Welcome to my Learning Celebration Site!

Hello, my name is Richard Powell and I am a senior (class of 2025) studying Computer Science and Linguistics at the University of Texas at San Antonio. This site contains my learning celebrations for Dr. Rushforth’s Fall 2024 Introduction to Liguistics class. Have a look around!

To return to this page, click “Learning Celebrations” at the top of the page or “Return to Homepage” at the bottom.

Passion Project: Hyponym/Hypernym Visualization

Using the Open English Wordnet, I have created a dynamic tree showing hyponym/hypernym relationships in words.

Visualization

Learning Celebration 3

Panel 1: Historical Linguistics

• Beowulf Reading and Analysis
• Middle English Reading and Analysis
• Proto-Indo-European Cognates
• Grimm’s Law
• Sino-Tibetan Language Family
• Verner’s Law
• Swadesh Word Comparison

Panel 2: Sociolinguistics

• Dialects of English Analysis
• Creole Language Exploration
• Talking Black in America

Panel 3: Passion Project

• Passion Project Update

Learning Celebration 2

Panel 1: Morphology

• Morphological Typology: Cantonese
• Parts of Speech and Word Classes
• Compounds and Headedness
• Neologism Challenge
• Morphological Trees

Panel 2: Syntax

• Verb Subcategorization
• Tree Diagrams and Syntax (Ambiguity Analysis)
• Thematic Roles

Panel 3: Semantics

• Sense and Referent
• Types of Deixis
• Denotation vs. Connotation
• Ambiguity in Language
• Semantic Change

Learning Celebration 1

Panel 1: Animal Communication & Perscriptive vs. Descriptive Grammar

• Animal Communication Analysis
• Perscriptive vs. Descriptive Grammar Limericks

Panel 2: Phonetics Activity: Adopt a New Language

My adopted language is: Cantonese!

Panel 3: Phonology

• Phones vs. Phonemes
• Allophone Showcase
• Natural Classes Connections Puzzle
• Learning a Phonological Process with ChatGPT