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October 16, 2015

October 9, 2015

Conferences and workshops | Talks and events

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October 2, 2015

Awesomeness | Talks and events

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September 30, 2015

The Linguistic Society of America will give Student Abstract Awards to two Berkeley graduate students.

September 25, 2015

Awesomeness | Festivities | Talks and events

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Awesomeness

This week brings most excellent news about the Linguistic Society of America's 2016 Annual Meeting:

September 18, 2015

Awesomeness | Festivities | Talks and events

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September 11, 2015

Newly published | Talks and events | Conference travel

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September 4, 2015

Introductions | Talks and events | Conference travel

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August 29, 2015

Awesomeness | Talks and events | Summer conference travel

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Awesomeness

Clara Cohen is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Language Science at Pennsylvania State University". Congratulations to Clara!

August 21, 2015

Transitions | Festivities | Fall classes | Summer conference travel | Drag shows

Calques is a weekly newsletter that's only as informative as your contributions. Please send information and news of departmental interest to Andrew Garrett, currently traveling at 36,000 feet with the Calques editorial staff.

August 3, 2015

The Linguistics Department is supported by four outstanding staff members. Department Manager Paula Floro, a UC Berkeley graduate, has been with the department since 1996. She oversees the programmatic and operational needs of the department, including the budget, external grants, faculty and staff appointments, and department infrastructure and space. Floro serves on a number of important campus committees and working groups representing the Department, Division and/or College.

June 11, 2015

Department Manager Paula Floro is one of 7 recipients of the coveted annual Achievement Award for 2014-15

May 15, 2015

Awesomeness | Newly published | Talks and events | Deadlines

This is the last issue of Calques for the 2014-15 academic year. For volume 3, scheduled to begin August 21, please send contributions (information and news of departmental interest) to Andrew Garrett. Meanwhile, the editors wish everyone an enjoyable summer of relaxing productivity.

May 8, 2015

Awesomeness | Talks and events | Travel | Deadlines

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Awesomeness

Two Berkeley faculty members are being nominated for lofty positions in the Linguistic Society of America (the main professional organization for US linguists):

May 1, 2015

Talks and events | Travel

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April 21, 2015

Prof. Lev Michael is one of 5 recipients of the Campus Distinguished Teaching Award for 2014-15

April 17, 2015

Bling | Cal Day | Talks

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Bling

Two hundred and twenty-two Department of Linguistics PhD dissertations are now visible (downloadable, prominent in online searches, many of them searchable) through the California Digital Library's eScholarship website (bling):

April 10, 2015

Awesomeness | Conference travel | Newly published | Talks

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Awesomeness

More talks this week have topics TBA than in any previous issue of Calques. Go Bears!

April 3, 2015

Awesomeness | Conference travel | Newly published| Talks

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Awesomeness

This issue reveals that Dartmouth grads have some of the best Linguistics Department websites. Go Keggy!

March 30, 2015

Awesomeness | Linguistic Institute | Talks

The Calques office was closed on Friday; hence today's irregular Monday issue. Please send contributions (information and news of departmental interest) to Andrew Garrett.