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Oct 15
Pierre Pica talk Tue Oct 18, 5pm, CAS 224: “Human and Linguistic Diversity: Number and Geometry in Mundurukú”
Dr. Pierre Pica (UMR 7023 CNRS Paris), who has had a unique opportunity to visit the Mundurukú, an indigenous people of Brazil, will talk about the experience of conducting linguistic field work on a language that has a very limited vocabulary for numbers and geometry. His work has been published in Science (among other places) …
Mar 02
Linguistics Extravaganza, March 2
The Linguistics program is having a “Linguistics Extravaganza” on Wednesday, March 2 in STH 325, 4-6pm. At 4pm there is an information session on study abroad programs of particular interest to students of linguistics (including reports from at least Dresden, Geneva, Haifa, Istanbul, Paris, Quito, Rabat, Burgos, and Madrid), followed by the annual Linguistics open …
Nov 27
Avatar (on the big screen, with bonus Na’vi)
Come see Avatar on the big screen! We will provide a short overview of the Avatar language (Na’vi) and then show the film in its entirety in CAS 522 (and if you’ve never explored the fifth floor of CAS you’re in for an adventure). Come join fellow linguistics enthusiasts and people who simply like good movies for a fun night!
Oct 24
PSA: BUWOMEN reception, Wednesday (10/27)
An announcement came to the group which may be of interest to some of you. BUWOMEN (“Boston University Women’s Organization for Mentoring and Networking”) is having an organizational meeting Wednesday, Oct 27, 6pm, 595 Comm Ave, West entrance, 7th floor, Alumni Lounge. Click on the thumbnail for the PDF poster with the details.
Sep 27
Fall 2010 first meeting
The first BULA information meeting is coming up on Thursday, September 30. 7pm in COM 212. Come and meet the other Linguistics enthusiasts, and help brainstorm about BULA events and activities for the coming year!
Sep 08
Welcome to Fall 2010
The 2010-2011 academic year has begun–welcome back, everyone. Keep an eye on this site for news of upcoming events (RSS feed), maybe join the BULA Facebook group. BULA will be at the Fall Activities Expo, so come and chat with members there if you’re curious about the group (or, if you are a BULA member, …
Mar 15
Linguistics comics
From the Arizona Linguistics Circle (graduate students at the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona) comes this:
Mar 03
Why Study Elvish?
Thu Apr 1, 7:00pm, CAS 326. Dr. Marc Zender (Harvard University). Beyond popular accolades and prestigious positions at powerful research institutions (which unfortunately are not at all involved), there are some practical benefits to a study of JRR Tolkien’s invented languages and scripts.
Mar 02
Sex and the Irish Language: The Cultural Politics of Language Attrition
Thu Apr 8, 7:30pm, KCB 101. Prof. Jim McCloskey (UC Santa Cruz). It is often said that ‘there are no words for sex in Irish’. This talk considers the veracity of this strange belief and tries to uncover its origins, as a probe to understand the mechanisms of language destruction.
Mar 02
Yes, No, and the Construction of Finite Verbs in a VSO Language
Fri Apr 9, 3:30pm, KCB 101. Prof. Jim McCloskey (UC Santa Cruz). Irish is often said to lack words for ‘Yes’ and ‘No’, instead using single word sentences consisting only of an inflected verb. How does this relate to ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ in other languages, and to the fact that Irish is a VSO language?
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