May 10, 2017

Linguistics at UofT Science Rendezvous 2017

Science Rendezvous (an annual all-day nation-wide science festival) is happening on May 13th this year, and our department is participating!

From Inuktitut syllabics to sociolinguistic variables to spectrograms and ultrasounds, our team (Emily Blamire, Vidhya Elango, Ruth Maddeaux, Olivia McManus, and Katharina Pabst, led by faculty member Peter Jurgec) has developed a program to give participants a taste of our field. Check out the website here: https://www.futurelinguist.com/

More information from Peter:
On Saturday, May 13, 2017, for the first time ever, the Linguistics Department at the University of Toronto will be taking part in the 10th annual Science Rendezvous.

Science Rendezvous is an educational outreach event that boasts dozens of exciting exhibits and many fun activities for attendees of all ages. The University of Toronto St George campus will be open to the public throughout the day.

At the Linguistics booth, there will be hands-on activities including ultrasound, spectrogram, a mini-sociolinguistic experiment, an Inuktitut morphology puzzle, immersive videos, wug cookies, and much more! We have an enthusiastic team of linguistics students and volunteers who have worked hard to make all this happen.

You can check out the Linguistic Department’s website for the event at https://www.futurelinguist.com
The University of Toronto Science Rendezvous page with the information about exhibits on campus is here: http://www.sciencerendezvousuoft.ca
The Canada-wide site is at http://www.sciencerendezvous.ca

The event runs from 11 to 4.30, and will take place on and around St George Street between Harbord and College. The Linguistics Booth will be on the main floor of Sidney Smith Hall.

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