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Dr. Elisa Maroney: Temporal Aspect in American Sign Language

November 8, 2019, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CEME) - 1202 6250 Applied Science Lane

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PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF LOCATION. This event will now be held in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CEME) - 1202.

Join Language Sciences and the Department of Linguistics for this co-hosted talk by Dr. Elisa M. Maroney, Professor and Coordinator of Interpreting Studies at Western Oregon University.

Abstract: In this presentation, I will discuss aspect in American Sign Language (ASL), demonstrating that ASL users have a range of options to produce aspectual meanings, including verb reduplication, aspectual verbs, adverbial signs and phrases, aspectual nouns, and combinations of the above.

If you require an accessibility-related measure (e.g.: captioning, accessible parking, specific dietary requirements, or any other accessibility-related measure) please contact Alex Walls at alex.walls@ubc.ca and 604 822 7435.

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