LING001 - Intro To Linguistics
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A Penn Global Seminar on global deaf culture lead by Penn linguist Jami Fisher included visiting sites in Rome, Italy like Bernini’s Fontana dei Quatro Fiumi in Piazza Navona. Often, the group was led by a guide who was signing in Italian sign language. It gave the students a chance to experience what life is like not only for deaf people in general, but also a deaf community in another part of the world.
For the full article:
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/connecting-deaf-community-in-Italy-through-Penn-Global
Penn Science and Lightbulb Cafe Lecture Series
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Expert faculty from the University of Pennsylvania shed light on their research at the Penn Science Café. Join us for an evening of engaging, stimulating conversation, with a Q&A session following each talk.
How Children Learn Language - And Why They're Better at It Than Adults
Lena Greenberg has been awarded the 2019 Hoenigswald Prize.
In memory of Henry Hoenigswald, late professor emeritus of linguistics, this prize, consisting of books of the student's choice (up to a total of $150) on a topic in linguistics, is given to a Linguistics Major whose senior thesis is deemed by the faculty to have made a significant scientific contribution to the field. The prize has been made available from funds donated by alumni and friends of the department of linguistics.
From: Steven Fluharty and Paul Sniegowski
It gives us great pleasure to announce the recipients of the 2019 awards for distinguished teaching in the School of Arts and Sciences. We applaud the extraordinary commitment of these individuals to the education of our students. The winners will be honored at a School-wide reception on Thursday, May 2 at 4:00 p.m. in 200 College Hall.
DEAN'S AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING BY GRADUATE STUDENTS
Ryan Budnick, Linguistics
Drawing from a wide range of perspectives in the analysis of grammatical structures, the papers collected in this book are unified not by linguistic subfield, but by the investigative method they employ in revealing grammatical patterns. Revealing Structure explores this style of investigation across phonology, morphology, and syntax.