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The Department of LinguisticsChad Vicenik (Ph.D. 2011) and Megha Sundara’s paper “The role of intonation in language and dialect discrimination by adults” has just appeared in Journal of Phonetics.
Read MoreRichard Wright of the University of Washington Linguistics Department (Ph.D. 1997) has been promoted to full professor, effective in fall 2013. Congratulations, Richard!
Read MoreVisiting student Tristan Thommen and alumnus Vincent Homer gave a talk recently at 14th Szklarska Poreba Workshop in Poland. Their talk was entitled: “Remarks on a Language with no Overt Negation”
Read MoreMarc Garellek, Patricia Keating, Christina Esposito (PhD 2006; now at Macalester College) & Jody Kreiman (UCLA Head/Neck Surgery) have a paper published in the most recent issue of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. It is entitled: Voice quality and tone identification in White Hmong. Congratulations to all!
Read MoreChristina Esposito (PhD ’06) has been awarded tenure at Macalester College (St. Paul, MN), effective January 11 2013. Following Macalester tradition, she was presented with a letter by the Provost, accompanied by a piper from the Macalester College Pipe Band. She will also receive UC academic regalia to equip her for a career of commencements. Congratulations…
Read MoreDear Friends, There will be a Memorial Service for Professor Robert Stockwell, the founder of the UCLA Linguistics Department, on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. It will be held in Royce 314, from 4:00-6:00 pm. Please mark your calendars. Details can be found here: http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/talksaevents/news/239-professor-robert-stockwell-memorial-service.html
Read MoreA message from Department Chair, Anoop Mahajan: Dear Faculty, Grad Students and Ling Staff, I am sad to inform you that Paul Schachter passed away on Monday. I just had a brief conversation with his step daughter and she told me that he passed away unexpectedly though peacefully. Grad students and relatively new faculty –…
Read MoreHilda Koopman writes: Please join me in congratulating Tomoko Ishizuka (PhD 2010) on the publication of her book: The Passive in Japanese: A cartographic minimalist approach. Congratulations Tomoko!
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