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Colloquium: Oana David (University of California, Merced)

Event Start: February 22, 2018 04:30 PM

Event End: February 22, 2018 04:30 PM

Event Location: South Hall 3605

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Speaker: Oana David (University of California, Merced)

Topic: "Cancer is a tumultuous journey: A cross-linguistic analysis of metaphor"

Reception: All are invited to a reception following the talk

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Colloquium: Mira Ariel (Tel Aviv University)

Event Start: March 01, 2018 04:30 PM

Event End: March 01, 2018 04:30 PM

Event Location: South Hall 3605

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Speaker: Mira Ariel (Tel Aviv University)

Topic: "Tell me who your neighbors are"

Reception: All are invited to a reception following the talk

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Colloquium: Joseph Brooks (UCSB), Anna Bax (UCSB)

Event Start: January 18, 2018 04:30 PM

Event End: January 18, 2018 04:30 PM

Event Location: South Hall 3605

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Speaker: Joseph Brooks (UCSB); Anna Bax (UCSB)

Topic: Realis/irrealis shifts in Chini clause chaining; 'Too bad you don't like replies, slut': Digital silence and interpretive dominance in heterosexual online dating interactions

Reception: All are invited to a reception following the talk

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Colloquium: Lyle Lustigman (California State University, San Jose)

Event Start: January 22, 2018 04:30 PM

Event End: January 22, 2018 04:30 PM

Event Location: Arts 1353

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Speaker: Lyle Lustigman (California State University, San Jose)

Topic: "The role of co-construction in early language acquisition: Findings from adult-child conversations in Hebrew"

Reception: All are invited to a reception following the talk

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Colloquium: Molly Flaherty (University of Edinburgh)

Event Start: January 29, 2018 04:30 PM

Event End: January 29, 2018 04:30 PM

Event Location: Arts 1353

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Speaker: Molly Flaherty (University of Edinburgh)

Topic: How Developing Minds Build a New Language: The Emergence of Nicaraguan Sign Language

Reception: All are invited to a reception following the talk

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Colloquium: Melissa Kline (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Event Start: February 05, 2018 04:30 PM

Event End: February 05, 2018 04:30 PM

Event Location: Arts 1353

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Speaker: Melissa Kline (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Topic: "Structured Representations of Events unite verb meaning, inference about complex scenes, and early cognitive development"

Reception: All are invited to a reception following the talk

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Colloquium: Lynn Hou (University of California, San Diego)

Event Start: February 12, 2018 04:30 PM

Event End: February 12, 2018 04:30 PM

Event Location: Arts 1353

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Speaker: Lynn Hou (University of California, San Diego)

Topic: "Directional verb constructions under construction: The case study of San Juan Quiahije Chatino Sign Language"

Reception: All are invited to a reception following the talk

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Colloquium: Deborah Tannen

Event Start: November 02, 2017 03:30 PM

Event End: November 02, 2017 03:30 PM

Event Location: South Hall 3605

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Speaker: Deborah Tannen (Georgetown University)

Topic: The Language of Friendship: The Role of Talk in an Understudied Relationship

Reception: All are invited to a reception following the talk

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