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Talks from events by Cambridge Language Sciences, a network to develop interedisciplinary research in the language sciences at the University of Cambridge
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Incubator Fund webinar
An information session for University of Cambridge researchers interested in submitting a proposal for the Language Sciences Research Incubator Fund. Led by Professor Paula Buttery.
Annual Symposium 2021 Poster: Xi Zhang, ‘Effect of Tone Sandhi on Singing in Chaozhou’
Xi Zhang, Faculty of Music, presents her poster on ‘Effect of Tone Sandhi on Singing in Chaozhou’ You can view the poster on Cambridge Open Engage at https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/article-details/618c29dada150629539daec9
Annual Symposium 2021 Poster: Julia Schwarz, Poster for the Incubator Fund project PerMaSC: ‘Speech Perception through Face Masks by Children and Adults’
Julia Schwarz, Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, presents her poster for the Incubator Fund project PerMaSC: ‘Speech Perception through Face Masks by Children and Adults’ You can view the poster on Cambridge Open Engage at https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/article-details/61814b93ad7f7c616f522eaa
Annual Symposium 2021 Poster: James Scott, Proto-Language as a Structurer and Enhancer of Perception
James Scott, Department of Psychology, presents his poster on ‘Proto-Language as a Structurer and Enhancer of Perception’. You can view the poster on Cambridge Open Engage at https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/article-details/6197b6f047f47d8e22a896f1
Annual Symposium 2021 Poster: Andrew Caines, ‘Listening practice for learners of English: towards an intelligent tutoring system’
Andrew Caines, Computer Laboratory & ALTA Institute, presents his poster on ‘Listening practice for learners of English: towards an intelligent tutoring system’. You can view the poster on Cambridge Open Engage at https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/article-details/61929f082e10ad1a4d47e64b
Annual Symposium 2021 Poster: Jonathan R. Goodman, Accents as honest signals of in-group membership
Jonathan R. Goodman, Department of Archeology, presents his poster on ‘Accents as honest signals of in-group membership’. You can view the poster on Cambridge Open Engage at https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/article-details/619500df669d3921905630bf
Endangered and underrepresented languages
A research dialogue between Geoffrey Khan (Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge) and Fridah Katushemererwe (Makerere University, Uganda) Chaired by Ioanna Sitaridou (Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages & Linguistics, University of Cambridge)
Atypical language development in children
A research dialogue between Maria Teresa Guasti (Università di Milano-Bicocca) and Duncan Astle (MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit Cambridge) chaired by Henriëtte Hendriks, Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Cambridge. Chaired by Henriëtte Hendriks.
Can AI save endangered languages? Learning theories, language and AI
Talk by Dr Ahmed Zaidi, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Computer Science & Technology, University of Cambridge
Modelling semantic change from Ancient Greek to emoji
Talk by Dr Barbara McGillivray, senior research associate at the University of Cambridge Section of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics and Research Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute
Assessing psychosis risk using quantitative markers of transcribed speech
Talk by Dr Sarah Morgan, Accelerate Science Research Fellow at the Dept. of Computer Science & Technology, Senior Research Associate at the Cambridge Brain Mapping Unit, and Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute
Reading in a second language: Influences of context, world knowledge, and structural complexity
Talk by Dr Margreet Vogelzang, postdoctoral researcher in the University of Cambridge section of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
Cognitive and computational building blocks for more human-like language in machines
Online talk at the 2020 Cambridge Language Sciences Annual Symposium by Professor Josh Tenenbaum (Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Chair: Dr Andrew Caines (Dept. of Computer Science & Technology, University of Cambridge) Respondent: Dr Guy Emerson (Executive Director, Cambridge Language Sciences)
Tudor Networks of Power
Talk by Dr Sebastian Ahnert, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology (University of Cambridge) & Alan Turing Institute
Social Signalling and Social Change: Inclusive Writing in French
Talk by Dr Heather Burnett, Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle, CNRS and Université de Paris
Native Language Identification from L2 Speech Using Neural Spectrogram Analysis
Talk by Dr Calbert Graham, Phonetics Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Language Choices in Guinea-Bissau –What is Kiriol? (short clip)
Short clip of interview footage from linguistic fieldwork in Guinea-Bissau
Language Choices in Guinea-Bissau – Portuguese colonisation (short clip)
Short clip of interview footage from linguistic fieldwork in Guinea-Bissau
Endangerment
Short clip of interview footage from linguistic fieldwork in Guinea-Bissau
Language Practices and Policies in a Post-Colonial Setting: The Case of Guinea-Bissau
Short documentary about the complexity of language use and language choices in Guinea-Bissau.
Poster slam 2019
1-minute talks by the poster presenters on a range of topics
The acquisition and evolution of linguistic variation
Keynote lecture by Prof. Kenny Smith, Centre for Language Evolution, University of Edinburgh
Language change as a (random?) walk in entropy space
Talk by Dr Christian Bentz, Assistant Professor, University of Tübingen
Darling, dukeling, duckling: how historical corpora can verify predicted pathways of language change
Talk by Dr Marieke Meelen, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Theoretical & Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge
Change and stability in the native language of migrants
Keynote lecture by Prof. Monika S. Schmid, Dept. of Language & Linguistics, University of Essex
Multilingual Education in Practice GCRF classroom films project: Hyderabad_Film 2
The second film we visit an English medium private school in Hyderabad which is modelled on the Waldorf Steiner approach. The teachers generally work with the same group of children over several years, moving with them as they progress up through the levels of school. The lessons typically have a relatively slow pace, with a focus on deep learning, reflection and discussion.
Multilingual Education in Practice GCRF classroom films project: Hyderabad_Film 3
Multilingual Education in Practice: GCRF classroom films project: Hyderabad_Film 1
In this lesson, the teacher aims to focus on different festivals in India to support cross-cultural understanding of children who practise different religions.
Health crises, digital media and community voices: utilising interactive radio for rapid social research to improve outbreak preparedness and response
Dr Claudia Abreu Lopes, Dept. of Politics & International Studies, University of Cambridge and Senior Advisor for Research & Innovation, Africa's Voices Foundation
The effect of early language and communication environment on social outcomes for primary school aged children with language difficulties
Talk by Dr Jenny Gibson, Lecturer in Psychology & Education at the University of Cambridge, and Principal Investigator in the Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development and Learning (PEDAL).
Stability and Change in Child Language
Keynote lecture by Courtenay Norbury. Professor of Developmental Disorders of Language and Communication at University College London, and Director of the Literacy, Language and Communication (LiLAC) Lab.
Challenges of monolingual and multilingual education: cognition, numeracy and literacy skills in primary school children in India
NOTE: DATA IN THIS TALK IS PRELIMINARY AND UNPUBLISHED, AND THE RESEARCH IS ONGOING. Lecture at the University of Oxford as part of a special seminar series on the ESRC-DFID Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems Research Programme (Oxford Comparative and International Seminar Series, Jan-March 2018). Filming and dissemination courtesy of The Impact Initiative.