October 30, 2012: Praise For Special Issue Of Comparative Drama,
2012
Western Michigan University
October 30, 2012: Praise For Special Issue Of Comparative Drama, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
October 29, 2012: Special Issue Of Comparative Drama,
2012
Western Michigan University
October 29, 2012: Special Issue Of Comparative Drama, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
October 12, 2012: Ania Loomba/Comparative Drama Distinguished Lecture/Nov. 1,
2012
Western Michigan University
October 12, 2012: Ania Loomba/Comparative Drama Distinguished Lecture/Nov. 1, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
October 6, 2012: Newberry Grad Student Conference Cfp (10/15 Deadline),
2012
Western Michigan University
October 6, 2012: Newberry Grad Student Conference Cfp (10/15 Deadline), Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
Person, Place, And Pronoun: An Examination Of The Idiosyncratic Pronoun Use And Language Ideologies In Dabhung Thanti, Nepal,
2012
SIT Study Abroad
Person, Place, And Pronoun: An Examination Of The Idiosyncratic Pronoun Use And Language Ideologies In Dabhung Thanti, Nepal, Martha Schwarz
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Language, the content and form of what people choose to say, has the ability to both describe facts about the world and change aspects of the world. Thus, what people utter is a critical instrument for measuring current social situations as well as social change. The honorific hierarchy of Nepali’s pronouns provides one particularly interesting tool for such measurement. This research examines the use and ideologies about second person pronouns in the village of Dabhung Thanti, Nepal in relation to their prescribed uses and ideologies in Kathmandu. Ultimately, this paper identifies the presence of two styles of Nepali spoken in …
September 30, 2012: Nate Powell, Eisner Award Winner, Gives Talk At Wmu On October 4, 2012,
2012
Western Michigan University
September 30, 2012: Nate Powell, Eisner Award Winner, Gives Talk At Wmu On October 4, 2012, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
The Semiotic Ecology And Linguistic Complexity Of An Online Game World,
2012
Portland State University
The Semiotic Ecology And Linguistic Complexity Of An Online Game World, Steven L. Thorne, Ingrid Fischer, Xiaofei Lu
World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations
Multiplayer online games form complex semiotic ecologies that include game-generated texts, player-to-player communication and collaboration, and associated websites that support in-game play. This article describes an exploratory study of the massively multiplayer online game (MMO) World of Warcraft (WoW), with specific attention to its qualities as a setting for second language (L2) use and development. This empirical study seeks to answer the following question: What is the nature of the linguistic ecology that WoW players are exposed to? Many studies have described the developmental opportunities presented by commercially available gaming environments (e.g., Gee, 2003, 2007), their value as sites of …
September 25, 2012: Gazette And Mlive Feature Philip Levine Visit,
2012
Western Michigan University
September 25, 2012: Gazette And Mlive Feature Philip Levine Visit, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
September 24, 2012 Eagleton Lecture At Notre Dame (9/28),
2012
Western Michigan University
September 24, 2012 Eagleton Lecture At Notre Dame (9/28), Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
September 22, 2012: Fall 2012 Gwen Frostic Reading Series,
2012
Western Michigan University
September 22, 2012: Fall 2012 Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
September 21, 2012: Grad Student Journal Opportunity,
2012
Western Michigan University
September 21, 2012: Grad Student Journal Opportunity, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
Breaking Command-Ments And Friend-Ships: Effects Of Relative Frequency And Affix Parsability In Lexical Processing,
2012
Brigham Young University - Provo
Breaking Command-Ments And Friend-Ships: Effects Of Relative Frequency And Affix Parsability In Lexical Processing, Jeffrey R. Parker, Michael Phelan, Robert Reynolds, Lauren Ressue
Faculty Publications
- Lexical access as a race (Baayen & Schreuder 1999; Bertram et al. 2000; Burani & Thornton 2003; Schreuder & Baayen 1995; Wurm 1997)
- morpheme-based (parsing) vs. whole-word
- words are accessed by whichever access route is fastest
September 19, 2012: Visiting Writer T. Geronimo Johnson On Wwno,
2012
Western Michigan University
September 19, 2012: Visiting Writer T. Geronimo Johnson On Wwno, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
September 15, 2012: Fall Keynote Talk Features Perryman-Clark,
2012
Western Michigan University
September 15, 2012: Fall Keynote Talk Features Perryman-Clark, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
September 11, 2012: Ncte Student Affiliate To Host "Meet, Eat, And Greet",
2012
Western Michigan University
September 11, 2012: Ncte Student Affiliate To Host "Meet, Eat, And Greet", Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
September 6, 2012: Tisha Pankop Named Wmu English Department 2012-2013 Distinguished Alum,
2012
Western Michigan University
September 6, 2012: Tisha Pankop Named Wmu English Department 2012-2013 Distinguished Alum, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
September 4, 2012: Halperin Talk On New Book (Ann Arbor--9/11),
2012
Western Michigan University
September 4, 2012: Halperin Talk On New Book (Ann Arbor--9/11), Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of A Genetic Isolate: The Case Of Carloforte (Italy),
2012
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari
Analysis Of A Genetic Isolate: The Case Of Carloforte (Italy), R. Robledo, L. Corrias, V. Bachis, N. Puddu, A. Mameli, G. Vona, C. M. Calò
Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints
We reviewed data collected during several studies concerning the genetic isolate of Carloforte (Sardinia, Italy) and analyzed new data on Y-chromosome markers. Carloforte is also a language island, where people still speaks Tabarchino, an archaic form of Ligurian dialect. Demographic data indicate that, in the early years of its history, Carloforte population was characterized by a high degree of endogamy and consanguinity rates that started to decrease around 1850, when marriages with Sardinian people began to occur more frequently. Cultural factors, mainly language, account for the high endogamy. Genetic data from classical markers, mtDNA and Ychromosome markers confirmed the strong …
Front Speed Of Language Replacement,
2012
Complex Systems Laboratory and Departament de Física, Universitat de Girona, 17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Front Speed Of Language Replacement, Joaquim Fort, Joaquim Pérez-Losada
Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints
We use two coupled equations to analyze the space-time dynamics of two interacting languages. Firstly, we introduce a cohabitation model, which is more appropriate for human populations than classical (non-cohabitation) models. Secondly, using numerical simulations we nd the front speed of a new language spreading into a region where another language was previously used. Thirdly, for a special case we derive an analytical formula that makes it possible to check the validity of our numerical simulations. Finally, as an example, we nd that the observed front speed for the spread of the English language into Wales in the period 1961-1981 …
The Tense-Op Syntagm: Unity To Nc Word Order, Evidence From Bulom, South Atlantic,
2012
Portland State University
The Tense-Op Syntagm: Unity To Nc Word Order, Evidence From Bulom, South Atlantic, George Tucker Childs
Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations
Provides the outline of a paper that examines Proto-Niger-Congo features; the classification of Atlantic languages; The VP in Bulom and Atlantic, TNS-OP; A contact explanation: S-AUX-O-V-X from Mande; Other explanations, internal to Bullom, internal to Atlantic, and elsewhere; and comparison to (speculations as to) reconstructed Niger-Congo.
