Differentiated object marking in North Russian, Uzbek and Spanish
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Niles Gallery
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Conflicting Realms of Russia: "Putin was Sent to Russia by God" vs. P****-Riot
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Young Library Auditorium
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English in Russian Academe
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Niles Gallery
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English in Russia: From a Language of Elite to a Language of the Masses
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Student Center 211
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Epistemic and circumstantial modality in two Central Salish languages
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Niles Gallery
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An Experimental Approach to English Resumption - Maria Polinsky
Maria Polinsky, Harvard University
"An experimental approach to English resumption"
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 1:00 - 2:00 PM Linguistics Seminar Series - Part of Year of Russia's Realms
Fathers and Sons: Do all Russians in the USA speak the same language? - Maria Polinsky
Maria Polinsky, Harvard University
"Fathers and Sons: Do all Russians in the USA speak the same language?"
Thursday, 17 January 2013; 7:00-8:30 PM Linguistics Lecture Series - A part of Russia's Realms
The Sonority Hierarchy & the Importance of Morphology in the Syllabification of Indo-European
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Niles Gallery, Fine Arts Library
Maria Polinsky, Harvard University
“The Sonority Hierarchy & the Importance of Morphology in the Syllabification of Indo-European”
Venue: Niles Gallery, Fine Arts Library
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Niles Gallery
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Second Language Shows Benefits to Aging Brain
As people age, cognitive flexibility — the ability to adapt to unfamiliar or unexpected circumstances — and related "executive" functions decline. Recent studies suggest lifelong bilingualism may reduce this decline — a boost that may stem from the experience of constantly switching between languages. However, how brain activity differs between older bilinguals and monolinguals was previously unclear.