#  Week of February 20, 2017 

 





February 20, 2017

 

 

### Upcoming Department Talks, Spring 2017

Julie Legate (University of Pennsylvania)  
March 3 @ 4:00  
Title: ["On Passives"](/event/department-talks-julie-legate-university-pennsylvania) ([Abstract](/file_url/412)) - Location: Boylston Hall 105

Lisa Cheng (Leiden University, Holland)  
March 10 @ 4:00  
Title and location tba

Jonathan Bobaljik (University of Connecticut)  
March 24 @ 4:00  
Title and location tba

Hamida Demirdache (University of Nantes, France)  
March 31 @ 4:00  
Title and location tba

Susi Wurmbrand (University of Connecticut)  
April 7 @ 4:00  
Title and location tba

###  Language Universals Workshop 

**Marie Coppola** (UConn)   
[Words, language, communication, and interaction: Insights from child and adult homesign systems](/event/universals-marie-coppola-uconn)  
Friday, February 24 (Rescheduled from Feb. 10) | 3:30pm | Boylston 105

###  LingedIn

****[Zuzanna Fuchs](/people/zuzanna-fuchs)****  
Predictive use of grammatical gender: What contribution can heritage speakers make?  
Friday, February 24 | 12pm | Boylston 303

### Cristina at AAFS 69

**Cristina Aggazzotti** presented and moderated a half-day workshop titled “Communication strategies to mitigate bias and strengthen scientific foundations in forensic science” at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 13-18.



 

 

 



 

 

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