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Congratulations to recent Tri-Council Award Winners!

UBC Language Sciences would like to congratulate all our colleagues, but especially our initiative members and their collaborators, on their successful grant applications this spring! Jiaying Zhao Co-Applicant (Lead applicant Stephen Sheppard, UBC) …

Cantonese Worlds 2 Workshop, June 21st - 22nd 第二屆唐人世界工作坊

Cantonese Culture and Language in the World: What’s Next? From the CW2 Website: 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…

The 4th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-4)

WICL-4: Cantonese Linguistics in the Pacific Rim: Theory and Applications From the WICL-4 Website: The Fourth Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-4) will be held on June 23 and 24 at the UBC Asian Centre. Registration is free, and all are welcome to attend…

UBC FNEL Sessional Lecturer Position (Part time), September 2018 - April 2019

The First Nations and Endangered Languages Program within the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies (CIS) at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus), invites applications for a part-time Sessional Lecturer for the 8 instructional months (September 2018 to April 2019) of the…

The Great 8: Frequently Asked Questions about Graduate Students and Careers

The Great 8: Frequently Asked Questions about Graduate Students and Careers Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Henry Angus 435 2053 Main Mall Danielle Barkley from UBC’s Centre for Student Involvement & Careers will be providing an information session for Language Sciences graduate students…

Language Science Talks: Dr. Nobuaki Minematsu, 'Speech Structure and Its Derivatives - What is the skeleton of spoken language?'

The Language Sciences Initiative welcomes Dr. Nobuaki Minematsu to UBC to present Speech Structure and Its Derivatives - What is the skeleton of spoken language?, a lecture discussing his work using speech structure to examine how human infants deal with the variability of human speech acoustics…

Heiltsuk Nation, Indigenous Storybooks and Storybooks Canada featured at the MOA exhibit 'Culture at the Centre'

To support the important work of the Heiltsuk Nation through the work of the Heiltsuk Cultural Education Centre in researching, preserving, and supporting the revitalization of the history, language and cultural traditions of the Heiltsuk Nation, Indigenous Storybooks and sister site Storybooks…

Linguistics Colloquium - Dr. Neda Todorovic, 'What is needed to obtain future interpretation?'

Language Science Talks - Anuschka van 't Hooft, '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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