Past Events

Linguistics Speaker Series

The Speaker Series is our student-run department colloquium. This is a recurring event for which we invite current figures from various institutions and subfields to speak to the Penn Linguistics community about their research.




Speaker Series: Alexis Wellwood (USC) -- Semantics

Naturalizing and quantifying events and processes.
When: Nov 22, 2024 at -

Where: Annenberg 110 (In-person)

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Speaker Series: Fabiola Henri (U.Buffalo) -- Creole Languages / Syntax

When: Nov 8, 2024 at -

Where: Annenberg 110 (In-person)

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Speaker Series: Ann Bradlow (Northwestern) -- Phonetics

Recognition of Second-Language (L2) Speech by Human and Machine Listeners
When: Oct 25, 2024 at -

Where: virtual (live-streaming in the dept. seminar room)

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ASL Lecture Series: Dr. Kristin Snoddon, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

Dr. Snoddon’s presentation is titled “Brokering Understanding: Deaf Interpreters’ Role and Practice.”
When: Oct 10, 2024 at -

Where: Meyerson Hall, B-1, 210 South 34th Street, Philadelphia.

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Dissertation Proposal Defense - Christine Soh Yue

When: Sep 12, 2024 at -

Where: The Linguistics Department Library and on Zoom

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