bryfonski 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Hello again BULA members! We have a slew of cool events coming up this November. The first is a film screening sponsored by the American and New English Studies Program *TODAY Monday Nov 7th at 6:30 pm in CAS 313*. The movie is called "We Still Live Here, *Âs Nutayuneân" and *tells a remarkable story of cultural revival by the Wampanoag Indians of Southeastern Massachusetts. Their ancestors ensured the survival of the first English settlers in America, the 'Pilgrims,' and lived to regret it. Spurred on by their intrepid linguist Jessie Little Doe Baird, they are now saying loud and clear, and in their Native tongue, "Âs Nutayuneân," - "We Still Live Here."Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/user/MakepeaceProductions. Our next discussion group will be this *Thursday Nov 10th at 7pm in CAS114b. ** *We will be discussing language and the brain with the hope that we will be able to get together with the Mind and Brain Society for a joint discussion some time in the near future! We also encourage anyone who went to BUCLD this weekend to tell us about any interesting talks on language acquisition they may have seen. Our much anticipated Bananagrams/Scrabble Tournament is being held on *Wednesday Nov 16th at 7pm in the GSU Academy Room*. This will be a fun way to meet other members and show off your word game abilities. Please bring any Bananagrams or Scrabble sets you own so we can have multiple games going at once. RSVP at the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=259416144109278. And as usual follow us at our website bula.bu.edu and like our Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston-University-Linguistics-Association/14… ).

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Event Tonight From Our Friends at the Mind and Brain Society
by Lara Bryfonski 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

> Hello BULA! There is a really cool event going on tonight by our friends at the Mind and Brain Society. Although not directly related to linguistics, we're hoping to get together with them for a Language and the Mind event in the near future. Stay Tuned! -BULA > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: BU Mind and Brain Society <ombs(a)bu.edu> >> Subject: Miracle Berry Tasting event is tonight!! >> Date: October 26, 2011 1:25:39 PM EDT >> Cc: mbseboard(a)gmail.com >> >> Hey everyone, >> >> Our Miracle Berry Tasting event is tonight, October 26th Wednesday at 7pm-9pm in BU Central! For those of you that are unaware, the miracle berry is a small fruit that contains a protein dubbed 'miraculin.' This protein binds to taste receptors on your tongue and alters your taste perception such that sour things taste sweet - for example, lemons taste like lemonade and cream cheese tastes like frosting! We will have various foods to sample and hope you will join us. >> >> If you have already picked up your free ticket, remember to come at during your assigned time slot! If you have not picked up your ticket and would like to come tonight we will have a limited amount of tickets at the door. >> >> See you tonight!!! >> >> -MBS >

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Casa Hispánica and Study Abroad event: flyer
by K. Clements 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

To whom it concerns, This flyer should have been attached to the email regarding the Spanish language abroad programs this Thursday. My apologies for not forwarding this with the original email. Please let me know if you have any questions! Katie Clements -- *Katharine Clements Boston University 2012 Linguistics, Hispanic Language and Literature *

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Casa Hispánica and Study Abroad event
by K. Clements 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Hi, everyone! La Casa Hispánica has organized an event in conjunction with Study Abroad for all the Spanish language programs. This Thursday at 5pm come to the Howard Thurman Center and talk to program alums about programs in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, and Spain. If you're interested in studying in a Spanish-speaking country and would like to learn about the programs we offer please stop by! There will be refreshments, photos from our various program sites, and music. Hope to see you all there! Katie Clements -- *Katharine Clements Boston University 2012 Linguistics, Hispanic Language and Literature *

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Tuesday, Oct. 18 @ 5pm: Talk by Dr. Pierre Pica on Human and Linguistic Diversity
by Peter Alrenga 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Hello BULA-ers, Next Tuesday (October 18), the French linguist Dr. Pierre Pica will be giving a talk entitled "Human and Linguistic Diversity: Number and Geometry in Munduruku". In the talk, Dr. Pica will describe his fieldwork and research with the Munduruku, an indigenous people of Brazil. The Munduruku language is notable for having a very limited inventory of number words--briefly, the language has words that correspond to one, two, and many, and that's about it. In the last several years, Dr. Pica and several other researchers have been exploring the consequences of this impoverished vocabulary for the Munduruku people's ability to perform everyday numerical computations and reasoning. Their results are quite surprising, and also quite controversial. (For those of you familiar with the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and linguistic determinism, his research directly relates to these questions.) The talk should be quite interesting--Dr. Pica has agreed to present his work in a way that will be accessible to undergraduate students, and I'm sure that he'll have some thought-provoking things to say. As I mentioned above, the talk will occur on Tuesday, October 18 at 5pm, in CAS 224. I've attached the flyer for the talk, so that you can read more about it. We hope to see you there! Best, Pete

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Meeting reminder and a message from a member!
by Lara Bryfonski 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Reminder: our first discussion on Language Myths is TONIGHT at 7pm in Room B02 of 621 Comm ave (basement of the linguistics office). And now a message from one of our members: > From: "K. Clements" <katharine.l.clements(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [BULA] First BULA Discussion Group on Language Myths > Date: October 5, 2011 10:08:12 PM EDT > To: Lara Bryfonski <lbryfo(a)gmail.com> > Cc: bula(a)ling.bu.edu > > > Hi, everyone, > > I hope it isn't presumptuous of me to send a mass email since I'm not on the e-board, but I have something I want to share, and despite my best efforts I won't be able to make it to the meeting tomorrow night so my means of communication are limited. I work at BU Study Abroad, and we're in the process of revamping the structure of the department's publicity. The result is that I am the guinea pig for our class, student group, and other info sessions and visits, and I thought I'd try out on you all, but I suppose I'll have to save that for another time; however, I do want you all to be aware that there is a fiesta española at the Howard Thurman Center tomorrow afternoon. > > I remember from our first meeting that there were others like me who study Spanish, so those of you who are interested in the programs we have in Spain should stop by. It runs from 5 to 6:30 pm; there will be good food and good music (if I have anything to say about it); and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and meet people who have gone, are going, and are thinking about it. > > And for those of you who aren't necessarily interested, it will still be a fun event, so drop in and say hi. I'm happy to answer any questions about the Spain programs or about Study Abroad in general; also, if anyone wants to email me anything interesting from tomorrow night's meeting, the effort would be appreciated. And possibly rewarded with baked goods. > > Thanks for sticking with me through this long-winded thing I've created. Hope to see you all soon! > > Katie Clements

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First BULA Discussion Group on Language Myths
by Lara Bryfonski 27 Sep '11

27 Sep '11

Hello again BULA! Thanks to everyone who was able to attend our first meeting. We received a lot of great ideas for events and activities for the semester. The first of our monthly discussions will be held on Thursday, October 6th at 7pm in 621 Comm. Ave Room: B02 (basement of the linguistics office) and we will be discussing language myths. Some myths we considered at the meeting include the idea that some languages are more beautiful than others, some language are harder or more logical than others, or that the meanings of words should not be allowed to vary or change. Come with any interesting myths you are interested in, or have heard about! Check out the video we tried to show at the meeting on English dialects. It's from the TV show How The States Got Their Shapes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY_VYxK4hr4&feature=related). Also, check out this post from Language Log (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2873). It's on the use of contractions in the various True Grit movies as compared with actual speech from the time period. Don't forget to like our Facebook fan page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston-University-Linguistics-Association/14…) and keep up to date on http://bula.bu.edu/! Hope to see you all next week!

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First General Meeting of the BU Linguistics Association!
by Lara Bryfonski 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

Calling all linguistics and language enthusiasts! The first general meeting of the Boston University Linguistics Association (BULA) will be Thursday, September 22nd at 7pm in CAS 228. We will be discussing possible events and activities for the 2011-2012 year. Ideas include: Movie Screenings Discussion Groups Bananagrams Tournament Guest Speakers Come share your ideas and interests and meet fellow linguistics lovers! Make sure to check out our website: bula.bu.edu and like our Facebook fan page. See you on Thursday!

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Last Meeting of the Semester
by Lara Bryfonski 08 May '11

08 May '11

Well linguistics lovers, thanks for another great semester. We're sure you're all studying hard for finals and want to offer you the chance to join your fellow linguists for an informal study session before exams start! Monday, May 9th 6pm-9pm GSU Back court Many of our e-board members have taken the traditional Linguistics courses and are eager to help with any questions you might have. It's also yet another great chance to meet other linguistics students! lingllama.tumblr.com

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Fwd: Research Assistant sought (Snedeker-Harvard)
by Paul Hagstrom 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Hello all -- this (below) arrived in my inbox. It's a job posting for a two-year research assistant position in Jesse Snedeker's language acquisition lab at Harvard, If you're just about to graduate with a Linguistics major (or a Psychology major) and are looking for something to do, this looks like a nice position. -Paul Research Assistant Harvard University Department of Psychology Snedeker Lab We are seeking an energetic and intellectually-engaged research assistant for studies of language comprehension in typically- developing children and children with autism spectrum disorders. Responsibilities include: preparing stimuli, contacting families, testing children and adults, coding data, assisting with data analysis, training undergraduate assistants, managing a summer internship program, maintaining equipment, coordinating the use of space, organizing meetings, and assisting with grant management. Necessary qualifications: *An undergraduate degree in psychology, linguistics or cognitive science *A strong interest in the psychology of language * Prior experience working with young children * Comfortable with technical trouble shooting * Well organized, calm under pressure, and comfortable juggling half a dozen things at once Skills that would be put to good use include: *Experience with eye tracking *Knowledge of ToBI prosodic coding *Experience with E-prime *Coursework in semantics, pragmatics or syntax *Experience with CHILDES and corpus analyses *Experience with kids on the autism spectrum *A sense of humor Our lab is part of larger communities both within Harvard and in the wider Boston area, which offer rich resources for students interested in developmental psychology, psycholinguistics and linguistics. Research assistants are encouraged to make use of these resources. Folks who have held this position in the past have gone to graduate programs in psychology, linguistics, speech and hearing sciences, and clinical linguistics. Potential applicants should email me: a letter of interest, a CV, and three references (email addresses and phone numbers are best). Please feel free to write with questions as well. This is a two-year, limited-term position with the possibility of renewal. Review of applications will begin immediately and the start date would be between June 1st and July 5th. Jesse Snedeker snedeker(a)wjh.harvard.edu

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