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Gaydar鈥擲ending Mixed Signals

April 17, 2019

Gaydar is a reified skill that confirms the existence of a gay speech community, but can it determine a speaker's membership? By Kyo Lee Course: Language in US Society Advisor: Irina Wagner LURA 2019 Many people think that they can recognize a gay man based on his speech. In other...

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Patterns of Language Acquisition in Native Hindi Speakers

April 15, 2019

Children often pick up a language and learn different elements of grammar in a predictable way. What does it look like in young speakers of Hindi? By Heraa Hashmi Course: Morphology and Syntax (Ling 4420) Advisor: Jared Desjardins LURA 2019 Like learning math, from simple counting to solving complex equations,...

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How Migration has Evolved the Romani Language

April 10, 2019

The study of Roma migration is essential for understanding the grammatical and lexical structure of the Romani language By Marianna Marquardt Course: Morphology and Syntax (Ling 4420) Advisor: Jared Desjardins LURA 2019 During my annual trips to Romania, I repeatedly came across a conspicuous people with an invisible past. I...