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- Chen | GlossaMingjiang Chen’s article “A decomposition analysis of Agents” has just appeared in Volume 9 of Glossa. The paper can be accessed online here. Congratulations Mingjiang! Abstract: Agents and Causers are standardly analyzed as external arguments introduced by v or Voice. According to this approach, the two arguments are independent and unrelated. However, evidence from the […]Posted on October 22, 2024
- UConn Linguists at NELSThe 55th Annual Meeting of the North East Linguistics Society took place at Yale University, October 17-18. UConn Linguistics was well represented at the conference with an invited talk by: Vicki Carstens. The grammar of gender: Insights from Bantu … talks by: Beccy Lewis (PhD 2024, now at UMass, Amherst). An implicational hierarchy on the […]Posted on October 22, 2024
- Yuan Defense & U of Chicago jobsXuetong Yuan successfully defended her doctoral dissertation titled Conditions on Conditionals: Evaluativity, Discourse Sensitivity, and Conditionals without if on September 27th. Since then, Xuetong has been busy moving to Chicago, where she will be a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago. At the University of Chicago she is also joining another recent UConn linguistics […]Posted on October 22, 2024
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COGS, ECOM & SLHS Talk: Dr. Viorica Marian 4:00pm
COGS, ECOM & SLHS Talk: Dr. Viorica Marian
Friday, November 8th, 2024
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
McHugh Hall
Bio: Viorica Marian is a cognitive scientist at Northwestern University, where she is the Sundin Endowed Professor and Director of the Bilingualism Lab. She studies the relationship between language and mind, with a focus on the psycholinguistics of bilingualism and multilingualism. Dr. Marian received her PhD in Psychology from Cornell University and previously served as Chair of the National Institutes of Health Study Section on Language and Communication and as Chair of the Northwestern Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She is the recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science John McGovern Award, The Psychonomic Society Mid-Career Award, the Clarence Simon Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring, and the Editor’s Award for best paper from JSLHR. Marian’s new popular science book “The Power of Language” is being translated into 12 languages and counting.
Talk Title: The Power of Language: How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds
Abstract: Bilingualism and multilingualism have profound consequences for individuals and societies. Learning multiple languages changes not only how we use language, but also how we perceive the world, what we remember, how we learn, our creativity, decision making, and identity. I will present eye-tracking, mouse-tracking, and neuroimaging evidence showing that multiple languages continuously interact in the mind. I will conclude with a call for placing the study of language-mind interaction and multilingualism among the core areas of scientific investigation if we are to gain an accurate understanding of humanity’s potential.
Meetings: If you are interested in meeting with Dr. Marian during the day or attending dinner in the evening on Friday, please email crystal.mills@uconn.edu.
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