Abstract for SQUID2 organizers: Stephanie Solt, Erin Quirk, and Erika Troseth's talk

Second Annual Showcasing Quirky and Unusual Ideas in Development Conference (SQUID2)
SQUID2 organizers: Stephanie Solt, Erin Quirk, and Erika Troseth (CUNY Graduate Center)
April 20, 2007 (Friday)
10:15 AM - 4:45 PM; CUNY Graduate Center (Rm. 6421)

See the SQUID2 webpage for more info.

Have you been thinking about a problem that’s just, well, too quirky for a standard conference talk?

Members of the CUNY Linguistics community are invited to participate in the Second Annual Showcasing Quirky and Unusual Ideas in Development Conference (SQUID2), a forum for sharing your most fun, crazy or just plain preliminary ideas. SQUID2 will be held on Friday, April 20, 2007 at the CUNY Graduate Center.

The format for the conference will be 15-minute talks with 5 minutes for questions. All CUNY linguists are invited to participate, but students, particularly Level 1 and Level 2 students, are especially welcome and encouraged to take part. This is a great opportunity to give a talk on those slightly wacky or undeveloped topics you've been thinking about. Plus it’s a chance to get some experience giving talks in a fun, lighthearted environment.

The many successes of SQUID1 (http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Linguistics/events/squid2006.html)include analyses of the (strangely!) overlooked problems of L1 English speakers’ pronunciation of sake when such speakers are ordering a bottle or glass of it; the interpretation of Gatorade ads; and the relationship between the syntax of obscene imperatives and the syntax of polite imperatives. Talks on all aspects of linguistics are welcome at SQUID2, and should be in the not-too-serious spirit that is the theme of the conference.

To participate, send an e-mail to Erika Troseth (etroseth@gc.cuny.edu) with a BRIEF (3-5 sentence) description of your talk by March 30. We hope to be able to accommodate everyone who would like to present, so there’s no need for a full abstract.

So join us on April 20, get some practice giving a talk, and have some fun!

SQUID2 organizers:
Stephanie Solt
Erin Quirk
Erika Troseth