Course organiser:David Chapple
Presenter:Various
This course is a follow-up to the popular linguistics course in 2019. It doesn’t have a single theme but is a course that looks at some of the ‘cool work’ that the linguistics staff at the University of Canterbury are doing in their research.
8 Apr:
Dr. Jonathan Dunn on 'Language and Artificial Intelligence.'
15 Apr:
Dr. Dineke Schokkin on 'Why are there So Many Languages in Some Places and So Few in Others?'
22 Apr:
Assoc. Prof. Kevin Watson on 'Why do New Zealanders Hate the Australian Accent?'
29 Apr:
Dr. Lynn Clarke on 'How has the Southland Accent Changed Over Time?'
6 May:
Prof. Jen Hay on 'What do New Zealanders who Don’t Speak Māori Know About te Reo?'