Welcome to the 3rd NSF-REU ILLC conference! For each session of the conference, please click on the zoom link. To check abstracts, please click on the title of the presentation. Enjoy the conference!

Welcome to the 3rd NSF-REU Intersection of Linguistics, Language & Culture Conference!
Instructions on how to access presentations:
For the abstracts of the oral presentations, please click on the titles. For the poster presentation, please click in the right hand column for the link to the abstract, poster and presentation.
Times (left hand column) correspond to Eastern Time (US and Canada).
Enjoy the conference!
INTRODUCTION & WELCOME
9.45-10 | Introduction Isabelle Barriere, Director of the NSF-REU ILLC, Molloy College Jonathan Nissenbaum, Co-Director of the NSF-REU ILLC, Brooklyn College Welcome Audrey Cohan, Senior Dean for Research & Scholarship, Molloy College |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 1: LANGUAGE USE & IDENTITY
10-10.20 | Jalitza Gutierrez & Simanique Moody | The Utilization of Gender-inclusive language in Spanish within Social Media [recording] |
10.20-10.40 | Danielle Thomas & Isabelle Barriere | Language and Identity among Jamaicans in New York [recording] |
10.40-11 | Rebecca Leandre & Isabelle Barriere | Language and Identity among Speakers of Haitian Creole in New York [recording] |
11-11.20 | Julian Colon & Simanique Moody | Perceived Deficits and Cognitive Dissonance Among Speakers of African American English in New York [recording] |
11.20-11.35 | Questions |
11.35- 11.45 COFFEE BREAK
POSTER PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 1: DISCOURSE & PRAGMATICS
11.45-12.15 | Julia Kondratowicz, University of Warzaw & Natalia Banasik-Jemelniak, The Maria Grzegorzewska University | The link between gender and usage pattern of irony across cultures | 1.1 Link to abstract, poster and zoom |
11.45-12.15 | Ethan Bossuyt, King’s College London & Clyde Ancarno, King’s College London | About the Far Right- A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Self-Description Webpages of Far Right Groups | 1.2 Link to abstract, poster and zoom |
11.45- 12.15 | Luc Henriquez, Northeastern University & Shanley Allen, University of Kaiserslauntern, Germany | Framing Linguistics: the roles of introduction and conclusion sentences in framing linguistics articles | 1.3 Links to abstract, poster and zoom |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 2: LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION
12.15-12.25 | Daniel Moore, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine & Jo Ferreira, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine | Variation in the Pronunciation of Some Trinidad and Tobago Place Names: A Study in Language Variation | 2.1 Link to abstract, poster and zoom |
12.15-12.25 | Miya Russell, University of Missouri- Columbia & Michael Marlo, University of Missouri- Columbia | Noun Tone in Kabarasi | 2.2 Link to poster, abstract and zoom |
12.25-1.15 LUNCH BREAK
ORAL PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 2: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE
1.15-1.35 | Joshua Amaris & Jonathan Nissenbaum | The Semantics of Existential Interpretations of E-type Pronouns [recording] |
1.35-1.55 | Olha Sum & Isabelle Barriere | Gender and Number in Ukrainian-English Code-Switching by Trilingual English-Ukrainian-Russian Adult Speakers in New York [recording] |
1.55-2.10 | Questions |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 3: SPEECH PERCEPTION
2.10- 2.40 | Jacqueline Canales, Adelphi University, Reem Khamis-Dakwar, Adelphi University & Laura Koenig, Adelphi University | An exploratory study of external rating of accented English speech intelligibility in relation to internal ratings of speakers’ comfort and confidence in using English | 3.1 Link to abstract, poster and zoom |
2.10-2.40 | Shachaf Zahavy-Mittelman, Western Washington University & Gordon Jantzen McNeel, Western Washington University | Transfer Effects of Musical Training to Speech Salient Temporal Features | 3.2 Link to abstract, poster and zoom |
2.10- 2.40 | Kaliyah Gowing, Eleanor Roosevelt High School & University of Maryland, Rochelle S. Newman, University of Maryland & ERika Exton, University of Maryland | Perceptual Restoration in Monolingual and Bilingual Children | 3.3 Link to abstract, poster and zoom |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 4: SPEECH PRODUCTION
2.40- 3 | Jacqueline Ritz, Syracuse University & M. Emma Ticio Quesada, Syracuse University | Integrating Anatomical Model and Sound References in the Teaching of the Pronunciation of Spanish and English as a Second Language | 4.1 Link to abstract, poster and zoom |
2.40- 3 | Kaitlyn Meyer, Molloy College & Hia Datta, Molloy College | Hey SIRI! Look Up Automatic Speech Recognition! | 4.2 Link to abstract, poster and zoom |
SHORT PRESENTATION
3-3.05 | Sudha Arunachalam, New York University & Laura Wagner, Ohio State University Presentation of CogSci DIY project |
3.05- 3.15 COFFEE BREAK
ORAL PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 3: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
3.15-3.35 | Jared Delgado & Isabelle Barriere | The Status of Compounds in English-speaking Children’s Language [recording] |
3.35-3.55 | Chandrai Robinson, Hia Datta & Isabelle Barriere | Immigrant Jamaican Children’s Accent and their Attitudes when using Jamaican English and Jamaican Creole [recording] |
3.55- 4.15 | Sarah Thomas & Hia Datta | Language Acquisition of Malayali-American Children in New York, Long Island [recording] |
4.15-4.30 | Questions |
4.30-4.45 COFFEE BREAK
POSTER PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 5: LANGUAGE & EDUCATION
4.45-5.15 | Noor-ud-din Mohammed, University of the West Indies, St Augustine & Benjamin Braithwaite, University of the West Indies, St Augustine | Deaf Students’ Linguistic Access in Online Education: the Case of Trinidad | 5.1 Link to poster, abstract and zoom |
4.45-5.15 | Shannon Kennedy, Molloy College and Hia Datta, Molloy College | Talking to Toddlers: Do Day Care Employees Speak Parentese? | 5.2 Link to poster, abstract and zoom |
4.45- 5.15 | Kyle Ng, University of the West Indies, Ben Braithwaite, University of the West Indies, Victoria Mohammed, University of the West Indies & Jessie Sooknarine, University of the West Indies | “The Deaf Way to Sign”: Sign Language Ideologies and Their Impact on the Teaching Practices of Sign Language Instructors in Trinidad | 5.3 Link to poster, abstract and zoom |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS- SESSION 6: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
5.15-5.45 | Naomi Gordin, John Jay High School, Westchester, Katherine Polchinski, Molloy College & Isabelle Barriere, Molloy College | 6.1 The Language Abilities of Dual Language Hebrew-English Speaking Preschoolers | 6.1 Link to poster, abstract and zoom |
5.15-5.45 | Rayna Webb, Trinity University & Jane Childers, Trinity University | 6.2 Progressive Alignment Helps Young Children Learn And Extent Verbs Even Across Delays | 6.2 Link to poster, abstract and zoom |
5.15-5.45 | Kayla Spearman, Louisiana State University & Janna Oetting, Louisiana State University | 6.3 Children’s Receptive Vocabulary as Measured by the PPVT: Effects of Race and Caregiver Education | 6.3 Link to poster, abstract and zoom |
CLOSING REMARKS
5.45-5.50 | Isabelle Barriere, Director of NSF-REU ILLC Program & Jonathan Nissenbaum, Co-Director, NSF-REU ILLC Program Closing remarks |
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