Colloquium Series 2008-2009

March 11, 2009

Main Campus, Room SU 216, From 6:30-7:30pm

Scott F. Kiesling, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Department Chair, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh.

"Why Dude Abides."  Abstract

 

 

December 1, 2008

Main Campus, Room CLS 3005, From 6:00-7:00 pm

Dustin DeFelice, NEIU Alum and Ph.D. Student, University of South Florida, Tampa

"The Ph.D.: From Search to First Semester."  Outline

 

 

November 6, 2008

Main Campus, Room SU 214, From 6:30-7:30 pm

Kenneth Konopka, NEIU Alum and Ph.D. Candidate, Linguistics Department, Northwestern University

"Mexican Heritage English: Language Variation in Chicago."  Abstract

 

 

 

October 29, 2008 - CANCELLED

Main Campus, Room

Dr. Catherine Prendergast, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign. 

"In Praise of Incomprehension."  Abstract.

 

 

 

October 15, 2008

Main Campus, Room: SU 216, From 6:30-7:30 pm

Dr. Karlos Arregi, University of Chicago. 

"The structure of sentence fragments: Evidence from split questions."  Abstract.

 

 

 

September 5, 2008

Main Campus, Room: SU 215, From 5:30-6:30 pm (NOTE: NEW TIME!)

Dr. Char Ullman, University of Texas at El Paso. 

"…The Goal Is to Learn It [English], Not Just To Have the Program…": How Spanish-Speaking Migrants Produce Identities and Language Ideologies through the Consumption of Inglés Sin Barreras (English Without Barriers).  Abstract.

 

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