Archive: linguistics
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In Conversation: Juan Trejo and Professor Emily Francomano on Nela 1979
Trejo will present his latest book, Nela 1979, a novel that reflects on memory, loss, and the experiences of a generation in late 1970s Spain. Inspired by the memory of his…
October 17, 2025
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Conversations on Sound & Image with Poet Mia Tomé
Title – Voices, Sounds and the Spoken Word:“There Is a Herbarium in the Desert” Synopsis – This work is rooted in the poetry of Emily Dickinson, in both English and…
October 9, 2025
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Guest talk: Physiological Speech Adjustments in Second and Heritage Languages
Please join us on March 13, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Arrupe Multipurpose Room, Georgetown…
March 11, 2025
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Lunch Talk: The Role of Accented Jokes in Perceived Latinx Group Membership
Join us on November 26, 2024, at noon in ICC 450 Georgetown…
November 4, 2024
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Georgetown U/Hong Kong University Collaboration
Students in Hong Kong learned about how the use of Spanish in the US contributes to identity formation while students in the US learned about the role of individual and societal…
April 4, 2024
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A Hora Do Chá (Portuguese Conversation Hour)
A time to communicate in Portuguese! Please join us on Thursdays from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm at Laungier Library 2nd.…
October 9, 2023
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Dr. Jennifer Nycz and Dr. Victor Fernandez-Mallat Awarded NSF Grant
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese would like to congratulate Associate Professor Victor Fernandez (Department of Spanish and Portuguese) and Associate Professor Jennifer…
July 15, 2020
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Dissertation Defense of Cristi Vallejos “Second Language Writing Fluency: The Effects of First Language Fluency, Working Memory, and L2 Proficiency on Pauses”
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese cordially invites you to attend the dissertation defense of Cristi Vallejos “SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING FLUENCY: THE EFFECTS OF…
February 14, 2020
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12th Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium (GRAPHSY) on February 21st
Georgetown’s Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium (GRAPHSY) is the department’s student-organized graduate conference. This year’s conference welcomes proposals…
February 12, 2020
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Dissertation Defense of Timothy McCormick, “Early and Emergent Bilinguals: The Role of Cognitive Control in the Processing of Structural Ambiguity”
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese cordially invites you to attend the dissertation defense of Timothy J. McCormick “EARLY AND EMERGENT BILINGUALS:…
February 12, 2020