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Linguistics courses
Linguistics courses for Spring 2010 (updated).Click here for a printable (pdf) version of course schedule and descriptions for Spring 2010.
New joint major in Linguistics and Philosophy
We are launching a brand new program. See this page for more information.
For a printable page with details of the requirements, see this page.
New faculty members
We welcome two new faculty members this year. Dr. Peter Alrenga joins us as an Assistant Professor of Linguistics, and Dr. Sara Mackenzie is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics (replacing Prof. Jonathan Barnes during his sabbatical leave).
Also joining the Philosophy Department is a new Assistant Professor with expertise in the philosophy of language: David Liebesman. In the fall, he is teaching section C1 of CAS PH 160 Reasoning and Argumentation and PH 463 Philosophy of Language
Any interest in a Linguistics House ?
There may be a possibility of establishing a "Linguistics House" in one of the brownstones on campus. We would like to see whether there would be interest among the students. Could you please respond to this unbelievably short survey? THANKS! And feel free to pass along this information to others who might be interested...
CAS Linguistics Facebook Page
Have a look: http://www.facebook.com/BULinguistics. We welcome your suggestions about what else you would like to see there... Thanks!
Recent grants from the National Science Foundation
Professors Stan Sclaroff (BU Computer Science) and Carol Neidle received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative project with Vassilis Athitsos (BU PhD 2006, now at the University of Texas at Arlington). The funding for "Large Lexicon Gesture Representation, Recognition, and Retrieval" supports research on computer-based recognition of ASL signs. One goal of the research is development of a "look-up" capability, whereby a signer can produce a sign in front of a camera, or identify a sign in a video, and have the computer identify which sign it is. One application of this technology would be an interface for a multi-media sign language dictionary.
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Recent Undergraduate Research Award Recipients
Several undergraduates have been working with Profs. Sclaroff and Neidle on their project on "Large Lexicon Gesture Representation, Recognition, and Retrieval," including
Jon Suen (2008-09) and Jaimee DiMarco, who continues work on the project, joined this year by Chrisann Papera.
Computer Science undergraduates
Phil Nichols and Steven Li were involved in development of a Data Access web Interface for the American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project, to enable searches through our large linguistically annotated video ASL corpus and download of files, thereby making the corpus accessible to the broader research community.
Morgan Jenatton, received a UROP award for to work with Prof. Neidle on "The Expression of Past Tense in American Sign Language: The Role of Lexical Items and Non-Manual Expressions" (in conjunction with the American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project) during Fall 2007.
During summer of 2007, the following undergraduates were engaged in UROP-sponsored research, both working with Prof. Barnes:
Lauren Ackerman,
"It Ain't Over Till The Fat Lady Sings: Soprano Resonance Modification at High Frequencies Over a Range of Dynamics."
Marcus Eldridge,
"Variation and Stability in Tone and Intonation Languages: A comparative study of restrictions on tonal variation in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English." |
Study Abroad
Study Abroad programs that include Linguistics options
Sign language: Summer program to learn Italian Sign Language in Siena
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