Judith Tonhauser (University of Stuttgart) will present a colloquium. Please note that this colloquium is taking place at a different time; i.e., in the morning, from 9:00 am – 10:30 am. Click to join Zoom meeting. The passcode is 635410. (The meeting ID is 647 6334 5823.) Projection variability in English and Paraguayan Guaraní Projective content […]
Ryan Bochnak (UBC) will present a research seminar entitled, “Degreefulness is the result of functional inventory, not a parameter” (joint work with Margit Bowler, Emily Hanink and Andrew Koontz-Garboden, University of Manchester) Beck et al (2010) propose the Degree Semantics Parameter (DSP), by which languages vary in the lexical semantics of their inventory of gradable predicates […]
The event will be held via Zoom: ubc.zoom.us/j/64763345823.The passcode is 635410. (The meeting ID is 647 6334 5823.) The department will host a series of very brief flash talks on current research from students and faculty.
The event will be held via Zoom: ubc.zoom.us/j/64763345823.The passcode is 635410. (The meeting ID is 647 6334 5823.) Donka Farkas (University of California Santa Cruz) will present a colloquium entitled, “Canonical and non-canonical questions and assertions”. Canonical and non-canonical questions and assertions The general issue addressed in this talk is how best to characterize canonical and non-canonical […]
The event will be held via Zoom: ubc.zoom.us/j/64763345823.The passcode is 635410. (The meeting ID is 647 6334 5823.) Molly Babel, Megan Keough, Elise McClay and Lisa Matthewson will present a research seminar entitled “Being Bossy: Intonational meaning in English imperatives”. Abstract: English imperatives can be used to convey a range of different speech acts, including orders, requests, […]
The event will be held via Zoom: ubc.zoom.us/j/64763345823.The passcode is 635410. (The meeting ID is 647 6334 5823.) Barbara Bullock & Jacqueline Almeida Toribio (The University of Texas) will present a colloquium entitled, “Linguists and speech-scientists collaboratively advancing research on multilingual mixing” Abstract: A considerable body of research has explored the linguistic properties and functions of language mixing […]
UBC will host the 37th annual Northwest Linguistics Conference (NWLC). The NWLC is an annual conference, hosted on an alternating basis by Simon Fraser University, UBC, University of Victoria, and University of Washington. The conference is an opportunity for students to present their research, and make connections with their peers and other researchers.
Still have questions about the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) Computational Linguistics program? Join Garrett Nicolai, Director and Assistant Professor of Teaching, MDS Computational Linguistics, for a live virtual Ask Me Anything session on January 11, 2023 from 11:30am to 12:30pm PT. This is your opportunity to ask any last-minute questions you may have […]
Molly Babel (University of British Columbia) will give a LOC talk at 3:30 pm on Friday, June 16th on Zoom. See the abstract information below. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63905526459?pwd=NnVETjAvMjRmK0JVc2ppR1hNdzJ0UT09 The own-voice benefit in word recognition There is a well documented familiarity benefit in spoken word recognition and sentence processing. Simply, listeners show improved performance when presented with […]
Judith Tonhauser colloquium
Language Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference
Northwest Linguistics Conference
MDS Computational Linguistics Program Director AMA
LOC Colloquium – Molly Babel