In this presentation, David Costa will provide an introduction to MiamiIllinois, an Algonquian language of Indiana and Illinois. Costa will first discuss the geographic setting of Miami-Illinois and its place with Algonquian, following with an overview of the data sources on the language. He will also provide a brief sketch of the phonology of the Miami-Illinois, and, time permitting, finish with a discussion of some of the more notable grammatical features of the language, such as animacy, transitivity, pro-drop, obviation, and basic word order

Constructed languages have become a known quantity in media today: random gibberish no longer passes under the constant scrutiny and analysis of the internet. Fans expect a structured language. Even the phenomenon of Marvel movies are not immune to this: From the Dark Elf language in Thor: The Dark World to the lesser known languages like Torfan and Skrull in Captain Marvel, you can find conlangs throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But how are these languages made? University of Kentucky alumnus and conlanger Joseph Rhyne details the creative process behind the Torfan and Skrull languages and conlangs' impact on culture today.

Schedule:

5-6pm: Lecture (UKAA Auditorium)

6-7pm: Reception (Alumni Gallery)

Pre-Reading

https://educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/why-we-need-raciolinguistics/

Software/Corpus Tools

Please come to seminar with your laptop, prepared to access the following corpus tools. All of these are web-based, so there are no downloads required; however, some require advance registration.

Datenbank für gesprochenes Deutsch (Please register for an account–registration takes 1-2 business days, so please do so in advance!)

Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (No registration required. Just be ready to navigate to the homepage and we will take it from there)

Sketch Engine (Please register for 30-day free trial within 30 days of Oct. 11; in the long-term, subscriptions are affordable and many Universities purchase institutional subscriptions)

New MALTT student orientation. 

For more information, visit: https://www.uky.edu/commencement/springceremonies 

This webinar explores LGBTQ+ issues in Linguistics from the perspectives of a master’s student, a doctoral candidate, and a postdoctoral fellow. Building from the LSA Special Interest Group on LGBTQ+ Issues in Linguistics’ 2019 panel “New Directions in LGBTQ+ Linguistics,” this webinar also addresses contemporary topics of interest in the study of language, gender, and sexuality. This webinar is of interest to LGBTQ+ linguists and allies at all career stages, those seeking to promote LGBTQ+ issues in the wider discipline, and those seeking to learn how to organize around these topics.

The webinar will take place on Friday, April 12 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time.  Participation will be limited to 100, with LSA members given priority.

For more information and to sign up for the webinar, click here. 

ASL interpretation will be provided for LSA webinars if at least one week’s advance notice is provided.  This notice is required in order to secure the services of qualified interpreters.   If less advance notice is provided, the LSA will attempt to secure interpreters but cannot guarantee availability. Please provide advance notice by contacting David Robinson, the LSA’s Director of Membership and Meetings.

Participants: 

Tyler Kibbey, University of Kentucky

Jeremy Calder, University of Colorado Boulder