K. David Harrison
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SUMMERS MEMORIAL LECTUREK. David Harrison |
Special Screening of
The Linguists |
. Both events FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For information call 419-530-2318
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The Summers Lecture
The Twenty-first Annual Richard M. Summers Memorial Lecture will be presented by K. David Harrison, a linguist and Associate Professor, Swarthmore College. K. David Harrison is a linguist and leading specialist in the study of endangered languages. He has done extensive fieldwork in Siberia, Mongolia, Bolivia, India and Native America. In his recent book, When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World’s Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge (Oxford 2007), Harrison provides a vivid picture of the Read the rest of this entry ยป
The Department offers BA programs in General Literature, American literature, Linguistics, General Writing, and Creative Writing, and Master’s Programs in Literature and English-as-a-Second Language. Also offered are literature courses satisfying general education and core requirements for all UT students. The English Department is home to the Composition Program which offers courses in college-level academic, professional, business, and technical writing.
