2022
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LLS Colloquium: Wait what?! An emerging change in spoken English (with evidence from York 1997-2018)
On Thursday 1st December 2022, Sali Tagliamonte (University of Toronto) will be presenting on "An emerging change in spoken English (with evidence from York 1997-2018)".
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Tertulia de Literatura y Cine: El ovni, la playa y los muertos
This event is organised by the ‘Tertulia de Literatura y Cine’ series run by María Muradás-Taylor (Lecturer in Spanish) at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science. During the Tertulia, participants take part in a guided discussion in Spanish about social, historical and political aspects of the Spanish speaking world through literature and films, with the occasional guest speaker.
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Spanish Talk: ‘In conversation with Carlos Cervantes Azcona’ - Cómo inicié mi negocio de importación con China (y cómo aprendí de nuestras diferencias culturales)
On Wednesday 23rd November 2022, Carlos Cervantes Azcona will be presenting ‘Cómo inicié mi negocio de importación con China (y cómo aprendí de nuestras diferencias culturales)’ his experience in setting up his import business with China.
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LLS Colloquium: The emergence of a multiethnolect: Language shift, dialect formation and Black culture in London
On Wednesday 23 November 2022, Paul Kerswill (University of York) will be presenting on "language shift, dialect formation and Black culture in London".
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LLS Colloquium: Let's spell it out! - Cross-linguistic perceptual differences between written and spoken hate speech
On Wednesday 16th November 2022, Oliver Niebuhr (University of Southern Denmark) will be presenting on "Cross-linguistic perceptual differences between written and spoken hate speech".
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LLS Colloquium: Multicultural Toronto English: variation, change and ideologies
On Wednesday 9th November 2022, Derek Denis (University of Toronto) will be presenting on "variation, change and ideologies in multicultural Toronto English".
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Career event for languages: Teach First Employability Workshop
On Tuesday 8th November 2022, the Department of Language and Linguistic Science will host an employability workshop with Teach First.
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Tertulia de Literatura y Cine: Charla con Carolina Baltan Salazar
This month,Tertulia has the honour of having Carolina Baltan Salazar talking about the Truth Commission in Colombia. She will be having an informal conversation about the peace accord signed in Colombia in 2016 between the Colombian Government and FARC, the creation of the Truth Commission and the construction of a historical memory in Colombia.
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SANTI: British/Colombian Short Film Screening and Post-Screening Discussion
On Wednesday 26th October 2022, the Department will screen the British/Colombian 10-minute British Film Institute (BFI)-selected short film, SANTI, followed by a discussion with its Writer/Director Harry Richards.
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Placement Year Insight for English and LLS
Are you interested in a Placement Year? Would you like to find out more about what it might be like? Come along to our friendly question and answer session on Wednesday October 26th 2022, 1-2pm in the Bowland Auditorium (Berrick Saul Building).
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LLS Colloquium: Phylogenetic syntax and long-range comparison
On Wednesday 12th October 2022, Giuseppe Longobardi (York) will be presenting on "Phylogenetic syntax and long-range comparison".
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LLS Colloquium: A theory of linguistic individuality for forensic linguistics
On Wednesday 12th October 2022, Andrea Nini (Manchester) will be presenting on "A theory of linguistic individuality for forensic linguistics".
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LSPHE 2022 (Languages for Specific Purposes in Higher Education) Conference
The seventh edition of the LSPHE (Languages for Specific Purposes in Higher Education) conference will be hosted by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York.
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AMLaP (Architectures and Mechanisms of Language Processing) 2022
The 2022 edition of the AMLaP (Architectures and Mechanisms of Language Processing) conference is being hosted by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York. The event will take place between 7-9th Sept 2022.
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Tertulia de Literatura y Cine: La casa de Adela
This event is organised by the ‘Tertulia de Literatura y Cine’ series run by María Muradás-Taylor (Lecturer in Spanish) at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science. During the Tertulia, participants take part in a guided discussion in Spanish about social, historical and political aspects of the Spanish speaking world through literature and films, with the occasional guest speaker.
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Language Teaching Forum - Workshop: What linguacultures are we teaching?Linguaculture, transnationality, and power
On Tuesday, 28 June 2022 Karen Risager (Roskilde University, Denmark) will lead an interactive workshop on “What linguacultures are we teaching? Linguaculture, transnationality and power.”
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ACTL (Advanced Core Training in Linguistics) Summer School 2022
The 2022 edition of the ACTL (Advanced Core Training in Linguistics) Summer School is being hosted by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York.
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CPD Japanese Language: 「聞き書き」を振り返って ‘Reflection on interview & summarising verbatim accounts’
This seminar is the third and final part of the project/event series titled ‘Reflection of self in dialogue’ for Japanese teachers developed and organised by LFA Japanese coordinators, Megumi Bailey and Yumi Nixon (Dept. Language and Linguistic Science) and Nayuta Brand (Japanese freelance teacher in Switzerland).
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Building Linguistic Systems Conference 2022
On 14-16th June 2022, the Department of Language and Linguistic Science will be hosting the Building Linguistic Systems Conference to celebrate the retirement of Prof. Marilyn Vihman
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Language Teaching Forum - Workshop: Embodied Interculturality in the Language Class
On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 Donata Puntil (King’s College, London) will lead an interactive workshop on “Embodied Interculturality in the Language Classroom.”
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LLS Colloquium: On Vehicle Change and Ellipsis Identity
On Wednesday 18th May 2022, Klaus Abels (UCL) will be presenting on "vehicle change and ellipsis identity".
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LLS Colloquium: Understanding individual-level performance in forensic voice comparison
On Wednesday 11th May 2022, Justin Lo (UCL) will be presenting on "individual-level performance in forensic voice comparison".
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LLS Colloquium: Modelling language using statistical physics
On Wednesday 4th May 2022, James Burridge (University of Portsmouth) will be presenting work that brings together statistical physics with linguistics.
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Tertulia de Literatura y Cine: El Ojo
This event is organised by the ‘Tertulia de Literatura y Cine’ series run by María Muradás-Taylor (Lecturer in Spanish) at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science.
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LLS Colloquium: Teacher identities: A study in the construction of the EFL Teacher-self in Greece
On Wednesday 27th April 2022, Maria-Araxi Sachpazian and Vicky Papachristou (CITY College, University of York Europe Campus) will be presenting their joint work on EFL teacher identities in Greece.
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LLS Colloquium: Towards a model of linguistic malleability across the lifespan: exploring the realisation of FACE and GOAT in panel data
On Wednesday 20th April 2022, James Grama, Isabelle Buchstaller, Mirjam E. Eiswirth and Lea Bauernfeind (University of Duisburg-Essen) will be presenting on "A model of linguistic malleability across the lifespan", looking at the realisation of FACE and GOAT in panel data.
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Talk in French: “Les contes, ça compte !”
On Wednesday 13 April 2022, Lisa Baissade (professional storyteller since 1998) will be presenting on “Les contes, ça compte !”.
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CPD Japanese Language: 対話型美術鑑賞- ‘Interactive art appreciation through dialogue’ for Japanese teachers
This seminar is part of the project/event series titled ‘Reflection of self in dialogue’ for Japanese teachers developed and organised by LFA Japanese Team’s coordinators Megumi Bailey and Yumi Nixon (Dept. Language and Linguistic Science) and Nayuta Brand (Japanese Freelance teacher in Switzerland). The project has been awarded a grant from The Japan Foundation, London.
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Tertulia de Literatura y Cine: Naturaleza muerta
This event is organised by the ‘Tertulia de Literatura y Cine’ series run by María Muradás-Taylor (Lecturer in Spanish) at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science. During the Tertulia, participants take part in a guided discussion in Spanish about social, historical and political aspects of the Spanish speaking world through literature and films, with the occasional guest speaker.
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LLS Colloquium: A Cross-cultural approach to Infant-Directed Speech
On Wednesday 16th March 2022, Katie Slocombe (Department of Psychology, University of York) will be presenting on infant-directed speech produced by mothers in the UK and Uganda.
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LLS Alumni Event 2022
On Thursday 10 March 2022 the Department of Language and Linguistic Science will host its annual Alumni Event ‘What can you do with a degree in Language and Linguistics?’
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LLS Colloquium: Two short talks from Ben Gibb-Reid and Mohammad Bani Younes
On Wednesday 9th March 2022, Ben Gibb-Reid (University of York) and Mohammad Bani Younes (Al Al-Bayt University, Jordan) will each present a talk on their current research.
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Talk in Spanish language: “La sociedad adicta: Factores de riesgo y de protección para la conducta adictiva”
On Wednesday 2nd March 2022, Dr Enrique López Ramírez (PhD in Education, Universidad de Guadalajara and current Engagement Coordinator at the Division of Postgraduate Studies and Research of the Technological Institute of Oaxaca, Mexico) will be presenting “La sociedad adicta: Factores de riesgo y de protección para la conducta adictiva”.
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LLS Colloquium: Predicting to learn? The role of prediction (error) in children’s language processing and acquisition
On Wednesday 23rd February 2022, Chiara Gambi (Cardiff University) will be presenting on the role of prediction and prediction errors in children’s language processing and acquisition.
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LLS Colloquium: Language attrition: myth, affectation or fact?
On Wednesday 9th February 2022, Monika Schmid (University of York) will be presenting on language attrition, and whether this is a myth, an affectation or a fact.
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LLS Colloquium: A multimodal turn in language sciences
On Wednesday 2nd February 2022, Asli Özyürek (Radboud University/Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior) will be presenting on "A multimodal turn in language sciences".
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Tertulia de Literatura y Cine: El cuarto blanco
This event is organised by the ‘Tertulia de Literatura y Cine’ series run by María Muradás-Taylor (Lecturer in Spanish) at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science. During the Tertulia, participants take part in a guided discussion in Spanish about social, historical and political aspects of the Spanish speaking world through literature and films, with the occasional guest speaker.