The linguists, free (and legal) on the web

For, Manchet gathers, a limited time, the film “The linguists”, starring among others former colleague, and Bolton (linguistic) wanderer, Greg Anderson, is freely watchable (legally!) here.  (Sharp Mancunian sensitive eyes will notice Greg’s hat-tip to his former home in his sporting of a Man United jersey around half-way through the film.)

18th Postgraduate Linguistics Conference

The 18th annual postgraduate linguistics conference will take place, with keynote talks given by colleague Eva Schultze-Berndt and David Crystal, on Wednesday 6 May in the Whitworth Hall Council Chambers.  All the details are here.

Kim in London on field linguistics techniques

Colleague Yuni Kim will be at SOAS on 22 May as part of an event for the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, with the likes of Peter Austin, alum Olly Bond, and others, on field linguistics techniques.  Her lecture will be on ethics.  All the details here.

Revealed: Manchet uncovers missing sandwidges

It seems that tomorrow’s canceled (language) sandwidges have found their way to the 4pm seminar.  Tomorrow’s seminar speaker is Ulrike Zeshan (UCLan) on “Linguistic and cultural diversity in sign languages and deaf communities around the world.”  The talk will be followed by wine and sandwiches (since Zeshan’s schedule doesn’t have time for dinner).

No sandwidges for you!

Via David, regarding tomorrow Language Sandwidge:

We are sorry to announce that Carmen Llamas has had to cancel her visit tomorrow. (She will come next year instead.)  So our first post-Easter meeting is now not until 5 May.

best
David and Nuria

Seiler wins UBS award for Habilitation

Germand department colleague Guido Seiler, it seems, has been awarded with the UBS prize for his Habilitation at the University of Zurich, at least if Babelfish’s translation of this, as follows, is to be trusted (German not being found among the set of languages in Manchet’s linguistic repertoire):

The linguist PD Dr. Guido Seiler was distinguished with the UBS Habilitationspreis.

Assuming the announcement means something approaching the above, then congratulations, Guido!

Faller at SALT in Vancouver

Colleague Martina Faller has been announced as the invited speaker at the next meeting of SALT (Semantics and Linguistic Theory) to be held in Vancouver, British Colombia.  Developing details here.

Languages of Early Britain

Colleague Stephen Laker has organized a one-day workshop on “Languages of Early Britain”, taking place on 21 May in the historic Whitworth Council Chamber.  Check out the program and other details here.

Verrips in seminar

This week’s seminar features Maaike Verrips (Taalstudio, Amsterdam) on “Language analysis for the determination of origin (LADO) in the Dutch asylum procedure”.  Same place and time (though followed by fresh wine, so much of which there’ll be no need to form a line).

Sandwidgistas take another week’s Easter holiday in preparation for sociolinguistic onslaught

Via David:

To avoid possible disappointment, this is to remind you that there will be no Langwidge Sandwidge this Tuesday lunchtime.  However, we have a super sociolinguistics programme for the subsequent three weeks, starting on Tuesday 28 April.  See you then.  http://tinyurl.com/LangSand

best
David and Nuria