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September 24, 2024
Submit your Notice of Interest | Language Sciences Interim Co-Director
The Language Sciences Co-Directors define and lead Language Sciences’ research program, community and industry outreach, and knowledge mobilization efforts with support from the Steering Committee and staff. We invite you to send us your Notice of Interest to fill the position of Interim Co…
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June 5, 2024Indigenous History Month: Dr. Christopher Hammerly on his studies on Ojibwe
Dr. Christopher Hammerly's SSHRC-Insight-Grant-funded project on Ojibwe.
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May 31, 2024Starr Sandoval: Non-speaker-oriented expressives in Ktunaxa
Starr Sandoval, winner of the Best Talk Award at LangSci's Research Day, discusses her studies on non-speaker-oriented expressives in Ktunaxa.
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May 27, 2024Line Lloy: Acoustic Variation in a Gender Diverse Corpus
Line Lloy, winner of the Best Poster Award at our Research Day 24', discusses their research with us.
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May 23, 2024Mariana Pinzon-Caicedo: Unpacking Language Use Variations in Victims’ Testimonies in the Courtroom: Insights from a War Trial
Q&A with Mariana Pinzon-Caicedo, Honorary Mention of Language Sciences' Graduate & Postdoctoral Student Research Day 24'
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May 2, 2024Dr Anusha Kassan secures SSHRC Partnership Development Grant for Child Language Brokering Project
Congratulations to Dr Anusha Kassan for securing a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant!
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May 2, 2024On securing SSHRC Partnership Development Grant - A conversation with Dr Anusha Kassan
Language Sciences is thrilled for Dr Anusha Kassan and her team for receiving the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant (PDG). The grant will advance their research on Child Language Brokering (CLB) and shed light on nuances that were previously…
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April 22, 2024Congratulations to Dr. Stefan Dollinger for garnering UBC's Killam Faculty Research Prize
Language Sciences is delighted to share the joy of Dr. Stefan Dollinger's recent win of the UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize. Dr. Dollinger is dedicated in the study of the construction of languages and language varieties – in which he believes we all have a stake. His recent works revolve a lot…
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April 18, 2024Congratulations to Dr Christine Schreyer for winning the Killam Teaching Prize at UBC Okanagan
Language Sciences is delighted to celebrate Dr Christine Schreyer's latest win for the Killam Teaching Prize at UBC Okanagan! Dr Schreyer is well loved by her students for her enthusiasm and caring approach. Her renowned research also bridges different disciplines and engages various communities…
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April 12, 2024Language Sciences is hiring a Teaching Assistant for the Living Language: Science and Society course
POSITION: Graduate Teaching Assistantship Living Language: Science and SocietyAPPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59pm Friday, May 3rdCOURSE DESCRIPTION:Are you seeking an exciting Teaching Assistantship and interested in joining an innovation, university-wide course? Co-taught by Dr. Bryan Gick (Linguistics,…