Category Archives: Activities and Events

Talk @ Reed: Preschoolers’ Curiosity about Novel Words

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 4:30pm Psychology 136 https://events.reed.edu/event/preschoolers_curiosity_about_novel_words Sofia Jimenez, Ph.D. in developmental science at Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, will discuss how in the preschool years, children who become curious about words’ meanings may be making active, self-directed … finish reading Talk @ Reed: Preschoolers’ Curiosity about Novel Words

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CoLang 2018 Fellowship Applications Available Through February 8

The LSA is excited to announce that applications are now available for the 2018 CoLang, the Institute on Collaborative Language Research. Applications are being accepted through February 8. CoLang fellowships will offer several students the opportunity to participate in CoLang … finish reading CoLang 2018 Fellowship Applications Available Through February 8

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CoLang 2018

The Institute for Collaborative Language Research June 18th – July 20th, 2018 Gainesville, FL https://colang.lin.ufl.edu/ Offered as a summer institute every two years, CoLang offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, practicing linguists, and indigenous community members to … finish reading CoLang 2018

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Cascadia Workshop in Sociolinguistics

Hello linguists! This spring, the Linguistics Department is hosting the Cascadia Workshop in Sociolinguistics (CWSL), from April 13-14th. This conference brings together researchers working on sociolinguistic topics of interest to the Pacific Northwest, and is intended to be student-centered. I … finish reading Cascadia Workshop in Sociolinguistics

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Cornell Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium – Call for Undergraduate Abstracts

11th Annual Cornell Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium (CULC11) Call for Undergraduate Abstracts Cornell University’s undergraduate linguistics association, The UnderLings, presents its eleventh annual undergraduate research colloquium. By facilitating communication and discussion between researchers, the conference aims to promote undergraduate research at … finish reading Cornell Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium – Call for Undergraduate Abstracts

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Commemorating the Chilean Coup

The linguistics department has been invited to local events commemorating the anniversary of the military coup in Chile that took place on September 11th, 1973. Both of these events include documentary films related to contemporary social movements in Chile. Here … finish reading Commemorating the Chilean Coup

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Intern with PanLex in Berkeley!

PanLex is making translations among all words in all human languages—and dialects—publicly available. Do a Google search for kvg ituake and you’ll see one slice of PanLex. It was designed at the University of Washington and is now, together with The Rosetta Project, … finish reading Intern with PanLex in Berkeley!

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Linguistics Visiting Professor: Job Talks and Lunch with Students

Dear Linguistics students, As many of you know, I will be on sabbatical next year, and Reed is hiring a one-year visiting faculty member to replace me while I’m gone. Next week and the week after, the three finalists for … finish reading Linguistics Visiting Professor: Job Talks and Lunch with Students

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Spring Ling Circle

Reed linguists, Our next Ling Circle meeting will be this Thursday, February 25, 6-7pm, in Eliot 126. Sarah will be talking about her thesis project. We will also have a sign-up available for other students who are interested in leading a discussion … finish reading Spring Ling Circle

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GLEEFUL 2016 Call for Papers

The q Undergraduate Association for Linguistics at Michigan State University (qUALMS) is pleased to announce the sixth Great Lakes Expo for Experimental and Formal Undergraduate Linguistics (GLEEFUL). GLEEFUL aims to bring together undergraduate linguists from across the continent to present … finish reading GLEEFUL 2016 Call for Papers

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