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A Chat with Daniel Erker Weds 3/2 at 5.30pm, CAS 233; upcoming Events
by Neil Myler 27 Feb '16

27 Feb '16

Dear all, Please join us this coming Wednesday, March 2nd at 5.30pm in CAS room 233 for a chat with our very own Professor Daniel Erker. Also, mark your calendars for two exciting events on March 23rd. At 4pm in Photonics Room 202, we will be holding a chat with Professor Amy Lieberman. Right afterwards, at 5.15 in the West End Lounge (9th floor) of the same building, the linguistics program will be holding a Linguistics Extravaganza (see the flyer attached). === If you no longer wish to receive emails from this list, follow this link: h ttp://ling.bu.edu/mailman/listinfo/bula <http://ling.bu.edu/mailman/listinfo/bula> Sign up as a BULA member on orgsync: https://orgsync.com/105066/chapter BULA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BULinguistics/ Linguistics website: http://ling.bu.edu

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TONIGHT: BULA Game Night, 5pm, Yawkey 322
by Neil Myler 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Hello all, A reminder of tonight's event, BULA Game Night (5pm, Yawkey 322): [image: Inline image 1] === If you no longer wish to receive emails from this list, follow this link: h ttp://ling.bu.edu/mailman/listinfo/bula <http://ling.bu.edu/mailman/listinfo/bula> Sign up as a BULA member on orgsync: https://orgsync.com/105066/chapter BULA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BULinguistics/ Linguistics website: http://ling.bu.edu

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BULA Game Night, next Weds, 2/12, 5pm in Yawkey 322
by Neil Myler 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Hi everyone, Please join your friendly neighborhood linguistics association for some linguistics-related games next Wednesday, 5pm, in Yawkey 322! Games may include, but need not be limited to: IPA-Bingo, the Etymology Game, and L-TAG (or, what Cards Against Humanity would have been like if a syntactician had designed it).[image: Inline image 1]

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BULA newsletter (corrected)
by Sarah Eldredge 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

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Information on upcoming events
by Sarah Eldredge 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Good morning BULA! After a small delay here is what you need to know if you missed the meeting last Thursday. First, a big thank you to Professor Neidle who provided food, and to all the people who came, it was great getting to know you better! We learned a bit about our members varied interests in subjects like orthography, syntax, sociolinguistics, and neuroscience. We also discussed a future joint-event with the deaf studies club, so look forward to a talk centered around deaf issues from new faculty member Amy Lieberman. We also talked about a possible panel on accessibility of healthcare for people who speak an underrepresented or stigmatized language, so keep your eyes peeled for more info on that! Lastly, we decided on our schedule of upcoming meetings, which are: October 8: GSU dinner and game night October 22 November 5 November 19 Come hang out on October 8th and enjoy a linguistics themed game night! We also have some upcoming events sponsored by the Linguistics department including an awesome presentation by Rupal Patel on her work collecting donated voices. If that sounds intriguing then come see her speak on September 30! Don’t forget that the Linguistics open house is on October 1st, and that it is a great opportunity to meet the Linguistics faculty, fellow students, and enjoy some free food. hint hint. See this graphic for other upcoming events, and dont forget that you can get more information at bula.bu.edu anytime! [image: Inline image 1] Hope to see you all soon! Sarah Eldredge

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First meeting
by Sarah Eldredge 10 Sep '15

10 Sep '15

Hey BULA! Our first meeting of the semester is coming up fast on September 17th, exactly one week from today! We will be meeting at 5:00 in the linguistics building on 621 Commonwealth Ave. room B02. We will be discussing our plans for the semester, what we want to get out of this club, as well as getting to know each other. We had a hugely successful time at SPLASH, collecting two full pages of emails, so I hope to see some of you at the meeting as well as our returning members. We are a very open group so even if you’re not a Linguistics major you are definitely still welcome to come hang out, play some games, and talk more about this cool thing called language! Bring your friends! Please sign up to our facebook event for the meeting here: https://www.facebook.com/events/881798478567043/ and while you’re at it sign up to the Linguistics department open house! (A great resource for new students) https://www.facebook.com/events/612203722254941/ Cant wait to see you all on Thursday Sincerely, Sarah Eldredge

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Upcoming Meeting!
by Kristine Purdy 18 Apr '15

18 Apr '15

Hello everyone! I hope you've all had a wonderful semester. As the spring term comes to an end, BULA will be having a meeting to plan for next fall. At this meeting we hope to discuss event ideas, take suggestions from members, and, most importantly, elect next semester's officers. Anyone is eligible to run! New members are always welcome so please feel free to invite anyone who might be interested. RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/347467105443137/ The meeting will be this Tuesday, April 21st, at 5:00pm in room B01 of the Linguistics Building (621 Commonwealth Avenue). Please join us and bring your friends! Enjoy your long weekend. Best, BULA

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Upcoming Events!
by Kristine Purdy 31 Mar '15

31 Mar '15

Hello everyone! BULA has quite a few upcoming events we hope to see you at! Please read on for details regarding three upcoming events. First and foremost is the Linguistics Open House, which is this Thursday, April 2nd. The Open House will run from 5:15 to 6:30 PM in the Setterberg Lounge on the 2nd floor of Sargent College. Please join us to learn about majors and minors in Linguistics, as well as joint major options. Linguistics faculty and students will be there to talk, and next semester's course offerings will be available. Representatives from the Boston University Linguistics Association will be there as well if you're interested in learning more about BULA. Refreshments will be served and anyone is welcome! RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/806263009460440/ Our next upcoming event is what promises to be a very interesting lecture on April 16th at 5:30 PM in Kenmore Classroom Building, Room 101. Professor Isabelle Charnavel will be presenting "Auxiliary Alternations in French passé surcomposé." Refreshments will be served. RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1415338318776953/ And finally, our last upcoming event is the final BULA (bula.bu.edu) meeting for this year! The meeting will allow us to plan for 2015-16, and will be held on April 21st at 5 PM in B02 of 621 Comm. Ave. (the Linguistics building). New members are always welcome. BULA will be seeking your ideas for upcoming activities, and elections will be held to select next year's officers. Please join us and RSVP on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/347467105443137/ Thank you and enjoy the rest of your semester! BULA

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Upcoming Event: Whine and Dine
by Kristine Purdy 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Hello everyone! I hope you had a relaxing spring break and maybe had the chance to escape this cold weather! If you haven't heard, BULA is hosting an event very soon. We're having a "Whine and Dine" this Thursday, March 18th at 6:00pm in the George Sherman Union. Join us for dinner and we can discuss all things linguistics in a casual setting. Want to talk about a past assignment or simply pick your fellow students' brains for a little while? Maybe complain about prescriptivism or share some language puns? Come join us! Please feel free to invite friends! See our Facebook event for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/589760144494654/ Have a great rest of your week! BULA

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Upcoming Event: 'Plural Formation In Seeku' Discussion with Laura McPherson
by Kristine Purdy 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Hello everyone! If you haven't heard yet, BULA is hosting an exciting talk next week. Please join us before heading off for spring break! Assistant Professor of Linguistics from Dartmouth College Laura McPherson will be joining us to present: "Plural Formation in Seeku (Mande, Burkina Faso)." Please join us Wednesday, March 4th in CAS STO B50 at 5:30 p.m. for a great talk and free refreshments. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Romance Studies and the Center for African Studies. See the attached slide for further details. Please join us and bring anyone you'd like! Best, Kristine Purdy BULA Vice President

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