Photos from CLA 2013

Here are some snapshots from CLA 2013, courtesy of Becky Tollan.

Congratulations, Bridget!

On July 3, 2013, Bridget Jankowski defended her dissertation, "A Variationist Approach to Cross-Register Language Variation and Change", with dignity and aplomb.

We were pleased to have Prof. Terttu Nevalainen, University of Helsinki, join us as External Examiner.

We were also favoured with a brief appearance by alum Cathleen Waters (now at U Leicester. Congrats to her on her new job!).

Celebrations included a Pennsylvania specialty: Strawberry Pretzel Salad (recipe by popular demand) and Derek's Brie-en-croûte à la canadienne.

(Post courtesy of Naomi Nagy)

Bridget with Sali and Cathleen

(Photo courtesy of Sali Tagliamonte)

Bridget with Terttu Nevalainen 

(Photo courtesy of Eugenia Suh)

(Photo courtesy of Eugenia Suh)

Craig manning the grill

(Photo courtesy of Eugenia Suh)

Liisa Duncan, Derek Denis, Sarah Clarke, Eugenia Suh

(Photo courtesy of Sali Tagliamonte)

Congratulations, Bridget!

Must be nice to be a professor...

... and have all that free time all summer, plus sabbaticals every seven years.  We've all heard these comments. In case you've ever wondered what profs do during sabbaticals, here's a glimpse inside Naomi's first sabbatical at U of T.