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Linguistics Colloquium Series: Hybridization and convergence -- languaging in the California Mixtec diaspora (Guillem Belmar, University of Oregon)

The diversity and richness of the language practices of Indigenous migrant populations are often neglected in both public policy and academic research. In this talk I highlight some contributions of an ongoing research project carried out in collaboration with Mixtec community members in the California diaspora. This talk analyzes speakers’ metalinguistic reflections on intelligibility and differences between two different Mixtec varieties (or languages) currently spoken in the Central Coast of California. Our analysis highlights differences that hinder communication, but it also shows that accommodation can be achieved through a variety of strategies, including hybridization and convergence. I present the deep level understanding of Mixtec languages that inform hybridization practices by speakers, even when they are not necessarily aware of it, and I discuss a process of convergence throughout a bilingual conversation. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Andrew Hedding. Event Types: Academics. Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Linguistics Colloquium Series: Christina Zhao (University of Washington)

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Andrew Hedding. Event Types: Academics. Friday, April 24, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Linguistics Faculty Meeting

Linguistics faculty meeting. ASL interpretation will be provided. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Guggenheim Hall (GUG). Campus room: GUG 415 L. Accessibility Contact: linguw@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, May 1, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Linguistics Colloquium Series: Sanghoun Song (University of Washington)

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Andrew Hedding. Event Types: Academics. Friday, May 22, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

UW Linguistics Commencement

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Guggenheim Hall (GUG). Campus room: 220. Accessibility Contact: linguw@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies. Event sponsors: UW Linguistics. Friday, June 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.