Week of May 20, 2013

Summer Hours

As of June 1, the Administrative Offices of the Department of Linguistics operate on summer hours.  It is suggested to email the department at lingdept@fas.harvard.edu to get information or to make an appointment.  Also be aware that all faculty members travel during the summer and may not be in the department.

Spring Semester Ends

The Spring 2013 semester officially ended with the last day of Spring Examination Period Saturday, May 18.  Bon voyage to those members of the department who will be traveling this summer, and for those who will be staying in Cambridge, here are some useful dates:

Congratulations, Dr. Nicolae!

Congratulations to Andreea Nicolae who has successfully defended her dissertation, "Any Questions? Polarity as a Window into the Structure of Questions."

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Left to right: Gennaro Chierchia, Andreea Nicolae, Danny Fox (on Skype), Veneeta Dayal (on Skype), Isabelle Charnavel, Michael Flier, Uli Sauerland.

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Congratulations, Andreea!