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April 8, 2019
Redefining ‘lazy eye’ and investigating its effects on reading ability
Amblyopia, or lazy eye, affects about 100,000 Canadian children, but recent research suggests its definition may need to be updated.
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March 4, 2019
Good vibrations: how vibrating devices can help wearers understand speech
Ever agreed wildly with someone at a party because you couldn’t hear what they were saying? What if a vibrating device could help you understand their speech?
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February 13, 2019
Let’s talk about love, baby – and why we should define it
Lovers planning a romantic gesture this Valentine’s Day may want to consider their definitions first.
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January 30, 2019
Showcasing undergraduate language research with LSURC
Pictured from left: Terrance Gatchalian, Ashley Chand and Paris Gappmayr. The third annual Language Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (LSURC) is coming up next week, showcasing undergraduate language research.
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December 18, 2018
Language Sciences members win prestigious awards in 2018
Language Sciences members won a number of awards this year, including a University of British Columbia (UBC) Killam Research Fellowship, election to the Royal Society of Canada, and a Global Public Scholar award.
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December 4, 2018
Camels and compliments: how language, culture and nature are interconnected
Have you ever been compared to a camel as a compliment?
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November 28, 2018
Dr. Peter Trudgill, The Uniformitarian Hypothesis and prehistoric sociolinguistics: what were stone-age languages like?
Please join us for The Uniformitarian Hypothesis and prehistoric sociolinguistics: what were stone-age languages like?, a talk by Dr. Peter Trudgill, Emeritus Professor of English Linguistics at Fribourg University and Honorary Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of East Anglia.
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November 13, 2018
Dr. Luisa Maffi, Language, Culture, and the Environment: Thinking Out of the Silos
Please join us as we welcome Dr.
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October 22, 2018
Storybooks Canada Launch! Friday Nov 2nd, 3:00pm
Join the Storybooks Canada team and UBC Language Sciences for the public launch of Storybooks Canada on Friday, November 2nd, co-organized by Dr. Bonny Norton (LLED) and Dr. Janet Jamieson (ECPS).