2023
LGCS Sr. Thesis Presentations and Reception: Come and hear the LGCS seniors present their senior thesis posters and celebrate with a reception. Friday, 4/28/23, 3:00-5:00PM, Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard.
Talk: ""Sí tú eres puertorriqueño, debes hablarcomo un puertorriqueño": How identities and ideologies shape language change." by Dr. Daniel Erker, Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics at Boston University. Friday, 4/14/23, 11:30 AM, Edmunds 101. Lunch to follow!
Spring Open House: Current and interested LGCS students are invited to come learn about the majors, chat with department liaisons, ask the faculty about fall courses, and more! 4/12/23, 4:15-5:15PM, LGCS Suite.
Speech Language Pathology Q & A: Interested in Speech and Language Pathology (SLP) as a potential career? Come talk to an LGCS grad who is a speech and language Pathologist! After graduating from Pomona College, Kaya LeGrand became an SLP and is now a PhD student studying child language acquisition. Kaya will tell us about her journey and answer questions during our time together! 3/21/23, 4:15PM, Lincoln 115. Refreshments from the Cheese Cave will be provided!
Talk: "Speaking Spanglish: Phonetic Convergence and Research Tasks in Language Alternation" by Ernesto Gutiérrez Topete, Ph.D. Candidate, Hispanic Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. Tuesday, 3/7/22, 4:15 PM, Edmunds 101.
LGCS Liaison Event: Join the liaisons for a Tote Bag Decorating and Valentine's Cards social in the Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard! 2/13/23, 4:15 PM.
Cupcake Social: The LGCS department invites students to a cupcake social on Thursday, 1/26, @4:15PM in the Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard! Join LGCS faculty and staff for My Delight Cupcakes to celebrate the start of the Spring Semester!
2022
Talk: ""Sí tú eres puertorriqueño, debes hablarcomo un puertorriqueño": How identities and ideologies shape language change." by Dr. Daniel Erker, Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics at Boston University. Friday, 11/11, 11:30 AM, Edmunds 114. Lunch to follow! Postponed.
Fall Open House: Current and interested LGCS students are invited to come learn about the majors, chat with department liaisons, ask the faculty about spring courses, and more! 11/9/22, 4:15-5:15PM, LGCS Suite.
LGCS Liaison Event: Join the liaisons for a "Cookies and Cider" social in the Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard! 10/27/22, 4:30 PM.
First-Generation Luncheon: First-generation students, the departments of Linguistics & Cognitive Science, Computer Science, and Psychological Science invite you to join them for lunch! This will be a time to connect with faculty members from the three departments and enjoy Thai food together! Majors and interested majors from the 5Cs are all welcome. For any questions, please contact Elizabeth Contreras, elizabeth.contreras@pomona.edu. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, 10/25, 12:00-1:00 PM in the Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard.
LGCS Liaison Event: Join the liaisons for a "Fancy SNACC" study break in the Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard! 10/18/22, 8:30 PM.
Talk: "Interference from Taboo Words: Attentional Engagement andControl of Emotional Distraction During Speech Production" by Dr. Katherine White, Professor of Psychology at Rhodes College. Friday, 10/14/22, 11:30 AM, Edmunds 114. Lunch to follow!
LGCS Liaison Event: Join the liaisons for a "SNACC" study break in the Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard! 9/28/22, 8:30 PM.
Talk: "Language, Attention and Cognitive Control: Insights from Electrophysiology" by Dr. Megan Boudewyn, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Friday, 9/16/22, 11:00 AM, Edmunds 114. Lunch to follow!
Ice Cream Social: Join the LGCS faculty and staff for Bert and Rocky's ice cream! Tuesday, 9/6/22, 4:15-5:15 PM, Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard.
Rejection Collection Celebration: Come celebrate our rejections (from our Department's rejection collection) with frozen yogurt and festivities! Friday, 5/6/22, 3:00-4:00 PM, Edmunds Courtyard Table.
LGCS Sr. Thesis Presentations and Reception: Come and hear the LGCS seniors present their senior thesis posters and celebrate with a reception. Friday, 4/29/22, 3:00-5:00PM, Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard.
Spring Open House: Current and interested LGCS students are invited to come learn about the majors, chat with department liaisons, ask the faculty about fall courses, and more! 4/14/22, 4:00-5:00 PM, LGCS Suite.
Spring Social: Join us for Yogurtland and fun conversations! Tuesday, 3/22/22, 4:00-5:00 PM. Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard.
Sunset Celebration: Join the LGCS liaisons and celebrate the end of midterms! Enjoy desserts, crafts, and more. Thursday, 3/10/22, 5:00PM-Sunset, Edmunds Courtyard Table.
Valentine's Day Celebration: Celebrate with us; My Delight Cupcakery cupcakes will be available! 4/14/22, 4:00-5:00 PM, Edmunds Courtyard Table.
LGCS T-Shirts for Sale: Purchase your LGCS T-Shirt for $5. Sizes S-2XL are available with Elizabeth in Edmunds 212, cash only.
2021
Holiday Celebration: Join LGCS for a Holiday Celebration filled with hot chocolate, Creme pastries, and gingerbread house making! Wednesday, 12/15/21, 9:30-10:30 AM, Edmunds Courtyard Table.
Games and Goodies: The LGCS liaisons invite LGCS juniors and seniors for an afternoon of snacks and lawn games! Friday, 11/19/21, 2:00-4:00 PM, Elm Tree Lawn (Scripps).
Fall Open House: Current and interested students are invited to join us for refreshments as we discuss SP22 courses and the majors. Thursday, 11/11/21, 4:30-5:30 PM, Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard.
Tasty Treats: LGCS students are invited to an afternoon filled with Some Crust cookies and coloring! Friday, 10/29/21, 3:00-3:00 PM, Edmunds Courtyard table.
Underclassmen Event: First-years and sophomores considering Linguistics or Cognitive Science are welcome to Join the LGCS liaisons for a crafting night. Snacks will be provided! Tuesday, 10/5/21, 4:30-5:30 PM, Marston Quad near Big Bridges.
Trivia Night: Join the LGCS liaisons for a trivia night including prizes! Thursday, 9/23/21, 4:30-6:00 PM, Edmunds 101.
Ice Cream Social: Join the LGCS faculty and staff for Bert and Rocky's ice cream! Tuesday, 9/7/21, 4:15-5:15 PM, Lincoln/Edmunds Courtyard.
2020
Talk: The Unintended Revelations of One Medieval Bulgarian Scribe By Prof. Vrinda Subhalaxmi Chidambaram (University of California, Riverside) January 30, 2020 11:30AM. Lunch will be provided. 20 spaces available, to RSVP please contact Elizabeth at elizabeth.contreras@pomona.edu.
2019
Holiday Hullabaloo All current and interested LGCS students are welcome. December 11, 2019 4:15PM – 5:45PM Edmunds 211
Talk: Unpacking the Paradox of Spanish in Miami: Demographic Change, Sociolinguistic Perception, and the Impossibility of Bilingual Education By Prof. Phillip M. Carter. November 12, 2019 4:15pm Edmunds 114
Mary Paster, professor of linguistics and cognitive science, gave an invited talk, "I-Language and Interspeaker Variation in a Refugee Community" at Princeton University on November 6.
Colloquium talk: Corpus linguist Prof. Stefan Gries—UC Santa Barbara, prolific author, founding editor, Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory—visits LGCS for a talk on psycholinguistic case studies with corpus methods. November 5, 2019 4:15PM Edmunds 101
Lise Abrams, Peter W. Stanley Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, was selected as a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Fellow status is awarded to APS members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology in the areas of research, teaching, service and/or application. Recent fellows were named in the September issue of the APS Observer.
Mary Paster, professor of linguistics and cognitive science, published "Phonology Counts" in Radical: A Journal of Phonology, volume 1, pages 1-62 on September 25.
Graduate School Information Session for current LGCS students. September 23, 2019 4:15PM – 5:30PM Edmunds 217
Professor Nicole Holliday Talk: How black should a black president sound?: Sociophonetic variation in the speech of Barack Obama September 11, 2019 4:15PM – 5:15PM Lincoln 1125
Department Welcome Back Lunch All current and interested LGCS students are welcome. September 11, 2019 12:00PM – 1:00PM Edmunds 211
Professor Nicole Holliday On Academic Minute Podcast: Talks About How We Interpret Voices
Lise Abrams, Peter W. Stanley Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, and Andrew Conway, professor of psychology at Claremont Graduate University (CGU), received a 2019 BLAIS Challenge grant to conduct a research project titled "An Investigation of Rationality in Older Adults" on August 13. The BLAIS Foundation is a CGU endowment devoted to the promotion and support of academic cooperation between CGU and the undergraduate Claremont Colleges. The award of $23,333 will be used to support undergraduate and graduate research assistants and collect preliminary data for an external funding application.
Megan Zirnstein, assistant professor of linguistics and cognitive science, published a paper titled, "What is the Source of Bilingual Cross-Language Activation in Deaf Bilinguals?" in the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education in August.
Lise Abrams, Peter W. Stanley Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, presented a co-authored poster titled “Does Recalling Emotional Memories Change Older Adults' Speech?” at the 13th biennial meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) in Cape Cod from June 6-9.
Robin Melnick, assistant professor of linguistics and cognitive science, presented a paper, "Priming vs. Inhibition of Optional Infinitival 'to'," coauthored with Tom Wasow of Stanford, at the workshop on Cognitive Modeling and Computational Linguistics at the annual conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics in Minneapolis on June 7.
Mary Paster, professor of linguistics and cognitive science, presented a paper, "Comparing Analyses of Yoruba Vowel Harmony," at the 50th Annual Conference on African Linguistics at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada on May 23.