Explore Your World
A series of informal brownbag presentations by UW-Madison faculty and staff on world languages and cultures in celebration of 2005 as the Year of Languages. Both spring semester presentations will be held at 12:00 pm in the Memorial Union (TITU). Bring a lunch and explore your world!
Hmong yesterday, today and tomorrow
Presenter: Choua Thao, Cultural Linguistic Services, Office of Human Resource Development
Time: 12:00 pm, Wednesday, February 16
Description: We are here to stay so get to know us, because we are a
part of you.
Location: Memorial Union (check the “Today in the Union” posting)
See event information at the Office of Human Resource Development website
Language and Cultural Identity: Dialects of American English
Presenter: Joan Houston Hall, Chief Editor, Dictionary of American Regional English
Time: 12:00 pm, Wednesday, March 16
Description: Despite the popular notion that the media and the mobility of the American population are "homogenizing" American English, there are still thousands of differences in words, phrases, grammatical constructions, and pronunciations from one part of our country to another. These differences both set us apart from others and bind us closely to those in our communities. Learn how these aspects of language and culture are being documented in the Dictionary of American Regional English (or DARE).
Location: Memorial Union (check the “Today in the Union” posting)
See event information at the Office of Human Resource Development website
|
