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Hey, it's me again, this time as a senior linguistics major (I spoke more about my linguistic experience in my application for last year's Egg). The last Egg was excellent in terms of acquiring new knowledge (some great professors) and discussing linguistic intricacies with linguists from all over Europe (and some from the rest of the world). I am still mostly interested in syntax and it so happens that one of my passions are cases so that's why I'm drooling over the Syntax of Case course right now. I am also at a period where I'm not quite sure what to do in addition to syntax--semantics seems fun (which is why I'm very interested into some of the semantics classes, especially Semantics and Pragmatics in Language Disordered Children since I took a course in communicative disorders which got me more interested into them). However, next to the syntax courses, this year I am particularly interested into the neurolinguistic courses since neurolinguistics seems like an interesting area in which I have no experience. Due to my previous work in the field, I am also very interested in the Acquisition of Binding Principles course and the Acquisition of Aspect course which I think will be very helpful in the writing of a comprehensive paper I am working on.
I am hoping I'll get the chance to go to this year's Egg since I'm certain that the quality of people there, both teachers and students, will remain on par with the previous one which was awesome. I really enjoyed the company and the chance to work with great, inquisitive, young linguists (and make new friends among them) and equally great and very approachable professors. All the best! |