Linguistics Event #2 for Canada 150

The Department of Linguistics is hosting three events in celebration of Canada's Sesquicentennial, the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation this year in 2017.

The second one, "Toronto Language Tapestry: Exploring Heritage Languages", is being held on Friday, April 28th. Click here for the website, or see below for the schedule and poster.

12pm	Reception Canadian Language Museum Exhibit, French in Canada Posters on language maintenance and attitudes
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 Cantonese Tone, Sam Lo & Katherine Sung Cantonese Consonants, Ziwen Tracy Tan Polish Case and Code-switching, Paulina Łyskawa
4:00	Discussion with Audience, Reception to follow