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A Child's Acquisition of Polysemy: "of", "with", and "by" in Child English

April 15, 2019

How do children learn words without "seeing" them in the real world? By Megan Pielke Lab: Language, Development and Cognition Lab Advisor: Norielle Adricula LURA 2019 Prepositions differ from other parts of speech in that they cannot be “seen” in the real world. They are used to mark and indicate...

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An Inside Guide to Everyday Text Talk: The Evolution of 'LOL'

April 22, 2019

Since when did ‘LOL’ become so not funny? By Tansee Mcreynolds Course: Language, Gender, and Sexuality (Ling 2400) Advisor: Prof. Kira Hall, TA Velda Khoo LURA 2019 In everyday text talk between my roommates and me, I began to notice that the acronym ‘LOL’, which stands for ‘Laugh Out Loud’,...

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Quantifier Scope Ambiguity in English and Turkish

April 18, 2019

Here's something you may not have realized about language. Sometimes a sentence can be ambiguous, and you won't even realize it! By Kieran Britt Course: Morphology and Syntax (Ling 4420) Advisor: Jared Desjardins LURA 2019 For example, the following sentence lends itself to two possible interpretations: (1) Old men and...