Katherine Chen successfully defended her dissertation, “Linguistic Practices and Ideologies of Cantonese-English Bilinguals in Hong Kong” on Dec. 18, 2007.
The dissertation was co-chaired by Sally Thomason (Linguistics) and Judith Irvine (Anthropology).
Katherine will be leaving at the end of December to begin her new position as tenure-track faculty at the University of Hong Kong.
Winter Holiday Lunch
Monday, Dec. 17th, 12-1:30
Burling Room, Lorch Hall
Please R.S.V.P. by Dec. 11
Catered by Back Alley Gourmet
Libu Lakhi, Brook Hefright and Kevin Stuard (20007). ”The Namuyi: Linguistic and Cultural Features.” Asian Folklore Studies 66, 233-253.
Abstract: The Namuyi live in southern Sichuan Province, the People’s Republic of China, and form part of the officially recognized Tibetan ethnic group. This paper first introduces the Namuyi in terms of location, population, and ethnonym. It then provides brief background on the Namuyi language, including comparisons of the dʐə¹¹ qu¹¹ and Luóguōdǐ varieties and a 207-item Swadesh list of English words with their dʐə¹¹ qu¹¹ Namuyi equivalents. Finally, it discusses Namuyi religion and provides a transcription of the ka¹¹ ju¹¹ bu⁴ ritual.
Steve Dworkin will take the helm of the English Language Institute beginning January 2008.
“At a Loss for Words“, on endangered languages in general and Sally Thomason’s fieldwork on the Salish-Pend d’Oreille language in particular, has just appeared in the December 2007/January 2008 issue of Natural History magazine. The article discusses reasons for the imminent demise of this language and of 50% or more of the world’s other 6,000 (or so) languages, and reasons why even non-linguists should care about this disastrous situation.
(1) How many Scrabble points do you get for the word UNWIND?
(2) Among CARBOHYDRATES, CINDERELLA, and LINGUISTICS CLUB, which is
most FABULOUS ?
Care to find out? Join the Linguistics Club this Wednesday for a
little pre-exam get-together over Scrabble, Apples to Apples, Boggle,
and other wordish games. Get your spelling on at Lauren Friedman’s
house, starting at 7:30. Come hungry!*
Linguistics Club Game Night
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
7:30 - 10:00 PM
1336 Geddes Ave, Apt 2
RSVP to lafried@umich.edu
