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SUMMARY:Performance:Julie Zhu\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Julie Zhu\, President's Postdoctoral Fellow\, performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Earplugs are available from the carillonist upon request. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon: https://smtd.umich.edu/facilities/ann-and-robert-h-lurie-carillon/
UID:125662-21855548@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/125662
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Talk,Music,Free
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower
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DTSTAMP:20240913T115134
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241001T120000
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SUMMARY:Meeting:LingAMod
DESCRIPTION:The language across modalities discussion group provides a space for students\, faculty\, and community members to discuss research that spans the modes of human communication -- speech\, sign\, gesture\, and more. Our group meets to discuss research articles and to informally present ongoing research. All meetings have captioning or ASL-English interpreting.
UID:126354-21856958@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/126354
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Speech,Sign,Gesture
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Lorch 403
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DTSTAMP:20240821T101805
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | On Some Popular Views about the Chinese Language
DESCRIPTION:Attend in person or via Zoom: \nhttps://myumi.ch/qVE14\n\nThis talk examines some popular views on the Chinese language. For example\, many believe that\, because each English word has many affixed forms\, English has many times more words than Chinese. In addition\, because English has more words\, it can express ideas more clearly than Chinese. Moreover\, because Chinese cannot express ideas clearly\, it requires more mental effort to read Chinese. To verify such views\, a detailed comparison is made between a modern English dictionary and a modern Chinese dictionary. It is found that they have similar numbers of roots (unaffixed words) and similar numbers of lexical entries. In addition\, most English affixes have a Chinese counterpart\, which means Chinese does not lack the ingredients to express whatever subtle meanings English can. There is a major difference between the two languages though: Chinese tends to omit all redundant information\, while English often must repeat it. The difference does not always make English clearer but may introduce additional confusions.\n   \nSan Duanmu is Professor of Linguistics\, University of Michigan. He received his PhD in Linguistics from MIT in 1990 and has held teaching posts at Fudan University\, Shanghai (1981-1986) and the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor (1991-present). His research focuses on general properties of language\, especially those in phonology. \n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at chinese.studies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:124668-21853516@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124668
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:China,Language,Chinese Studies,Asian Languages And Cultures
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor
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