Perceptions on Spanish-English Mixing: Myths and Realities

Smith Hall 205

The Spanish Program of MLC invites you to the talk Perceptions on Spanish-English Mixing: Myths and Realities by Dr. Cecilia Montes-Alcalá, Associate Professor of Spanish at Georgia Tech. Abstract: The mix of Spanish and English is a natural, albeit often poorly understood, behavior in the discourse of bilingual individuals. Misconceptions surrounding the so-called Spanglish influence our attitudes…

Spanish Section Great Welcome Gathering (GWG)

ten Hoor Hall 116 , United States

¡Celebremos! The Spanish section Great Welcome Gathering  (GWG) will take place on Thursday, September 19, 3:30-6, in 116 Ten Hoor. Like last year, we are getting together as the Spanish section all faculty (TT, FTTI, PTTIs), graduate students, and undergraduate students from Spanish Club/LEASF and Spanish Honor Society - to socialize and get acquainted at

Being Intense in Portuguese and Spanish: Corpus Approaches to Tracking Language Change

3031 Houser Hall

Public lecture given by Dr. Chad Howe, Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Georgia. This presentation will focus on the use of corpus data in understanding ongoing linguistic change in Spanish and Portuguese intensifiers. Intensifiers are known to be prime candidates for gauging language change and variation (across regions and age groups)

Free