GMU Ling Club News and Events

Spring 2004

The GMU Linguistics Club and the Program in Linguistics
announce a talk on linguistics:

Dr. Donna Lardiere
Georgetown University
Dept. of Linguistics

"Taking features apart and putting them back together again in second language acquisition."

Monday, 29 March 2004
7:30-9:30 pm
Johnson Center room C
This event is free and open to the public.
_________________________________________________________________________

Steven Weinberger, Douglas Wulf, Charlie Jones, Lisa Pierce, and Paul Smolensky

Guest speaker Dr. Paul Smolensky

"Optimality in Grammar and Cognition"

Dr. Smolensky has been a full professor in the Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, MD since 1994. He served as the acting chair from January 1997 to June of 1998. He received his B.A. summa cum laude in physics from Harvard University in 1976; his M.S. in physics, from Indiana University in 1977; and his Ph.D. in mathematical physics, from Indiana University in 1981.

This event is free and open to the public.
It will be held on Tuesday, February 24th, 2004, at the Johnson Center, in room E, from 7:30pm - 10:00pm.


		Spring 2004 The GMU Linguistics Club and the Program in Linguistics announce a talk on linguistics: Dr. Donna Lardiere Georgetown University Dept. of Linguistics "Taking features apart and putting them back together again in second language acquisition." Monday, 29 March 2004 7:30-9:30 pm Johnson Center room C This event is free and open to the public. _________________________________________________________________________ Steven Weinberger, Douglas Wulf, Charlie Jones, Lisa Pierce, and Paul Smolensky Guest speaker Dr. Paul Smolensky "Optimality in Grammar and Cognition" Dr. Smolensky has been a full professor in the Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, MD since 1994. He served as the acting chair from January 1997 to June of 1998. He received his B.A. summa cum laude in physics from Harvard University in 1976; his M.S. in physics, from Indiana University in 1977; and his Ph.D. in mathematical physics, from Indiana University in 1981. This event is free and open to the public. It will be held on Tuesday, February 24th, 2004, at the Johnson Center, in room E, from 7:30pm - 10:00pm.