Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change, an international biennial meeting of variationist sociolinguists who are working on discourse and pragmatic variables, recently took place at the University of Helsinki in Finland. UofT had a strong presence with three presentations:
Derek Denis (faculty) and Timothy Gadanidis (MA), "Before the rise of um"
Timothy Gadanidis, "Um, about that, uh, variable: uh and um in teen instant messaging"
Sali Tagliamonte (faculty) and Katharina Pabst (PhD), "Cool system, lovely patterns, awesome results: A cross-variety comparison of adjectives of positive evaluation"
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| Tim presenting his Master's forum paper research |
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| Katharina presenting on behalf of her and Sali |
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| Katharina and Derek enjoying post-conference sunshine and drinks near Kauppatori (Helsinki's Market Square) |
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Derek enjoying the Helsinki craft beer scene with Newcastle University graduate students Kaleigh Woolford (a former undergraduate student of Derek's at University of Victoria) and Joaquín Bueno-Amaro. (Photo taken around 10:30pm, no flash!)
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