BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Linguistics Colloquium Series presents Dr. Elizabeth Hume\, Ohi o University (courtesy)\, Ohio State University (professor emerita) with th e collaboration of Dr. Kathleen Currie Hall (University of British Columbia )\, Dr. Florian Jaeger (University of Rochester)\,and Dr. Andrew Wedel (Uni versity of Arizona) discussing "The Message Shapes Phonology: A Unified Acc ount of Strong and Weak Patterns"\n\n \n\nThis talk focusses on a diverse g roup of asymmetrical phonological patterns that can be framed\, in general terms\, as being weak or strong\, exemplified by lenitions and fortitions. To begin\, we describe a general puzzle that is presented by the apparently disparate contexts in which strong and weak phonological patterns appear. We then provide background on language as a communication system\, and revi ew evidence that communicative goals\, such as robust information transmiss ion\, do in fact influence language variation and change. We then return to the puzzle and provide a predictive account of strong and weak phonologica l patterns that makes use of a message-based framework.\n\n \n\nAlso Via TE AMS\n\nJoin the meeting now\n\nMeeting ID: 253 514 611 379\n\nPasscode: 4V4 sJq DTEND:20241019T055000Z DTSTAMP:20240919T212839Z DTSTART:20241018T165500Z GEO:39.32476;-82.099349 LOCATION:Gordy Hall\, 309 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Linguistics Colloquium: The Message Shapes Phonology: A Unified Acc ount of Strong and Weak Patterns UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_47119730057978 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/linguistics-colloquium-the-message-shap es-phonology-a-unified-account-of-strong-and-weak-patterns END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR