Linguistics at ANU: Information Session
Lecture
Are you thinking about doing an Honours or Masters thesis in linguistics? Are you interested in learning more about the research of the linguistic staff at ANU? We are offering an information session about linguistics at ANU next Monday 30 May. This is an opportunity for current ANU students to…
'The transformation of ransom into ξένιον: the talking therapy of Priam and Akhilleus (Il. 24)
Other
Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series All are welcome to attend this seminar; check back soon for more details. After the talk, informal discussion will continue over light refreshments in the Classics Museum.
The Devaluation of the Humanities in Contemporary Australia
Lecture
Presented as part of the Humanities Research Centre Seminar Series This paper argues that the challenges confronting the humanities in Australia are a distinctive consequence of this country’s historical experience, and comparisons with challenges in other western countries should not be overdrawn…
Get the Picture: Using comics in Hindi Language Teaching
Lecture
Presented by Dr Peter Friedlander as part of the ANU Language Teaching Forum The use of images has been a long established practice in language teaching. During the last year I have been experimenting with the use of online comics as a part of teaching Hindi and found that it has had very…
Conversations Across the Creek
Lecture
Join us for the third Conversations, where four diverse scholars 'cross' Sullivan's Creek, communicating their latest research to peers from across the University: Professor Paul Pickering Politics & History Dean, College of Arts & Social Sciences Professor Greg Stuart…
Cultural evolution and the emergence of linguistic structure
Lecture
Presented as part of the Centre for Research on Language Change Seminar Series Human languages contain two levels of systematicity: one meaningful/compositional (e.g. morphosyntax) and one meaningless/combinatorial (e.g. phonology). This 'duality of patterning' is unique to human communication (…
Book launch: Pictures from My Memory by Lizzie Ellis
Lecture
Book Launch presented by the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language Pictures from My Memory My Story as a Ngaatjatjarra Woman by Lizzie Marrkilyi Ellis Pictures from my memory is a compelling and accessible autobiographical account of Lizzie Marrkilyi Ellis’s life as a…