View some of our and others' previous events.
Past Events
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September 14, 2018
Welcome Back to Language Sciences!
Language Sciences welcomes new and returning members back to UBC this fall! At the Welcome event, we will provide a summary of what the LangSci Initiative at UBC has been up to, and then host roundtable introductions and updates where every member is invited to say a few words, and then leave…
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June 26, 2018
Dr. Maite Taboada - Fantastic internet comments and where to find them
Please join us as we welcome Dr. Maite Taboada, Professor of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University, director of the Discourse Processing Lab, and Affiliate Member of the UBC Language Sciences Initiative, for her talk Fantastic internet comments and where to find them. …
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June 23 - June 24, 2018
Fourth Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-4)
The 4th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-4) Cantonese Linguistics in the Pacific Rim: Theory and Applications The 4th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-4) will take place on June 23 and 24, 2018, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver,…
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June 22, 2018
Cantonese Worlds 2 Workshop
Cantonese Culture and Language in the World: What’s Next? The Cantonese Program of the University of British Columbia Department of Asian Studies is hosting the Second Cantonese Worlds (CW2) Workshop at UBC St. John’s College and the Richmond Public Library. First held in April…
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June 21, 2018
Cantonese Worlds 2 Workshop
Cantonese Culture and Language in the World: What’s Next? The Cantonese Program of the University of British Columbia Department of Asian Studies is hosting the Second Cantonese Worlds (CW2) Workshop at UBC St. John’s College and the Richmond Public Library. First held in April…
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April 18, 2018
The Great 8: Frequently Asked Questions about Graduate Students and Careers
Danielle Barkley from UBC’s Centre for Student Involvement & Careers will be providing an information session for Language Sciences graduate students on careers beyond academia! All graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Language Sciences and in associated departments are…
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April 13, 2018
Language Science Talks: Dr. Nobuaki Minematsu, 'Speech Structure and Its Derivatives - What is the skeleton of spoken language? '
Speech Structure and Its Derivatives - What is the skeleton of spoken language? Prof. Nobuaki MINEMATSU Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo Abstract Speech has huge acoustic variability in nature but humans use this fragile media as default media for language…
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April 6, 2018
Dr. Neda Todorovic: What is needed to obtain future interpretation?
Dr. Neda Todorovic, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Linguistics, will be giving a talk about her research at this time as part of the UBC Department of Linguistics Colloquia. What is needed to obtain future interpretation? Abstract This talk aims to show the peculiarity of…
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April 4, 2018
Collaborative Language Documentation in Mexico: Working with Speakers Online
The Language Sciences Initiative, in collaboration with the Departments of Linguistics and Anthropology, the First Nations & Endangered Languages Program, and the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, welcomes Dr. Anuschka van ‘t Hooft to UBC to present Collaborative Language…
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March 23, 2018
Linguistics NOW - Language Talks in the Northwest
Melissa Baese-Berk from the University of Oregon will be giving a talk (Factors influencing non-native perception and learning) as part of the series Language Talks in the NorthWest. Sponsored by Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia Departments of Linguistics.