Congratulations to our colleague on an important publication! This volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for and about refugees in the United States in order to deepen our understanding of what ‘refugee’ and ‘resettlement’ mean. The book will be of interest to researchers of applied linguistics and
Posts Categorized: Linguistics
You’re Invited – Come Meet Emily Feuerherm!
The English Department invites The entire University Community to A Welcome Reception for Emily Feuerherm Assistant Professor of Linguistics Wednesday, October 1 4:00-5:30 p.m. UCEN Michigan Room D Professor Feuerherm is on campus to design and implement a new Bridge Program for international students, providing them with credit-bearing preparation to insure their academic success.
Celly. Gauge. Stronk. These words are amazeballs!
Students in Linguistics 346 – Linguistic Analysis worked on slang dictionary entries this fall semester. Below are their abbreviated entries. Enjoy! amazeballs [əˈmeɪzˌbɔːlz] (adj.): 1. Beyond amazing; something or someone that is so amazing that a regular word could not suffice. (That concert I went to last night was amazeballs.) 2. Superlative used when someone
Linguistics Program on Facebook
Like us on Facebook! We’ll be posting links to language-related news, posting announcements about advising and class scheduling, and sharing program and research updates. https://www.facebook.com/pages/UM-Flint-Linguistics-Program/262274937157609
new major approved
Beginning this fall, students will be able to major in English with a specialization in Linguistics. The full requirements for the new major are here. For advising and additional information, feel free to email me or stop by my office.
Linguistics Conference Grant
Congratulations to Kazuko Hiramatsu, Associate Professor of English, who recently received a grant from the University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research to host the 40th Annual Meeting of the Michigan Linguistic Society here at UM-Flint. The Michigan Linguistics Society meeting is an annual peer-reviewed conference that brings together students and faculty from
Blog on African American English
Here’s a great resource from linguist Dr. Renee Blake and her students at NYU. Check out their blog here.
Eyjafjallajokull
So how do you pronounce the name of the volcano in Iceland? Read about it in the NY Times here and listen to some New Yorkers try to pronounce the name. Linguist Joan Maling explains that the name can be broken down into three parts: eyja (island) + fjalla (mountain) + jokull (glacier).
New “On Language” columnist
The New York Times announced last week that linguist Ben Zimmer will be the new “On Language” columnist. You can also read Zimmer’s work at Language Log, Visual Thesaurus and vocabulary.com. Here’s a link to an interview with him on NPR.