USC Linguistics Program
Workshops and Research Groups
2000-2001

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HLRG | GSLING | WORKSHOP | SLARG| LangCult

Links to previous activities of HLRG, click 98-99; 99-00

Historical Linguistics ResearchGroup (HLRG): -  Meets first Friday of each month.
The Historical Linguistics Research Group (HLRG) meets one Friday evening each month.  After a potluck dinner, there is a presentation withdiscussion.  Speakers include faculty and students of the LinguisticsProgram, as well as an occasional outside speaker.  The meetings areorganized by Philippe Albert.

First Meeting:

Topic: Discussion about Chapters 9, 10, 11 of McMahon(Chapter 9 is about Dialectology and Sociolinguistics; Chapter 10 is aboutpidgins and creoles, and chapter 11 is about  language death)
Time: 6:30 pm, October 5, 2000
Place: At Leticia's apartment. For direction, contact Leticia leticia_trower@epi.sc.edu

Guest Speaker: Dieter Kastovsky (Vienna)
Time: 3:30 pm, November 6, 2000
Topic: English Historical Morphology and Typology
Place: English Lounge, First floor of Humanities

Graduate Student Linguistics Organization(GSLING): GSLING Fall Organizational Meeting

First Meeting:

Date: Tuesday, August 29th., 2000
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Hunter-Gatherer
Who: All USC linguistics students are encouraged to attend
Note: If you need directions, plz contact Larry at lllafond@mindspring.com,or since almost all the new students knows International Program for Students(I assume). Hunter-Gatherer is just beyond ByrnesBuilding.

Activities:Linggrad is doing a service project for Sistercare, the battered women's shelter organization. We will be cleaning and organizing a shed.
Time: meet in the parking lot of the Burger King behind EPI at 9:30 (Monday morning, Jan. 15th) to carpool to the shelter.
Attendants: Volunteers
Note:   For further information, please contact Theresa at TMMCGARR@ENGR.SC.EDU

Workshop 1:

Date: Oct. 6, 3:30 P.M.
Guest Speaker(s): Alexandra Rowe and Kurt Goblirsch
Topic: Job search for M.A.s (EPI); Job search for Ph.D.s (EnglishLoungue)
Place: EPI and English Lounge (seperately)

Date: November 3, 3:30 P.M.
Guest Speaker: Robert Oakman, et. al.
Topic: Non-academic jobs
Place: English Lounge

Date: February 23, 3:30 P.M.
Guest Speaker: speaker from SPAR
Topic: Funding for thesis/dissertation research
Place: English Lounge

Date: March 30, 3:30 P.M.
Guest Speaker: Stan Dubinsky
Topic: Preparing and presenting at conferences
Place: English Lounge

Links to previous activities of SLARG, click 99-00

First Meeting:

Topic: DP structure in L2 Bulgarian
Time: 6pm, September 22, 2000
Presenter(s): Presented by Mila with an intro from Matt
Place: at Mila's apartment

Topic:  Grammatical vs. lexical aspect in SLA
Time: 6pm, October 21, 2000
Presenter(s): Alina and Theresa
Place: at Matt and Alina's

Topic:  Methodological issues of graduate student research
Time: 6pm, February 23, 2001
Presenter(s): Theresa, Mila, and everybody who is interested
Place: at Mila's apartment

Topic:  Methodological issues of graduate student research continued
Time: 6pm, April 13, 2001
Presenter(s): TBA
Place: Matt and Alina's home

Language and Culture Reading Group (LangCult)

First Meeting:

Topic: Gendered language use on the internet
Time: 7pm, October 11, 2000
Presenter(s): Adam
Place: at Lori's apartment

Topic: Discussion of the article: "'Is there any ketchup,Vera?':Gender, power, and pragmatics" (the article is on reserve in LinguisticsProgram office, please drop by and pick up one.)
Time: 6:00pm, Friday, November 17, 2000
Place: 619 Kentucky St. (Direction: From campus, go south onAssembly St.  Turn right on Whaley and go to
the    first light.  When you get to that light,turn left.  This street will gradually curve to the left and go throughthe "Olympia" area.  You will begin passing streets named after states.  The state/street names will progress alphabetically.  When you getto Kentucky, make a right. Steve lives in a duplex on your right (#619).  If these directions are too vague, you can look at the map I left withRulai in the Linguistics office or you can call Steve and ask for clearer directions (779-3635).

The Language and Culture Reading Group (aka- The LangCult) will meet THIS Friday (2/2) at 6:30pm at the home of Lori Donath. Our discussion for this meeting will be on Rosina Lippi-Green's article "Accent, standard language ideology, and discriminatory pretext in the courts." As usual, the article is on reserve at the Linguistics Program office.

Lori lives at Park Circle apt. #610. Park Circle is the tall building on the corner of Pickens and Blossom. Go up to the building and look for "Donath" on the tenant list and find the corresponding code. Type this code into the
call box and wait to be let in. Go to the sixth floor and look for #610, which is quite close to the elevators.

THE BOTTOM LINE:
LangCult - Friday, February 2nd - 6:30pm - Park Circle #610
Bring food or beverages if you desire, but do not feel obligated to do so.
 

Topic:  Language and Agency
Time: 8pm, Monday, March 26, 2001
Presenter(s): Laura Ahearn
Place: Dr. Ahearn's home (see map in Linguistics office or contact Adam)