Reading Groups

In the close-knit spirit of our department, graduate students and faculty meet regularly in groups to discuss ongoing research in specific areas. These casual meetings sometimes take place in student or faculty homes, and can lead to discussions that last late into the evening.

Group Contact Description
UMass Funny Languages Breakfast Seth Cable Breakfast meetings on topics related to underdescribed languages.
Acquisition Group/LARC Thomas Roeper Meetings about research in the field of primary language acquisition.
Area Workshop - Sound John Kingston  
Phonetics/Phonology Reading Group Andrew Lamont Group discussion related to phonology and phonetics.
Syntax & Semantics Reading Group Kimberly Johnson A great opportunity to get together with other S-siders to present and get feedback on ongoing work over dinner and drinks..
Psych! (EM) Brian Dillon  
Area Workshop - Syntax Kyle Johnson  
Area Workshop - Psycholinguistics Brian Dillon  
Area Workshop - Semantics Seth Cable