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Colloquium – Andrea Beltrama (University of Pennsylvania)

Andrea Beltrama (University of Pennsylvania) will give a virtual talk. See the abstract and Zoom information below. When is a pizza acceptable? Qualitative assessments and the puzzle of mild adjectives  When assessing the quality of objects, we often choose to use expressions that convey a mildly positive degree of appreciation. This is illustrated, for instance, by the use […]

linguistics-labLOC Colloquium – Molly Babel

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 […]

UBC MDS Computational Linguistics Alumni Panel

You are invited to join UBC Master of Data Science in Computational Linguistics alumni for a virtual information session to learn more about the student experience in the UBC MDS Computational Linguistics program in Vancouver, British Columbia. At this live panel, MDS Computational Linguistics alumni will: Share their student experiences and learning in the MDS […]

Colloquium – Amy Rose Deal (University of California, Berkeley)

Amy Rose Deal (University of California, Berkeley) will present a virtual colloquium on November 3rd 3:30-5pm, 2023. Title: Uncentered attitude reports Abstract: One of the major discoveries in attitude semantics over the last thirty years has been the fact that certain types of attitude reports require interpretation de se. This finding has prompted a move […]

Colloquium – Anna Mai (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics)

Anna Mai (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics) will present a virtual colloquium on November 30th 9-10:30am, 2023. Title: Phonological structure in the neural response to speech Abstract: Spoken language comprehension requires abstraction of linguistic information from speech, but the interaction between auditory and linguistic processing of speech remains poorly understood. In this talk, I will […]

Master of Data Science Admissions Q&A

Have admissions questions about the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) in Computational Linguistics program? On December 5, 2023, join Miikka Silfverberg, Assistant Professor, MDS Computational Linguistics who will be on a panel with Tiffany Timbers, Co-Director and Assistant Professor of Teaching, MDS Vancouver and Jeff Andrews, Principal Co-Director and Associate Professor, MDS Okanagan, for […]

MDS Computational Linguistics Program Director Q&A

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 Question and Answer session on January 10, 2024 from 10:30am to 11:30am PT. This is your opportunity to ask any last-minute questions you may have […]

Research Seminar – Joash Gambarage

Joash Gambarage will give a research seminar. This talk will happen online. Please fill out the RSVP form for Zoom information. Title: Selection and Projection of Tense and Aspect in Bantu: data from Swahili and Nata Abstract: This talk provides a syntactic analysis of Tense and Aspect of two Eastern Bantu languages, Swahili and Nata. […]

Colloquium – Jennifer Hay (University of Canterbury)

Jennifer Hay (University of Canterbury) will present a virtual colloquium on February 16th 3:30-5:00pm, 2024. Please fill out the RSVP form for Zoom information. Title: What do non-Māori speakers in New Zealand know about the Māori language? Abstract: Most New Zealanders do not speak or understand the Māori language, yet are nonetheless exposed to the […]