Lobo Language Acquisition Lab

🪴 This week's word is "invernadero" which means greenhouse in English and comes from Español (Spanish).

🌻Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th, at 12:30 to 1:30pm in Ortega Room 106, the Linguistics Department is holding a Meet and Greet with visiting prospective PhD students Bill Hartt and Sofi Mackler. Burritos from Frontier will be provided!

🌟 Come and hang out!

🍀 This week's word is chil bit'ąą' dį́'I which means "four-leaf clover" in English and comes from Diné Bizaad (Navajo). Happy late St. Patrick's Day!

🌈 This week's word is arcoíris which means "rainbow" in English and comes from Español (Spanish).

🌼 This week's word is "ch'ilátáh hózhóón" which means flower in English and comes from Diné Bizaad (Navajo). This word contains the morphemes "ch'il" meaning "plant" (especially a seasonal one), "biláhtah" meaning "on top of it", and "hózhǫ́" meaning "beauty" or "harmony."

🖤 This week's word is 'Miércoles de Ceniza' which means Ash Wednesday in English and comes from Español (Spanish) ! Happy Ash Wednesday to those who celebrate!

🍁 Come see Dr Vsevolod Kapatsinski's presentation "Goals and context in language production" THIS Friday, 11/21, from 3-4:30 PM in Mitchell Hall 102

🍁 Linguistics students! Come learn the Linguistics program 'R', THIS Friday, 11/21, at 1pm-2pm in Ortega 120 and via Zoom!
🌟 Zoom Meeting ID: 416 295 9571

🍁 Come join a linguistics presentation by the UNM Spanish Series via Zoom this Friday! "Building a linguistic corpus: Shared experiences in the initial stages of the process" by Dr. José Estaban Hernández, Perla Luengo, and Erika Garcia !

🌟 THIS FRIDAY, 11/21, at 10 AM MST via Zoom, Meeting ID: 999 4459 2083

🌟 Apply by December 15, 2025 to pursue a graduate degree in Linguistics at the University of New Mexico! Please see attached flyer for details.

🍁 The inaugural Festival of Languages is this Friday, November 7th from 3:00-5:00 pm! This event highlights connections between languages and cultures, careers, and communities. The schedule includes 28 sessions from UNM faculty, students, alumni, and community members showcasing language and cultural practices, research related to languages, and languages and careers. There will also of course be snacks and socializing! Included in this post is the schedule of events and flyers for two presentations being held by LLA Lab members!

✨️ Lab Members La Ban Hendricks, Kayleigh Russel, Melanie Kirk-Lente, and Akasha Khalsa will be presenting!