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.
"Does English Have Resumptive Pronouns?"
Maria Polinsky, Harvard University
“Does English Have Resumptive Pronouns?”
Co-sponsored by the Linguistics Program and the UK Department of English
Venue: Niles Gallery, Fine Arts Library
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Location:
Niles Gallery, Fine Arts Library
The Ket Language of Siberia
Dr. Edward Vadja "The Ket Language of Siberia"
a part of the University of Kentucky Linguistics Lecture Series and the College of Arts and Sciences Russia's Realms
The Peopling of the Americas and the Dene-Yeniseian Connection
Dr. Edward Vadja "The Peopling of the Americas and the Dene-Yeniseian Connection"
a part of the University of Kentucky Linguistics Lecture Series and the College of Arts and Sciences Russia's Realms
A Mistake on the Edge of Time: Rusty Barrett on the Mayan Calendar
Most of us heard that the world was going to possibly end on December 21st, 2012, and that it was predicted by the traditional Mayan calendar. In this podcast, Rusty Barrett, a linguist and scholar of Mayan culture and history, explains the superstitions and misunderstandings surrounding December 21st, and a little bit about how the Mayan calendar works.