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psycholinguist

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  1. What am I reading? Various things, as always. One book by a journalist on offbeat states of consciousness (trances, lucid dreams, deep meditation, etc.); another on Canadian history; and a third, a YA fantasy collection. Oh, and also a textbook about the premieres of a few notable works for my class on Western music-history. It's so interesting that I'm actually reading it through. It's really weird; I have copies of so many of the original scientific papers on the Piraha that I'm not really finding myself nearly as drawn to the book as I would have expected. Has my decision to major in linguistics undermined any potential for casual interest in linguistics? * laughs * Haven't seen the movie, but I semi-accidentally picked up the first two books back a few years ago. The first one is wonderful: well-plotted and compelling. The second is interesting as well, but with a very different theme and focus (albeit as a necessary result of the changing plot). Haven't really read the other two; the third (set a couple of centuries earlier) has almost nothing to do with Ember at all except at the very end, and the fourth I just haven't given any attention to. But I'd recommend the earlier books, the first one especially.
  2. I grew up in the area. Great city, and quite safe (well, maybe aside from the notorious Downtown Eastside). It does get pretty congested at times (especially around the bridges to North Van) and if you're at all susceptible to seasonal affective disorder, you'll be miserable in the winter, when the sight of the sun is a rare one. But UBC is gorgeous, the public transportation is pretty good, and the city itself is just vibrant.
  3. Thanks - I had this very same question to ask! Already I don't think I have any need for the safety MA-program I applied to, and I don't want to go hassle the professor who forgot to send a reference-letter to it if I'm almost certain that I'm not going to go there.
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