#  Week of May 12, 2014 

 





May 12, 2014

 

 

### Spring Semester Ends

The Spring 2014 semester officially ends with the last day of [Spring Examination Period](http://www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/event/final-examinations) on Saturday, May 17. [Commencement](http://www.harvard.edu/commencement) for 2014 will be on Thursday, May 29. As of June 2, the Department of Linguistics operate on summer hours.

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### Thesis Defense

**[Gregory Scontras](http://people.fas.harvard.edu/~scontras/Gregory_Scontras.html)**  
*[The Semantics of Measurement](/file_url/253)*  
Tuesday, May 20 | 2pm-5pm | Boylston 303

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Polinsky Lab Meeting 

**Michael Goncalves** (Harvard University)  
*[Speech Errors in the Tongue Twister Paradigm](/event/polinsky-lab-meeting-michael-goncalves)*  
Wednesday, May 14 | 5:15pm | 2 Arrow Street

**Nick Longenbaugh** (Harvard University)  
*[Title TBA](http://pollab.fas.harvard.edu/?q=node/343)*  
Wednesday, May 21 | 5:15pm | 2 Arrow Street




 

 

 



 

 

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