SECOL Thursday Speaker
Linguistics Conference, Speaker Mary Bucholtz
'Homegrown Kentucky' Empowers Eastern Ky. Community
Seven UK students created a project redefining community service. The group established a small-scale farm in Owsley County, Ky., revitalizing 10 acres of land owned by the school district, which will yield 100 percent of the produce for the local schools and aims to strengthen the county's economy.
Homegrown Kentucky: Adam Meredith and Luke McAnally
Adam Meredith and Luke McAnally, two A&S majors, were part of a small group of students that went to the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Washington, D.C. last month.
LIN/ENG 211: Introduction to Linguistics
This course is an introduction to the scientific study of human language, with an emphasis on the fundamental principles of linguistic theory, and applications of these principles in the investigation of grammatical structure. Through the course of the semester, you will learn to analyze the primary areas of grammar found in all human languages.
Kentucky Foreign Language Conference
One of the scholarly highlights of campus life is around the corner: the 65th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, April 19-21.Take advantage of the speakers and panels, and exhibitions and energy, that the conference brings to campus. http://web.as.uky.edu/kflc/ for a full list http://web.as.uky.edu/kflc/mobile/schedule.html on a portable device.
Southeastern Conference on Linguistics
The 79th Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL LXXIX) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lexington Thursday through Saturday, April 12-14, 2012.
The plenary speakers will be Michael Montgomery (University of South Carolina) and Mary Bucholtz (University of California, Santa Barbara). The conference theme, “Conference on Appalachian Language” (COAL), is designed to highlight the importance of the rich linguistic traditions of the people of the Appalachian Mountains, which make up the beautiful eastern landscape of Kentucky.
The Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL) is dedicated to the advancement of the study of language in all its aspects. For more information about the organization, visit the SECOL website.
Questions about venue and arrangements may be addressed to the local host, Dr. Jennifer Cramer (jennifer.cramer@uky.edu). See attached for the registration form and schedule.
Gender and Women's Studies Presents Queen Lecture Series
Series kicks off this Thursday with Linguistics professor Rusty Barrett, with a lecture entitled "Sickening Queens"
LIN516 Lab#1 Reading #55-77
Linguistics 516 lab #1 Speaker: Hilola Gulomova