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October 2021
Michelle Yuan (UC San Diego) – syntax, fieldwork
We are pleased to welcome Michelle Yuan (UC San Diego) as part of theUCLA Linguistics Colloquium Series. This talk will be given in person.Title: Morphological conditions on chain resolution: Inuktitut noun incorporation revisited Abstract: Previous research on the Copy Theory of Movement has suggested that therealization of movement chains may be regulated by morphological well-formednessconditions governing complex word formation, such as the Stray Affix Filter (e.g. Boskovic2001, Landau 2006, Kandybowicz 2007). This talk provides novel evidence for thisinteraction from noun…
Read MoreAIS w/ Iza Solá-Llonch and Lily Xu
Zoom link for the quarter: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92255343520?pwd=MDZZbCtZclk5Z3V1RVkyMnY4UWcwUT09 You may need a passcode: 371245 This course is scheduled in the Linguistics Conference Room, 2122 Campbell Hall. Pam Munro will be there every week and you are welcome to join her if you want (please bring your computer and plan to join on Zoom; earbuds might be helpful).
Read MoreLisa Pearl (UC Irvine) – computational, acquisition
**UPDATE: Starting 15 minutes earlier than usual due to a logistical complication.** How children are and aren’t like adults when interpreting pronouns: A computational cognitive modeling investigation Interpreting pronouns in context is a complex linguistic task, especially when cues to a pronoun’s intended interpretation conflict. Children haveto learn to interpret pronouns like adults do, and computational cognitive modeling can help identify what potentially needs to change for them to do so. Here, I present a case study of pronoun interpretation…
Read MoreAIS w/ Rosemary Beam de Azcona (Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia)
Zoom link for the quarter: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92255343520?pwd=MDZZbCtZclk5Z3V1RVkyMnY4UWcwUT09 You may need a passcode: 371245 This course is scheduled in the Linguistics Conference Room, 2122 Campbell Hall. Pam Munro will be there every week and you are welcome to join her if you want (please bring your computer and plan to join on Zoom; earbuds might be helpful).
Read MoreFaculty Meeting
beginning of year meeting; discuss MA students who missed Spring deadline
Read MoreSeptember 2021
AIS w/ David L. Shaul (University of Arizona)
Zoom link for the quarter: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92255343520?pwd=MDZZbCtZclk5Z3V1RVkyMnY4UWcwUT09 You may need a passcode: 371245 This course is scheduled in the Linguistics Conference Room, 2122 Campbell Hall. Pam Munro will be there every week and you are welcome to join her if you want (please bring your computer and plan to join on Zoom; earbuds might be helpful).
Read MoreUndergraduate New Student Open House
As a way to welcome you to the Linguistics Department at UCLA, we’d like to invite our incoming undergraduate Linguistics majors to our New Undergraduate Open House on Wednesday, September 22, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in 190 Royce Hall. This is a great opportunity to meet and mingle with your undergraduate advisor, the Linguistics Director of Undergraduate Studies Megha Sundara, and your fellow new undergraduates in the Department! If you plan to attend, please complete this form by September 17…
Read MoreHumanities Welcome – Virtual
Dear Colleagues, At this time, given a variety of factors, we are moving the Humanities Welcome online to a webinar. While it is unfortunate that we won’t be able to meet in person, we hope you will still join us for our exciting speakers. We will also have information on your free swag to pick up on campus. Please join us this Wednesday, September 22nd, at 2pm at the following link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92952786893 More information on speakers, and our program, can…
Read MoreGraduate New Student Orientation
We are planning our 2021 New Graduate Student Orientationfor Wednesday, September 22, 2021, in-person! We are reallyexcited to welcome our entering cohort and to be able to meet them all inperson. Please SAVE the DATE so you can stop by and say hello, if you areon campus. Jessica Rett, DGS for AY 2021-2022, will be presenting from9:30am-12pm. At 12pm, we are planning to provide boxed lunches for graduate students, faculty and staff whoRSVP. Please make sure you complete the DEPARTMENTWELCOME…
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