Faculty Lecture Series - LinguisticsTuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM until 6:00 PMPacific Standard Time UTC -08:00Led by Professor Bob Kennedy, investigate how linguistic structure adapts to particular communicative contexts in the Sports industry, such as media accounts and interactions among participants. This lecture will cover the usage of language in organized sports, with analysis at lexical, morphological, syntactic, and phonological levels, and in relation to discourse context. Bob Kennedy is a Senior Continuing Lecturer in Linguistics at UC Santa Barbara, where he has taught since 2005. His specialties include phonology (the analysis of sound patterns of languages) and sociolinguistic variation (in particular the study of regional variation in North American English), and he is author of a textbook, Phonology: A Coursebook and co-editor for a current series of publications, Cambridge Elements in Phonology. At UCSB, he teaches a wide range of upper and lower division courses, including numerous offerings like Intro to Linguistics and Language in Society that satisfy General Education requirements. Among his upper division slate, he regularly teaches Regional Varieties and Dialects of English and Language and Sports. Loading...Share who you are:Share who you are:StudentParent/GuardianCounselor/EducatorCommunity MemberPersonal InformationFirst NameLast NameEmail AddressPlease enter the information associated with the student/future applicant.Enrollment Term & TypeAnticipated Start Term (Entry into UCSB)Fall 2025Fall 2026Fall 2027Fall 2028Student TypeStudent TypeFreshmanTransferStudent InformationStudent First NameStudent Last NameStudent's Personal Email AddressWould you like to share a Lived/Preferred Name?We'll use this to address you in most communications going forward.Would you like to share a Lived/Preferred Name?We'll use this to address you in most communications going forward.YesNoLived/Preferred First NameLived/Preferred Last NameBirthdateBirthdateJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900Mobile PhoneText Message AuthorizationText Message AuthorizationYesNoGenderFemaleTransgender FemaleMaleTransgender MaleNonbinaryDifferent IdentityUnknown / UnreportedEthnicityEthnicityAmerican Indian/Alaskan NativeAfrican American/BlackAsianChicano/Hispanic/LatinoEast Indian/Pakistani/BangladeshiMiddle EasternPacific Islander/Native HawaiianWhiteDecline to StateAddress InformationMailing AddressMailing AddressCountryStreetCityRegionPostal CodeParent/Guardian InformationWhat is your relationship to this student?What is your relationship to this student?BrotherFatherLegal GuardianMotherOtherSisterStep-FatherStep-MotherParent/Guardian First NameParent/Guardian Last NameParent/Guardian Email School InformationSlowly type your school name into the prompt below and select your school based on the city and state listed.School NameTitle/PositionThe University of California uses the information requested on this form and in the application to provide you information about the University, process your application for admission, scholarships, and statistical analysis and reporting. Please see our Privacy Policy for more details. By submitting this form, you are confirming that you have read and agreed to our Terms of Use. Submit