Posts Tagged ‘linguistics’

A Presentation in the Main Hall | photo by Ashley Hansberry

Language Conference at BU: Linguistics Is a Bigger Deal Than You Think

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On Saturday, I attended the 36th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD). It was the second day of a three day conference, organized by BU’s graduate program in [...]

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Nov 8, 2011 | Leave a response

A representation of the major brain areas involved in language. Orange = angular gyrus, yellow = supramarginal gyrus, blue = Broca's area, green = Wernicke's area, and pink = primary auditory cortex. | Photo courtesy of Wikicommons.

Language In Us and Animals

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A discussion on our linguistic origins, development and current state, and a brief comparison and contrast of communication between animals and humans.

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Nov 7, 2010 | 1 Response