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Thursday Linguistics Seminar
Fall 2007 - Spring 2008


Talks begin at 4:05 pm in the room listed. They usually last about 45-50 minutes, and are followed up by a Q & A session.
Abstracts are provided by the presenters and can be downloaded as PDF files.

Fall 2007

Date Room Speaker(s) Topic Abstract
6 September 2007 215 Dauer Russ Nekorchuk Tree Structures and 3-Structures: A Math & Computer Oriented Exploration of Syntactic Trees Abstract
20 September 2007 215 Dauer Zoe Ziliak Optimal Domains and Kikuyu Tonology: Spreading, Shifting, and Bidirectional Domains Abstract
11, 12, 13 October 2007 Reitz Union   Colloquium on Hispanic/Latin American Literatures, Linguistics and Cultures Website
18 October 2007 223 Little Binmei Liu Discourse Marker Use by L1 Chinese ESL Speakers Abstract
25 October 2007 223 Little Laurence Mettewie † The Economic Value of language(s): A Comparison Across Different European Contexts Abstract
8 November 2007 223 Little Diana Boxer Humorous Self Disclosures as Resistance to Socially Imposesd Gender Roles Abstract
15 November 2007 223 Little Hans van de Velde Are Dutch /v/ and /f/ Merging? Abstract
29 November 2007 223 Little Hans van de Velde & Zoe Ziliak Acoustic variation in Dutch stops TBA

†Sponsored by the CES Speakers & Workshops Committee

Spring 2008

Date Room Speaker(s) Topic Abstract
14 January 2008 (Monday!) 219 Dauer Michal Starke Remnant Movements Inside Kitharaka (Bantu) Verbs and the Architecture of Grammar Abstract
17 January 2008 219 Dauer Elaine Tarone * Rethinking SLA Data Collection: Dealing with Naturalistic Learners Abstract
31 January 2008 219 Dauer Jim Cummins * Rethinking the Scientific Basis for Literacy Instruction TBA
7 February 2008 215 Dauer M.J. Hardman, Howard Beck, Gillian Lord, Justino Llanque Chana, Elizabeth Lowe, Sue Legg Contextual Archiving with Linguistic Analysis: An Ontology-Based Approach to Developing a Linguistic Database Abstract
14 February 2008 219 Dauer Diane Larsen-Freeman * Shifting the way we think: Language as a Complex, Dynamic System Abstract
4 March 2008 (Tuesday!) 215 Dauer France Martineau ‡ A Diachronic Perspective on the Development of French Negation Abstract
3 April 2008 215 Dauer Andrea Dallas L2 Use of Subcategorization Frame During Filler-Gap Resolution Abstract
10 April 2008 215 Dauer Quinn Hansen A Distributed Morphology View of Kaqchikel Mayan Ergativity Abstract
17 April 2008 215 Dauer Sean Witty An Afternoon of Fun with DPs Abstract

* Sponsored by the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere in conjunction with the Yulee Endowment

‡ Sponsored by the France Florida Research Institute (FFRI)


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