Department of Linguistics & TESOL | The University of Texas at Arlington
LINGUA:
UTASCILT 9 (2002)
Dates & Location
February 22-23, 2002, at UT Arlington (Central Library, 6th Floor).
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Douglas Biber
Topic: Corpus linguistics and the study of English grammar
Can corpus-based analyses be employed for the study of English grammar? How reliable is intuition as a predictor of language use? What contribution does the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English (LGSWE) make to such study? Come find out what new kinds of linguistic patterns can be discovered using corpus-based techniques.
Douglas Biber holds a PhD degree from the University of Southern California where he graduated in 1984. In addition, he was awarded an Honorary PhD in 2000 from the University of Uppsala, Sweden. Dr. Biber currently holds the position of Regents' Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Biber has authored and co-authored several books on language variation and corpus linguistics.
Conference Schedule
Take a look at the schedule for UTASCILT 9 (2002).
Yumi Nakamura Prize in Linguistics
Maryam Bakht-Rofheart, New York University
The Yumi Nakamura Prize in Linguistics has been established to honor the memory of Ms. Yumi Nakamura, a Linguistics student who died at UT Arlington in January 2000. Her family and the Program in Linguistics have contributed funds to be awarded to the best student papers at the UTA Student Conference in Linguistics. A maximum of 3 prizes will be awarded in amounts up to $400 USD.
All students presenting papers are eligible to be included in the competition for the prize. The prize will be awarded at the Friday evening session.
Read more about the Yumi Nakamura Memorial Endowment at the department's Giving Opportunities page.
Purpose
The University of Texas at Arlington Student Conference in Linguistics & TESOL is a student-led conference specifically designed to give graduate students a chance to present their original research. This is a great opportunity to join students from across America and around the world to present research on language.