Wednesday Workshops
We are thrilled to announce the roster of Wednesday Workshops available to all registered students at the Institute at no additional cost.
Viral Video Challenge
Create a video about why you’re excited about the 2019 LSA Summer Institute! You may just be the winner of a free one-year membership to the LSA.
Apply for poster sessions!
We are still accepting applications for poster sessions. The 2019 Institute will have three poster sessions on the following Sunday evenings.
Get to Know Your Instructors: Patricia Cukor-Avila
ADS professor Patricia Cukor-Avila (University of North Texas) sat down for an interview ahead of her talk at the Conference …Get to Know Your Instructors: Colleen Fitzgerald
Colleen Fitzgerald (University of Texas, Arlington) doesn’t just use technology for language documentation, she is also an avid Instagrammer! In …Get to Know Your Staff: Chloe and Peter
Project Coordinator, Chloe, and Publicity Coordinator, Peter Torres, answer some rapid-fire questions so that you can get to know them …Get to Know Your Instructors: Michela Russo
Michela Russo (University of Lyon) isn’t just passionate about phonology and sound change, she’s also a big fan of pizza …Get to Know Institute Director: Raúl Aranovich
Georgia Zellou interviews her Institute co-director, Raul Aranovich, so that we will get to know him more. #lingstitute2019
Get to Know Your Instructors: Patricia Cukor-Avila
ADS professor Patricia Cukor-Avila (University of North Texas) sat down for an interview ahead of her talk at the Conference …Get to Know Your Instructors: Colleen Fitzgerald
Colleen Fitzgerald (University of Texas, Arlington) doesn’t just use technology for language documentation, she is also an avid Instagrammer! In …Get to Know Your Staff: Chloe and Peter
Project Coordinator, Chloe, and Publicity Coordinator, Peter Torres, answer some rapid-fire questions so that you can get to know them …Get to Know Your Instructors: Michela Russo
Michela Russo (University of Lyon) isn’t just passionate about phonology and sound change, she’s also a big fan of pizza …Get to Know Institute Director: Raúl Aranovich
Georgia Zellou interviews her Institute co-director, Raul Aranovich, so that we will get to know him more. #lingstitute2019
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Raul AranovichUniversity of California, Davis | Georgia ZellouUniversity of California, Davis |
Institute Theme:
Linguistics in the Digital Era
The digital revolution has created new avenues for language use and novel modalities of communication. The ubiquity of technology mediates our linguistic and social interactions. The pervasive influence of technology on human development has the potential to impact the acquisition of language and change social behavior.
Technology generates new streams of data, but also offers new methods to gather and analyze data. These new approaches to testing linguistic theories include experimental research of language processing, modeling linguistic change, and more comprehensive ways to document endangered languages.
New generations of linguists will be expected to investigate these questions and incorporate methods, tools, and skills appropriate for the digital era into their scientific paradigm.