Toronto Language Tapestry: Exploring Heritage Languages
Woodsworth College, Room 126, 119 St. George Street #LgCan150
Friday, April 28, 2017, 12pm-5pm PHOTOS
Program
12pm | Light lunch and ExhibitsCanadian Language Museum Exhibit, French in Canada |
1:00 | Welcome & Introduction
Dr. Naomi Nagy, University of Toronto |
1:05 | Schwa in Ontario French
Dr. Darcie Blainey, University of Toronto & Dr. François Poiré, Western University |
1:30 | The Bilingual Experience of Spanish Heritage Children in the Nation's Capital
Dr. Joanne Markle LaMontagne, University of Toronto |
2:00 | Perception of Cantonese Tone
Rachel Soo & Dr. Phil Monahan, University of Toronto |
2:30 | Coffee and Tea Break |
3:00 | Heritage Language Variation and Change in Toronto Student Showcase
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4:00 | Discussion with Audience, Reception to follow |
For more information, please email: lingdept at chass dot utoronto dot ca. Twitter: #LgCan150
This event is the second of a 3-part series featuring languages spoken in and around Toronto, sponsored by the Department of Linguistics, the University of Toronto Canada’s Sesquicentennial Initiatives Fund, and the Canadian Linguistic Association. See this nice article in The Varsity about it: http://thevarsity.ca/2017/04/25/from-toronto-to-tronna/
Thanks to Katharina Pabst, Savannah Meslin, Darcie Blainey, Frederick Gietz, Robert Prazeres, Elaine Gold and Diane Massam for organizational assistance.
Updated May 1, 2017