Rutgers Linguistics

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[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

We're hiring! The Rutgers University Department of Linguistics is in search of an Assistant Professor in Syntax. This tenure-track position begins Sept. 2023.

Find more details on the job posting here: https://t.co/ldDCe659ME

[Natural Language Semantics editors @NLS_editors]

New in NLS: "Relativized Exhaustivity: mention-some and uniqueness" by Yimei Xiang @yimei_xiang https://t.co/Z0MRWAZ1ti @RULinguistics #semantics

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Our last talk of this semester's #Rutgers #Linguistics colloquium will be held this afternoon at 3. Join us as Yohei Oseki of The University of Tokyo speaks about his work on computational models of natural language processing. https://t.co/TYWpWzW6ie

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

The #Rutgers #Linguistics Colloquium series continues tomorrow with Prof. Amir Anvari from MIT. He'll be talking about solutions to various problems on semantic oddness. More details here: https://t.co/IsBB56LdsO

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Our colloquium series continues today with Prof. Asia Pietraszko's talk on verbal periphrasis and syntactic structure building.

More info: https://t.co/WmqJFBwmMy

#Rutgers #Linguistics #Syntax

[Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science @RutgersCCS]

Congratulations to @kristensyrett for receiving the @RutgersSAS Award For Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Education!

@RutgersU @RULinguistics

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Join us tomorrow, Jan. 28, at 3:00 p.m. for the this semester's first talk in the #Rutgers #Linguistics Colloquium series.

Carly Dickerson, one of our post-docs, will present her research on #Albanian heritage speakers.

Details here: https://t.co/pNXPcgu7M4 #sociolinguistics

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Join us tomorrow, December 3, at 3:00 p.m. for the next talk in the #Rutgers #Linguistics Colloquium series for this semester. Prof. Kristine M. Yu from UMass Amherst will be talking about prosodic trees.

Visit our site for more info: https://t.co/SEFUG5WEv7

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Join us on Friday, March 5, for the second of this semester's #Rutgers #Linguistics Colloquia. Prof. Rajesh Bhatt of UMass Amherst will be talking about his work on relativization strategies in Georgian.

Visit our site for more info: https://t.co/TYWpWzW6ie

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Our newest faculty member, Prof. Dorothy Ahn gave a talk at the University of Toronto #Linguistics colloquium called "Marked definite expressions in spoken and signed languages."

Read all about it on SNARL here:
https://t.co/j4SDmUnUCF

#RU #Rutgers

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Mark Baker elected LSA Fellow! https://t.co/F2U8NvL2Yl

[Laboratory Phonology @LabPhon]

New in #LabPhon: a study from @RULinguistics examines the interaction of #vowelharmony & #vowelreduction in #Kyrgyz, suggesting the contraction of acoustic #vowel space in non-initial syllables is linked to increased contextual #predictability. #openaccess https://t.co/T9zBFDlhiQ

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

We’re proud to announce that grad student Meg Gotowski gave an invited talk at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Oct. 30th, titled, “Children’s Interpretations of Comparatives“.
https://t.co/ftTwVD8FqI

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Rutgers Linguistics was well-represented in the Nov. issue of Natural Language & Linguistic Theory!
https://t.co/RIlpSlL3AX

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Congrats to Dr. Augustina Owusu, who passed her dissertation defense on Nov. 20th!! Details below:
https://t.co/mlwfu3Fsh3
Dr. Owusu was also invited to give a colloq talk at BU the week before:
https://t.co/kVc6Nb7w41

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Congrats to Prof. Mariapaola D'Imperio, who has been published in “The Oxford Handbook of Language Prosody” and “Lab Phonology”! For details, check the SNARL post below:
https://t.co/bzCGjYqPAz

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

Colloq organizers--
Chaoyi chen: chaoyi.chen (at) https://t.co/wQPHSB4bPC
Indira Das: indira.das (at) https://t.co/wQPHSB4bPC
Sreekar Raghotham: sreekar.raghotham (at) https://t.co/wQPHSB4bPC

[Rutgers Linguistics @RULinguistics]

This Friday, Dec 4th at 1:30 PM EST, Janet Pierrehumbert (U of Oxford) will present her work on semantic & social factors in morphological derivation at the last colloquium talk for the semester.
Please feel free to reach out to our organizers for the zoom link! (emails in reply)

[Dr. Lisa Davidson @lisa_b_davidson]

I do wish though that journalists would get out of the habit of referring to languages as "ancient". It's not actually used to convey that a language is especially old (which is a problematic description anyway), but rather that a language & its speakers are being exoticized

[Rutgers University @RutgersU]

This Halloween, enjoy an episode of the Scarlet Traditions podcast packed with paranormal activity and scarlet lore! Guided by Rutgers alumnus Zack Morrison, immerse yourself in some of the ghost stories that shroud our noisy college town.

#RutgersPride

https://t.co/OY6hLmqwr4