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14th Meeting on Mathematics of Language Saturday, July 25, 2015 to Sunday, July 26, 2015 Workshop/Conference

Website: http://www.molweb.org/mol2015/

Description: MoL is devoted to the study of mathematical structures and
methods that are of importance to the description of language. Specific
topics within the scope of the conference include, but are not limited
to the following:

A Corpus-based Approach to Building Ontology of an Endangered Language Saturday, July 11, 2015 - 9:30am to 12:30pm Workshop/Conference

The half-day workshop on “A corpus-based approach to building ontology of an endangered language” will be presented by the faculty and graduate students of the Yami research team at the Institute of Linguistics, National Chung Cheng University and the Department of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Providence University in Taiwan. The participants will learn about the linguistic issues and computer techniques in corpus linguistics from an endangered language documentation team.

Campus Tour Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 10:00am to 11:00am Info session

Guided tour of the University of Chicago campus.

Campus Tour Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm Info session

Guided tour of the University of Chicago campus.

Campus Tour Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm Info session

Guided tour of the University of Chicago campus.

Collitz Lecture by Johanna Nichols & Reception Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 6:30pm to 10:00pm Lectures and Receptions

Canonical head marking and the evolution of polysynthesis

Lecture by Johanna Nichols, Collitz Professor, at the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes, at 6:30pm. Reception to follow at 8:00pm at the Cloister Club, also in Ida Noyes.

Competition Workshop Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 10:00am to 4:15pm Workshop/Conference

The speakers and discussants in this workshop will explore the role of competition as a mainstay in the organization of linguistic systems.

A schedule and pre-registration are available at the following webpage: http://idiom.ucsd.edu/~ebakovic/competition/.

Computational Phonology and Morphology Workshop Saturday, July 11, 2015 Workshop/Conference

Workshop on Computational Phonology and Morphology
Saturday, July 11, 2015
At the Linguistic Summer Institute at the University of Chicago

DESCRIPTION

COSWL/COSIAC professionalization workshop 1 Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Workshop/Conference

The Publishing Process (Keren Rice)

If you’re interested in attending any (or all!) of the three COSWL/COSIAC workshops (The Publishing Process, The Imposter Syndrome, and Web Presence/CV Design) during the Institute please sign up via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8R2TXHF. Thank you!

COSWL/COSIAC professionalization workshop 2 Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Workshop/Conference

The Imposter Syndrome (Penny Eckert & Monica Macaulay)

If you’re interested in attending any (or all!) of the three COSWL/COSIAC workshops (The Publishing Process, The Imposter Syndrome, and Web Presence/CV Design) during the Institute please sign up via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8R2TXHF. Thank you!

COSWL/COSIAC professionalization workshop 3 Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Workshop/Conference

Part 1: Web Presence (Colin Phillips)
Part 2: CV Design (Beth Levin)

If you’re interested in attending any (or all!) of the three COSWL/COSIAC workshops (The Publishing Process, The Imposter Syndrome, and Web Presence/CV Design) during the Institute please sign up via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8R2TXHF. Thank you!

Development of Linguistic Linked Open Data (LLOD) Resources for Collaborative Data-Intensive Research in the Language Sciences Saturday, July 25, 2015 to Sunday, July 26, 2015 Workshop/Conference
Engaged Scholarship in Linguistics: Partnering with Educators to Communicate about Language Variation Saturday, July 18, 2015 to Sunday, July 19, 2015 Workshop/Conference

This workshop is free and you do not have to be registered for the Institute to attend. To register for the Engaged Scholarship workshop, please indicate that you are "going" via our Facebook events page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1551643188419686/

Experimental Pragmatics 2015 Thursday, July 16, 2015 to Saturday, July 18, 2015 Workshop/Conference

Experimental Pragmatics 2015 will be held from July 16 to July 18, 2015, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago. The conference is jointly hosted by Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. The invited speakers are:

David Beaver (University of Texas)
Noah Goodman (Stanford University)
Yi Ting Huang (University of Maryland)
Hannah Rohde (University of Edinburgh)
Michael Tanenhaus (University of Rochester)

Fieldworker Weekly Social Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Workshop/Conference

EACH THURSDAY 5-7PM

Weekly gathering for all fieldworkers (and those who wish to be)!

Come join us in Rosenwald for drinks and casual conversation about linguistic fieldwork. All are welcome!

Fieldworker Weekly Social Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Workshop/Conference

EACH THURSDAY 5-7PM

Weekly gathering for all fieldworkers (and those who wish to be)!

Come join us in Classics 110 for drinks and casual conversation about linguistic fieldwork. All are welcome! Due to the overwhelming response to the first Fieldworker Social, we have moved it to a larger location.

Fieldworker Weekly Social Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Workshop/Conference

EACH THURSDAY 5-7PM

Weekly gathering for all fieldworkers (and those who wish to be)!

Come join us in Classics 110 for drinks and casual conversation about linguistic fieldwork. All are welcome! Due to the overwhelming response to the first Fieldworker Social, we have moved it to a larger location.

Fieldworker Weekly Social Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Workshop/Conference

EACH THURSDAY 5-7PM

Weekly gathering for all fieldworkers (and those who wish to be)!

Come join us in Classics 110 for drinks and casual conversation about linguistic fieldwork. All are welcome! Due to the overwhelming response to the first Fieldworker Social, we have moved it to a larger location.

Fillmore Lecture by Dan Jurafsky & Reception Friday, July 17, 2015 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm Lectures and Receptions

Extracting social meaning from language: The computational linguistics of food, innovation, and community

Lecture by Dan Jurafsky, Fillmore Professor, at the Charles M. Harper Center, room 104, at 6pm. Reception to follow at 7:30pm at the Cloister Club, in Ida Noyes Hall.

Forum Lecture by Andrew Garrett & Reception Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 6:30pm to 10:00pm Lectures and Receptions

Ancestry relationships in linguistic phylogenetics

Forum Lecture by Andrew Garrett, at the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes, at 6:30pm. Reception to follow at 8:00pm at the Cloister Club, also in Ida Noyes.

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