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Frank Nuessel
Curriculum Vitae
Office Address: Classical and Modern Languages University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292-0001
Office Telephone: (502) 852-6686 FAX: (502) 852-8885
Educational Background
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M. A. Michigan State University
A. B. Indiana University at Bloomington
Fields of Specialization and Recent Activities
Hispanic linguistics, Italian studies, Linguistics, Gerontology, Semiotics.
Recently taught courses: Hispanic Linguistics, Applied Spanish Linguistics, Italian, Humanities.
Selected List of Memberships in Professional Organizations
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese American Association of Teachers of Italian American Association of Teachers of Esperanto American Dialect Society American Name Society Linguistic Society of America Modern Language Association of America Popular Culture Association Gerontological Society of America Canadian Society of Italian Studies American Association for Italian Studies American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
List of Current Professional Service
Editor, NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics, Maney Publishing, London, UK, 2008-present
Associate Editor (1983-1989)/Book Review Editor, Language Problems and Language Planning, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1983-present.
Associate Editor of Hispania, 2006-present
Member, Editorial Board, Hispanic Linguistics, 1983-present
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Semiotics, 2000-present.
Member, Board of Directors, The American Geolinguistic Society, 1991-present Nuessel - 2
Member of Editorial Board of new journal Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: An International Journal. Lawrence Earlbaum, 2002-present
Member, Editorial Board, Italica (1994-1996, 1999-2003, 2004-present).
Member. Editorial Board, Semiotica, 2004-present.
Section Head, Indo-European Linguistics A: Italic, MLA International Bibliography,1980-present.
Journal and Book Referee for all of the major journals in my fields. List available.
Outside evaluator in more than 75 cases of promotion to Associate Professor with tenure, and promotion to Full Professor at major US and Canadian Universities.
Evaluation Team for University of Toronto, Mississuauga, Dept. of Languages, November 12-13, 2008. Evaluation of other Departments as well.
Selected Awards
University of Louisville, College of Arts & Sciences Award for Research and Creative Activity: Humanities May, 1997.
President’s Award for Distinguished Research, September 17, 1997.
Elected "Fellow" in the Gerontological Society of America. July 2002.
Metroversity Award for New Course: "Creativity in Later Life: Humanistic Perspectives." (with A. V. Stewart and A. Cedeño)
Elected member of Executive Council of The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. 2003-2005.
Distinguished Educator Achievement Award. April 29, 2003. Kentucky Association for Gerontology. Annual Meeting in Bowling Green, KY
Robert A. Miller Diversity Award, April 2004. Presented in Louisville, KY
Elected "Fellow" International Communicology Institute, 2005 (Semiotics organization)
A&S Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession 2007
President's Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, 2007
Appointed University Scholar by the University of Louisville, 2008-
Vice President of the Semiotic Society of America, 2010
Vice President of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, 2010-2011
Appointment to the Humanities and Arts Committee of Social Research, Policy Committee of the Gerontological Society of America. 10-8-09. Letha A. Chadiha. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Chief Reader, AP® Italian, 2006-2009, 2011-.
President of the Semiotic Society of America, 2011
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President, American Association of Teachers of Italian, 2012.
Languages
Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Latin, Esperanto
Selected List of Service to the University/College
A&S Research Committee A&S Personnel Committee A&S Planning and Budget University-wide General Education Review University-wide Ethics Policy University-wide Service Award University-wide Planning and Budget Review (11 colleges and schools) University-wide Assessment University-wide Non-Tenure-Track Appointments Liaison to Committee on Academic Excellence University-wide Strategic Planning University-wide research committee
Selected List of Publications
The following selected list of books and articles are concerned with the following areas of research in which I work on a regular basis. I publish frequently in high impact, top peer-reviewed journals (Italica, Hispania, Semiotica, The Gerontologist, Educational Gerontology, Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, Quaderni d'italianistica, Canadian Modern Language Review), Language Problems and Language Planning, Cultura e comunicazione).
Semiotics (the science of the study of signs and their various cultural manifestations) Linguistics applied to the study of literature Research on the Italian philosopher of language, Giambattista Vico Neuropedagogy and the a application of neurolinguistics to second-language acquisition (cognitive perspectives on second-language acquisition) Gerontology and geriatrics humanistic study of the process of aging which has resulted in the development of three Humanities Division courses on aging (Minority Perspectives on Aging, and Humanities Perspectives on Aging, Creativity in Later Life). The latter won a Metroversity Award in 2002 for innovative course work. Ageism, prejudice and discrimination against older adults. Metaphor Research Onomastics (the study of names) Paremiology (the study of proverbial language from a cognitive linguistic perspective)
List of Books
Single-Authored Books
1988: Theoretical Studies in Hispanic Linguistics. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Linguistics Club.
1992: The Image of Older Adults in the Media. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics. Greenwood Press. Nuessel - 4
The Semiotics of Ageism. University of Toronto Semiotic Circle Monograph, Vol. 10. Toronto: University of Toronto Semiotic Circle Publications.
2000: The Esperanto Language. Media, Language & Education Studies Vol. 6. Ottawa: LEGAS Press. (Semiotic analysis of the language)
Linguistic Approaches to Hispanic Literature. Ottawa: LEGAS.
2005: Spanish Verbs. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's. Addresses Spanish verb morphology based on current linguistic principles.
2006: Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's. This addresses the two most problematic aspects of second-language acquisition: the process of pronominalization and the acquisition of prepositions.
2007: Spanish for Health Care Providers. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s. Spanish for Specific Purposes. This is a series that I developed. It is designed to facilitate communication with Spanish speakers. It is based on fundamental linguistic principles of communication and is novel. It is designed for effective communication in a variety of professions.
2008: Spanish for Pharmacists. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s. (with A. Nikmanesh). Spanish for specific purposes series.
Spanish for Office Workers. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s. Spanish for specific purposes series.
2009 Spanish for Restaurant Owners and Managers. Hauppauge, NY Barron’s.
In current development:
Language and Popular Culture.
Prejudice in Proverbial Language. For submission to Proverbium book series.
Co-Edited/Co-Authored Books
1994: The Imaginative Basis of Thought and Culture: Contemporary Perspectives on Giambattista Vico. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press. (with Marcel Danesi, Co-editors, co-authors).
2004: Selected Literary Commentary in the Literature of Spain. Series: Language, Media & Education Studies. Vol. 31. Ottawa: Legas. (With A. Cedeño, co-editor, co-authors)
Edited Books
1978: Linguistic Approaches to the Romance Lexicon. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1978. vii, 123 pp. (Editor).
1980: Contemporary Studies in Romance Languages. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Linguistics Club, 1980. (Editor). The Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages was held at UofL in 1978. It is the most prestigious symposium on Romance languages in the world and is now in its 38th year.
1985: Current Issues in Hispanic Phonology and Morphology. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Linguistics Club. (Editor).
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2006: Editor of Special Issue of Semiotica "Perspectives on Metaphor" # 161 (393 pp.). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Selected List of Articles
The following journals are top-tier journals in the field: Hispania, Italica, Semiotica, The Semiotic Review, Educational Gerontology, The Gerontologist, Gerontology and Geriatric Education, American Speech, The Canadian Modern Language Review, Cultura e comunicazione, Journal of Literary Semantics, Proverbium, Names, Quaderni d'Italianistica. The Semiotic Review. These are indicated with an asterisk (*) in the following list ("Articles in Refereed Journals").
Not included in this list are approximately 70 substantive review articles that appear in the prestigious Dutch journal Lingua. All of these are lengthy essays on various aspects of linguistics. Regular contributor on current research trends in Hispanic linguistics to Revista argentina de lingüística (16), and Hispanic Linguistics (7). Both are top journals in the field of Hispanic linguistics. Not listed are 250 reviews of scholarly books in refereed journals.
Selected Articles in Refereed Journals
1971: "Observaciones sobre el verbo estático -- o la cesura dramática de Calderón." Boletín de filología española 11: 23-31.
1977: *"Resource Guide: Sexism in Language Texts." Language Sciences 46, 22-23.
*"Tendencias actuales y temas de discusión en sintaxis española." Estudios filológicos 16, 175-182.
1982: *"License Plate Language." American Speech 57:4, 256-259. Special issue for David Maurer, UofL Distinguished Professor of Linguistics.
"License Plate Taboos." Maledicta 6:1-2, 52-56.
"Incorporating Proverbial Language into the Spanish Classroom." Canadian Modern Language Review/La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes 39, 83-90.
*"Eye Dialect in Spanish: Some Pedagogical Applications." Hispania 65:3, 347-352.
*"The Language of Ageism." The Gerontologist 22:3, 273-276. This is one of the most widely reprinted articles in the history of this journal. It has been very influential in gerontology.
1984: "Linguistic Distortions and Stereotypes of Asians." Thinker 8:2, 66-77.
"Old Age Needs a New Name: But Don't Look For it in Webster's." Aging (August-September) #346, 4-6. This is a widely reprinted article and influential article.
"Ageist Language." Maledicta 8, 17-28.
"(Dis)agreement in Spanish." Papers in Linguistics 17, 267-281. Influential article. Frequently cited.
1985: *"Teaching Kinesics Through Literature." The Canadian Modern Language Review/La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes 41:6, 1014-1019. Nuessel - 6
*"Ageist Language". The Gerontologist 24:3, 334.
1986: "Language and Ageism." Linkages 1:4, 5-6.
1987: *"On the Barbato and Feezel Article." The Gerontologist 27:6, 809.
1989: "Ageism and Language." Aging Network News 5:9, 4, 17, 20.
"The Role of CALL in Second Language Education." Language Teaching Strategies 4, 3-12.
*"Selected Enrichment Techniques for the Second Language Classroom." The Canadian Modern Language Review 45:2, 294-317.
"Guidelines for the Objective Evaluation of Italian Pedagogical Textbooks." Il Forneri 3:2, 67-85.
1990: "Defining the Cultural Characteristics of Esperanto." Geolinguistics, 16, 107-117.
"Linguistic Research Agenda for the 1990s." Geolinguistics, 16, 118-128.
*"Art and Metaphor." The Semiotic Review 1:3, 6-8.
1991: *"Metaphor and Cognition: A Survey of Recent Publications." Journal of Literary Semantics 20:37-52.
*"The Integration of Songs and Music into the Italian Curriculum." Italica 68:473-486 (with Caterina Cicogna).
"The Semiotics of Ageism." Semiotic Spectrum, 16:1-4.
"Hispanic Linguistics: A Research Agenda for the 1990s." Geolinguistics 17:165-182.
"Proverbial Language in the Italian Curriculum." AATI (Fall, 1991), 9-13. (with C.Cicogna).
1992: "Territorial and Boundary Disputes Depicted on Postage Stamps." Studies in Latin American Popular Culture 11:123-141.
*"Postage Stamps as Pedagogical Instruments in the Italian Curriculum." Italica 69:210-227 (with Caterina Cicogna).
"Pedagogical Applications of the Bimodal Model of Learning Through Visual and Auditory Stimuli" (with Caterina Cicogna). Romance Languages Annual 3:289-292.
*"Philosophical and Metaphorical Aspects of Language." Semiotica 89(113):117-128.
"Guidelines for the Objective Evaluation of Pedagogical Textbooks." Language Teaching Strategies 5.
"Ageism, Language, and Culture." Geolinguistics 18:18-35.
1993: *"Metaphors and Aging." Semiotica, 97: 177-188.
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*"Designations for Planned Languages." Language Problems and Language Planning 17(2): (1993): 153-158.
"Narrative Elements and Images in the Teaching of the Italian Language and the Italian Culture." Romance Languages Annual 4: (1993): 319-324. (with Caterina Cicogna).
"Neuropedagogy and the Teaching of Italian." AATI (Spring, 1993) 3-6 (with C. Cicogna).
*"Proverbs and Metaphoric Language in Second Language Acquisition." Italiana 5:259-275 (with Caterina Cicogna).
"Pedagogical Applications of the Bimodal Model of Learning Through Visual and Auditory Stimuli." Romance Languages Annual 3:289-292 (with Caterina Cicogna).
*"Philosophical and Metaphorical Aspects of Language." Semiotica 89: 117-128.
*"Postage Stamps as Pedagogical Instruments in the Italian Curriculum." Italica 69:210-227 (with Caterina Cicogna).
"Teaching Writing in Elementary and Intermediate Language Classes: Suggestions and Activities." Mosaic (1:2) (1993): 9-11. [with C. Cicogna].
*"Recreational Problem-solving Activities for Teaching Vocabulary in Elementary and Intermediate Spanish." Hispania 77 (1994): 118-124.
"Pedagogical Applications of the Bimodal Model of Language Acquisition to the Teaching of Italian." Il Forneri 7:2 (1993): 71-82 [with C. Cicogna].
"Writing in the Elementary and Intermediate Italian Class: Theory, Practice, and Assessment." Romance Languages Annual 5:265-271.
1994: "Metaphoric Constructs, Aging, and Health Care Delivery." Signifying Behavior 1:201-213.
*"Objectionable Sport Team Nicknames." Names, 42:101-119.
"Criteria for the objective evaluation of pedagogical textbooks." Language Teaching Strategies 5-6:41-51. 1994.
*"Strategies for teaching vocabulary in the elementary and intermediate Italian classroom." (with C. Cigogna). Italica 71(4):521-547.
"Incorporating Metaphoric Competence in the Elementary and Intermediate Italian Curriculum through Proverbial Language." Romance Languages Annual 6 (1995): 313-320.
1996: *"The Symbolic Nature of Esperanto." Semiotica 109(3/4): 369-385.
"*Introducing Semiotics." Semiotica 110(1/2): 145-155.
"Pragmatic Competence: A Review of Selected Italian Pedagogical Grammars." Romance Languages Annual 7:305-311.
*"Second-Year Programs for Italian in the 1990s: An Examination of the Current North American Textbook Market." Italica 74:529-562.
"A Note on Gerontolect." Geolinguistics 22:29-33. Nuessel - 8
1997: "The integration of authentic cultural material into the elementary Italian curriculum”. Romance Languages Annual 8: 254-264.
"The good language learner and the good language teacher: A review of the literature and classroom applications. Mosaic 4(3): 1, 3-16. (with A. Mollica). This is a widely reprinted and influential article.
1998: *"Psychosemiotics." Semiotica 118(1-2): 131-145.
"Pedagogical and linguistic perspectives on teaching a course on Latin American Spanish." Perspectives on Spanish Linguistics 3:97-116.
*"Elementary and intermediate Italian readers: a North American perspective." Italica 75(4):564-595. (with Gabriele Colussi Arthur)
"The good languages learner and the good language teacher: a review of the literature and classroom applications." Perspectives: A Journal of TESOL Italy, 24(2):13-39. (Fall, 1998). (With Anthony Mollica). Reprinted from Mosaic 1997. 1999: "Women’s Contemporary Surnaming Patterns. International Journal of Applied Semiotics 1(1) 1999: 159-175.
*"Literary Exemplars of Illness: A Strategy for Personalizing Geriatric Case Histories in Clinical Settings." Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics 16(1-2) 1999: 33-53. (with Arthur Van Stewart, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville). Influential article in the area of literature applied to health care.
*"Patronizing Names and Forms of Address Used with Older Adults". Names 47: 401-409. (With A. V. Stewart).
2000: *"Minority Humanistic Perspectives on Aging Curriculum: Rational, Resource Materials, Recommendations. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education 20(3): 3-23. (With A.V. Stewart, Dentistry).
*"The Depiction of Older Adults and Aging in Italian Proverbs." Proverbium 17:299-314.
"The Depiction of Women in Italian Proverbs." Romance Languages Annual 11: 235-241.
*"A Sign is Just a Sign: Sebeok Revisited in Translation." Semiotica 131:201-216.
*‘Prime Time’: The Integration of the Content of a Weekly Column on Aging into the Gerontology Curriculum." Educational Gerontology 26(7):639-650. (With A.V. Stewart, Dentistry)
2001: The Creation of Esperanto. The Canadian Jewish News. September 13, 2001. Pp. B38-B39.
*"A Course on Humanistic Creativity in Later Life: Literature Review. Case Histories, and Recommendations." Educational Gerontology 27(8): 697-715.
"The Adult Learner and the Older Adult Learner in the University." Teaching Matters 2(2):
*"A Course on Women and Aging in Literature: Rationale, Recommendations, and Resources." Educational Gerontology 28: 121-138.
2002: *"A Course on Women and Aging in Literature: Rationale, Recommendations and Resources." Educational Gerontology 28(2): 121-138. (with M. Makris and A.V. Stewart)
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"Problematic Grammatical Constructions in Spanish: A Review of the Research and Suggestions for Teaching Them." Mosaic 6(4): 3-15. (with A. Mollica and L. Wagner)
2003: *"Second-Language Instruction as a Semiotic Activity. Semiotica 144: 389-403.
*"Crossword Puzzles in Second-Language Pedagogy: A Note in Applied Semiotics." VS. 90: 99-102. (Umberto Eco’s Semiotic Journal).
2004: "The Use of the Italian Newspaper for the Development of Diverse Reading Skills: Recommendations, Resources, Assessment." Romance Languages Annual 12: 220-231.
*"Learner-Centered Language Instruction in the Italian Curriculum." Quaderni d’Italianistica 22(2): 3-16.
"Mnemonic Acronyms: A Memory Aid for Teaching and Learning Spanish Grammar." Mosaic 8:2 (2004): 21-24.
*"Toponyms in a Corpus of the Proverbs of Spain." Proverbium 21 (2004): 273-286.
"Current Trends and Issues in Service-Learning in the Spanish Curriculum." Mosaic 8:3 (2004): 10-16. (With A. Mollica and A. Cedeño)
2005 *"AP Italian Language and Culture Course and Exam." Italica 81: 551-557.
"Language Games." Geolinguistics 30: 123-131.
*"Anthroponyms in a Corpus of the Proverbs of Spain. Proverbium 22: 245-262.
2007: "Thomas A. Sebeok and applied semiotics." International Journal of Applied Semiotics 5: 13-19.
*"I nomi e i cognomi italiani: sitologia per i docenti." Cultura e comunicazione 1: 36, 60. New journal published by Guerra in Italy. Features articles by Danesi, A. Ponti, A. Vitti, and other well-known Italian scholars.
*"Gesture and language." Semiotica 166: 463-476.
*"The workbook in elementary Italian programs." Italica 84: 42-58. (with Enza Antenos- Conforti).
2008: *"A Note on Ethnophaulisms and Hate Speech”. NAMES. 56: 29-31.
*"Practices and Principles for Engaging the Three Communicative Modes in Spanish through Songs and Music.” Hispania 91: 139-146 (with April Marshall).
"Proverbial Language in the French, Italian, and Spanish Classroom: Pedagogical Applications.” Mosaic 9:10-22. (with A. Mollica, Former 2-time President of AATI, neurological approaches to teaching language).
*“I cognomi italiani”. Cultura e comunicazione 1(2): 15, 64.
2008: “Proverbial Language in the French, Italian, and Spanish Classroom: Pedagogical Application. Mosaic 9(4): 10-22. (with Anthony Mollica)
“Practices and Principles for Engaging the Three Communicative Modes in Spanish through Songs and Music.” Hispania 91(1): 139-146. (8 pp.) (with April Marshall). Nuessel - 10
“Interpretive Semiotics.” Semiotica 169: 343-360.
“A Note on Ethnophaulisms and Hate Speech.” Names 56(1): 29-31.
“I cognomi italiani. Cultura e Communcazione” 2: 15, 59.
“Commentary: The “Nuessel-Stewart Ageism Rating Instrument”: Literature Review, Review, Format, Recommendations for Usage.” In: Anthony V. Stavros (ed.). Expert Commenary. Advances in Communications and Media Research V. New York: Nova. ( (with Arthur Van Stewart). Published 2008.
“The “Nuessel-Stewart Ageism Rating Instrument”: Literature Review, Review, Format, Recommendations for Usage.” In: Anthony V. Stavros (ed.). Expert Commentary. Advances in Communications and Media Research V. New York: Nova. Pp. 185-209. (with Arthur Van Stewart). Published 2008.
Review Article. Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 2004. Lingua 118: 435-444.
Review Article. Theory and Typology of Proper Names. Lingua 118: 1233-1238.
2009:
“Susan Petrilli Named Thomas A. Sebeok Fellow of the Semiotic Society of America.” Sign Systems Studies 36 (2): 521-525.
“A Note on the Names of Selected Characters and Villains in Dick Tracy.” NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics 57(1): 63-68.
“Stephen D. Krashen’s “Monitor Theory” and Its Five Hypotheses.” Mosaic 10(3): 6-8.
“Linguistic Commentary in Italian Proverbial Language.” Proverbium 26: 305-322.
“Language Games: A Semiotic Analysis.” In: T. J. Prewitt and W. Morgan (eds.). Semiotics 2007. Ottawa: Legas. Pp. 116-128.
“Popular Culture and Langugage – A Semiotic Analysis.” In: J. Deely and L. Sbrocchi. Semiotics 2008. Ottawa: Legas. Pp. 252-261.
Review Article. Romance Linguistics 2006. Lingua 119: 509-516.
Review Article. Italian Clitics: An Empirical Study. Lingua 119: 1762-1766.
Selected Articles in Refereed Books
1987: "Recent Trends in Hispanic Linguistics." In Current Trends and Issues in Hispanic Linguistics, ed. by L. Studerus, 1-32. Dallas, TX: Summer Institute of Linguistics/Arlington, TX: University of Texas at Arlington. Pp. 1-32.
1988: "Metaphor and Cognition: A Review Essay." In: Metaphor, Communication, and Cognition, ed. by Marcel Danesi. Toronto: Victoria College, University of Toronto, pp. 9-22. Widely reprinted and influential article.
"National Language Academies: The Hierarchical Aspect of Goals in Language Planning." In: Global Demands on Language and the Mission of the Language Academies, ed. by John Lihani, 183-189. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky. Nuessel - 11
"Old Age Needs a New Name." In: Patterns Across the Disciplines, ed. by S. Hirschberg, 553-557. New York: Macmillan. Reprint.
1989: "Innovative Classroom Techniques: The Rule of Teacherand Learner." In Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Applications to Italian as a Second Language, ed. by V. Cechetto, G. Colussi, and M. Danesi, 148-179. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Biblioteca di Quaderni d'Italianistica.
1991: "The Integration and Assessment of Puzzles and Games in the Second Language Curriculum. Conference Proceedings, ed. by C. Cicogna, M. Danesi, and A. Mollica. Editions Soleil, pp. 26-45.
"Foreign Language Testing Today." Assessing Foreign Language Proficiency of Undergraduates, ed. by R. V. Teschner. Issues in Language Program Diaction, vol. II. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, pp. 1-20.
1992: “Metafora, Comunicazione, e Cognizione”, A cura di M. A. Pinto, and M. Danesi. Roma: Bulzoni, 1992, pp. 37-52.
1993: "Games and the Teaching of Italian: Overview, Assessment, Recommendations" In: L2 and Beyond, ed. by V. Adamantova, L.G. Sbrocchi, and R. Williamson, 95-106. (with Caterina Cicogna).
"Vico and Contemporary Linguistics." In Giambattista Vico: Contemporary Perspectives, ed. by M. Danesi. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
"Language and Current Work in Cognitive Linguistics." In: Vico and Anglo-American Science, Philosophy, and Writing, ed. by M. Danesi, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
"Linguistic Correlates of Japan-Bashing." In Language in Contemporary Society, ed. by J. Levitt, L.R.N. Ashley, and K.H. Rogers, 332-342. 1993.
"Future Directions for Research in the Media Depiction of Older Adults: A U.S. Perspective." In: Images of Aging in Western Society. Ed. C. Hummel and C.J. Lalive D'épinay. Geneva: Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Geneva, 1995.
"The Semiotics of Esperanto." In: J. Levitt, L.R.N. Ashley, and K.H. Rogers (eds.), Constructed Languages and Language Construction, 66-78. New York: Cummings and Hathaway.
1997: "The Literary Dialect of René Marqués’s La Carreta." Festschrift for Bohdan Saciuk. R.M. Hammond and M. MacDonald (eds.). West Lafayette, IN: Learning Systems, Inc.Pp. 189-199.
1998: "A selected review of research on political, social, and economic language problems during the past twenty years: analysis, categorization, implications for the future." In Language and Communication in the New Century, ed. by Jesse Levitt, Leonard R.N. Ashley, and Wayne H. Finke, pp. 109-123.
"Creativity in later life: a semiotic perspective." In Semiotics 1998, ed. by C.W. Spinks and John Deely, pp. 32-39.
1999: "Proverbs and metaphoric language in second-language acquisition." In Studies in Applied Psychosemiotics, ed. by T. Slama-Cazacu, Renzo Titoen, and Marcel Danesi, pp. 157-178.
"Linguistic Theory and discourse in Don Quijote." In Advances in Hispanic linguistics. Vol.1, ed. by Javier Gutiérrez-Rexach and Fernando Marténez-Gil. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. Pp. 248-264. Nuessel - 12
"The Computational Model of Linguistic Theory." In: J.C.W. Spinks and John Deel (eds.), Semiotics 1998. (published in 1999). pp. 128-139.
2000: "The use of Metaphor to Comprehend and Explicate Scientific Theory." In: P. Perron, et al. Semiotics as a Bridge Between the Humanities and the Sciences, pp. 479-500.
"Philosophical Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Linguistic Theory." In T. Sebeok et al. (eds.), Semiotics and Information Sciences. Ottawa: Legas, pp. 133-154.
"Thomas A. Sebeok and Semiotics." In: M. Danesi (Ed.), The Invention of Global Semiotics: A Collection of Essays on the Life and Work of Thomas A. Sebeok. Pp. 51-66. Ottawa: Legas.
"Linguistics, Language and the Law." In: C.W. Spinks and J. Deely (eds.) Semiotics 1999 pp. 185-196.
2001: "Thomas A. Sebeok: A Review of His Contributions to Semiotics." In: S. Simpkins and J. Deely (Eds.), Semiotics 2000: "Sebeok’s Century." Pp. 3-17. Ottawa: Legas.
2002: "Bilingualism, Code-Switching, and Lexical Borrowing in Hispanic Literature." In: L.R.N. Ashley and W. Finke (eds.), Languages Across Borders, pp. 71-84. East Rockaway, NY: Cummins & Hathaway.
2003: "Translation: A Semiotic Perspective." In: Scott Simpkins and John Deely (eds.) Semiotics. Ottawa: Legas. Pp. 311-324.
"Proverbs and Metaphoric Language in Second-Language Acquisition." In: W. Mieder (ed.) Cognition, Comprehension, and Communication: A Decade of North American Proverb Studies (1990-2000). Schneider Verlag, Hohengehren. Pp. 395-412. Reprint.
"Old Age Needs a New Name: But Don’t Look for It in Webster’s." In: S. Hirschberg a T. Hirschberg (eds.) Reflections on Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp 417-422.Reprint.
2004: "Errors in Medical Prescriptions: A Semiotic Perspective." In T.J. Prewitt and J. Deely (eds.). Semiotics. Pp. 60-75. Ottawa: Legas Press.
2005: "Language as/and Identity." In: R. Williamson, L. G. Sbrocchi & J. Deely (eds.) Semiotics 2003: Semiotics and National Identity. Ottawa: Legas. 2005, 354-366.
2007: "Virtual Augusto Ponzio." In: S.Petrilli (ed.). Philosophy of Language as the Art of Teaching. Bari: Edizioni del Sud. pp. 205-211.
"The 'Nuessel-Stewart Ageism Rating Instrument': Literature Review, Format, Implementation, Recommendations for Usage." In: W. H. Miller (Ed.), Advances in Communications and Media Research. New York: Nova Science Publishers. Pp. 29-51.
"Collecting: A semiotic perspective." In: S. Monahan, B. Smith and T. Prewitt (eds.), Semiotics 2004/2005. Ottawa: Legas. Pp. 218-232.
2008: “Language Games in Literature.” In: M. Danesi & A. A. Ianucci (Eds.), The Semiotics of Writing. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.
2009 “Susan Petrilli Named Thomas A. Sebeok Fellow of the Semiotic Society of America.” Sign Systems Studies 36 (2): 521-525.
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A Note on the Names of Selected Characters and Villains in Dick Tracy.” NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics 57(1): 63-68.
“Stephen D. Krashen’s “Monitor Theory” and Its Five Hypotheses.” Mosaic 10(3): 6-8.
“Linguistic Commentary in Italian Proverbial Language.” Proverbium 26: 305-322.
“Language Games: A Semiotic Analysis.” In: T. J. Prewitt and W. Morgan (eds.). Semiotics 2007. Ottawa: Legas. Pp. 116-128. (13 pp.)
“Popular Culture and Language – A Semiotic Analysis.” In: J. Deely and L. Sbrocchi. Semiotics 2008. Ottawa: Legas. Pp. 252-261.
Review Article. Romance Linguistics 2006. Lingua 119: 509-516.
Review Article. Italian Clitics: An Empirical Study. Lingua 119: 1762-1766.
2010-2011:
1. Article. “Cyberspeak, Netspeak and Textspeak for Spanish.” Mosaic 11(1): 15-18. .
2. Article. “Humphrey Tonkin kaj Language Problems and Language Planning”. In: D. Blanke and U. Lins (Eds.). La arto labori kune. Rotterdam: Universal Esperanto Association. Pp. 47-50.
3. Article. “Curricular Changes for Spanish and Portuguese in a New Era: The College and University.” Hispania 93(1): 119-122.
4. Article. “A Note on Names for Energy Drink Brands and Products.” NAMES 58(2): 102-110.
5. Article. “Animals in Spanish Proverbial Language.” Proverbium 27: 221-244.
6. Article. “Teaching and Assessing Italian Culture in North America.” Italica 87(1): 37-68.
7. Article. “Proverbial Language as Applied Metaphor.” In: T. J. Prewitt and W. Morgan (eds.). Semiotics 2009. Ottawa: Legas. 407-415.
8. Review Article. J. Clancy Clements. The Linguistic Legacy of Spanish and Portuguese: Colonial Expansion and Language Change. Lingua 120: 766-770.
9. Review Article. P. J. Masullo et al. (Eds.). Romance Linguistics 2007. Lingua 120: 1845-1849.
10. Article. “I nomi italiani”. Cultura e comunicazione 3: 47.
11. Article. “A Note on the Names of Mathematical Problems and Puzzles.” NAMES 59(1): 57-60.
12. Article. Succinct History and Overview of US Sociolinguistics.” In: Edmund T. Spencer (Ed.), Sociolinguistics. New York: Nova Science. Pp. 119-135.
13. Article. “Titles: A Semiotic Perspective.” In; K. Haworth, J. Hague and L. G. Sbrocchi (Eds.). Semiotics 2010: The Semiotics of Space. Ottawa: Legas. Pp. 242-252.
14. Article. “Workshop on Semiotics, Cognitive Science and Mathematics.” Fields Notes: Publication of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. 11(3): 6, 18.
15. Review article. “Victoria Welby and the Signific Movement.” Semiotica 184: 279-299.
16. Review article. “Poinsot and semiotics.” Semiotica 185: 263-277.
17. Review article. “Vowel prosthesis in Romance: A diachronic study.” Lingua 121: 561-565. Nuessel - 14
18. Review article. “Romance languages: a historical introduction.” Lingua 1564-1567.
Selected Refereed Encyclopedia Entries
2002: "Language about Aging." In: David J. Ekerdt (Ed.), Macmillan Encyclopedia of Aging. Pp. New York: Macmillan. Vol. 3: 759-765.
2006: "Figurative Language: Semiotics". In: K. Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, 2ned.Oxford: Elsevier. V. 4: 446-459.
"Emblems". In: K. Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier. Vol. 4:125.
"Language: Semiotics". In: K. Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier. V.6:665-679.
"Pictography: Semiotic Approaches". In: K. Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier. V.9:591-599.
"Semiology vs. Semiotics". In: K. Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier. V.11:193.
2007: “Interlinguistics.” In Polimetrica: The Language of Science. Ed. By G. Sica. Milano. Online Encyclopedia. http://www.polimetrica.eu/site/?cat+6
Selected List of Papers Presented
More than 200 papers presented at professional meetings since 1973. Complete list available. The following is a selected listing of those presentations that reflect the academic areas in which I work, as well as major conferences. The conferences include the Modern Language Association, The American Association of Teachers of Italian, American Association for Italian Studies, The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Gerontological Association of American, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, and others. The following selected list of papers represent the following areas in which I work.
Semiotics (the science of the study of signs and their various cultural manifestations) Linguistics applied to the study of literature Research on the Italian philosopher of language, Giambattista Vico Neuropedagogy and the a application of neurolinguistics to second-language acquisition (cognitive perspectives on second-language acquisition) Gerontology and geriatrics humanistic study of the process of aging which has resulted in the development of three Humanities Division courses on aging (Minority Perspectives on Aging, Humanities Perspectives on Aging, and Creativity in Later Life). The latter won a Metroversity Award in 2002 for innovative course work. Ageism, prejudice and discrimination against older adults. Metaphor Research Onomastics [the study of names] Paremiology (the study of proverbial language from a cognitive linguistic perspective)
Selected List of Refereed Papers at Professional Meetings
"The Spanish Conjunction Que - Some Theoretical Considerations." Comparative Romance Linguistics Section of the MLA, December 28, 1974. Nuessel - 15
"An Overview of Syntactic Theories Applied to Spanish 1968-1979." AATSP August 14, 1979, Toronto, Canada.
"Current Trends and Issues in Spanish Syntax." University of Kentucky, April 25, 1980.
"Disagreement in Spanish." Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. University of Kentucky. April 1982. "Concrete Culture in the Classroom." Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages & Literatures. University of Cincinnati. May 13, 1983.
"Literary Manifestations of Kinesics." International Linguistic. Association. New York University. March 10, 1984.
"National Language Academies: Processes and Goals in Language Planning." University of Kentucky, April 26, 1985.
"The Commercial Enterprise: The Depiction of Elders in the Media." The Gerontological Society of America, November 23, 1985 (with Gretchen Batra, Boston University). New Orleans, LA.
"A Recent History of Hispanic Linguistics." University of Oklahoma. Norman, OK, February 16, 1988.
"Humanistic Perspectives on Aging." Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Chicago, IL, March 4, 1988.
"Defining the Cultural Characteristics of Esperanto Literature." Modern Language Association. New Orleans, LA. December 29, 1988.
"Territorial Disputes Depicted on Postage Stamps." Conference on Latin American Popular Culture. Michigan State University. April 15, 1989.
Invited Speaker. "Recent Studies on Generative Spanish Linguistics." American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. August 12, 1989.
"Designations for Planned Languages." American Name Society, Lexington, KY. November 11, 1989.
"Guidelines for the Objective Evaluation of Italian Textbooks." American Association of Teachers of Italian. November 19, 1989.
"Linguistic Research Agenda for the 1990s." Esperanto Studies Association, Modern Language Association. Washington, DC. December 1989.
"The Semiotics of Ageism." Toronto Semiotic Circle. March 10, 1990.
"Hispanic Linguistics: A Research Agenda for the 1990s." American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Miami, FL, August 15, 1990.
"The Integration of Music into the Italian Curriculum." Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian. Nashville, TN. November 19, 1990. (Co-presentation with Dr. Caterina Cicogna, Consulate General of Italy.)
"CALL in the Italian Curriculum: Advantages and Disadvantages." American Association of Italian Studies. Ann Arbor, MI. April 1991.
"Pedagogical Applications of the Bimodal Model of Learning through Visual and Auditory Stimuli." Third Annual Purdue University Conference on Romance Languages, Literatures and Film. October 5, 1991. (With Caterina Cicogna, Consulate General of Italy.)
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"Postage Stamps as Pedagogical Instruments in the Italian Curriculum." Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, November 24, 1991. Washington, DC. (With Caterina Cicogna, Consulate General of Italy.)
"The Teaching of Italian in Canada." Presentation at University Language Teaching Research Unit. Keynote Address, June 14, 1992.
"Linguistic Correlates of Japan-Bashing." International Conference on Geolinguistics. October 30, 1992.
"Techniques for Teaching Writing in the Elementary and Intermediate Italian Class." American Association of Teachers of Italian, November, 1992 (with Caterina Cicogna).
"Metaphors and Aging." Modern Language Association. December, 1992.
"The Use of Humor as a Teaching Aid in Training Students Concepts and Principles of Gerontology." Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, March 5, 1993. Louisville, KY (with Van Stewart, School of Dentistry).
"Neuropedagogy: Applications to the Teaching of Italian." The Canadian Society for Italian Studies. May 30, 1993. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (with Caterina Cicogna).
"Writing in the Elementary and Intermediate Italian Course: Theory, Practice and Assessment." Romance Languages Conference at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. October 8, 1993 [with C. Cicogna].
"Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary in the Elementary and Intermediate Italian Class." Annual Association of the Teachers of Italian Conference. San Antonio, TX, November 21, 1993 [with C. Cicogna].
"Women's Contemporary Surnaming Patterns." Annual Meeting of the American Name Society, December 27, 1993. Toronto, Ontario.
"Krapp's Last Tape: A Literary Exemplar for the Discussion of Gerontological and Geriatric Issues." Annual meeting of Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Cleveland, Oh, March 12, 1994.
"Writing in the Elementary and Intermediate Spanish Class: Theory, Practice, and Assessment." Annual meeting of The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. August 10, 1994. Philadelphia, PA.
"Incorporating Metaphoric Competence in the Elementary and Intermediate Italian Curriculum through Proverbial Language." Romance Languages Conference October 15, 1994 (with C. Cicogna).
"Samuel Beckett's Rockaby: A Literary Exemplar for the Discussion of Gerontological and Geriatric Issues." Gerontological Society of America, November 20, 1994.
"Humanistic Perspectives on Aging: Change and Continuity in a Humanities Course One Decade After Its Introduction." Paper presented at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. February 25, 1995. Fort Worth, TX.
"Linguistics: Its Role Effective Interdisciplinary Communication Strategies." 17th annual Interdisciplinary Health Team Conference, September 15, 1995. Pittsburgh. (with V. Stewart)
"Pragmatic Competence: A Review of Selected Italian Pedagogical Grammars." October 7, 1995. Purdue University.
"The Semiotics of Esperanto." CUNY Graduate Center. October 13, 1995.
"Literary Exemplars of Illness: A Strategy for Personalizing Geriatric Case Histories in Clinical Settings." November 16, 1995. Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles. (with V. Stewart)
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"A Minority Humanistic Perspective on Aging Course: Rationale, Prospectus, Recommendations." Paper presented at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. March 2, 1996. Philadelphia, PA.
"Vico on Language and Linguistics." Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the American Association of Italian Studies. April 12, 1996. St. Louis.
"The Representation of Sound in Hispanic Literature." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. August 9, 1996. Orlando, FL.
"Communication with and by the Geriatric Patient: Literature Review, Assessment, and Recommendations." 18th Annual Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Conference. September 27, 1996. St. Paul, MN. (with Arthur Van Stewart).
"The Development of Diverse Reading Skills in the Italian Curriculum: Materials, Assessment, Recommendations." Annual AATI Meeting. November 23, 1996. Philadelphia, PA. (with C. Cicogna).
"The ‘Nuessel-Stewart Ageism Rating Instrument’: Literature Review, Format, Implementation, Recommendations for Usage." Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. February 21, 1997. Boston, MA (with Van Stewart, School of Dentistry).
"Vico’s Views on Language and Linguistics." Purdue University. October 10, 1997.
"Linguistic Commentary in Don Quijote." American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Nashville, TN. November 1997.
"A Selected Review of Research on Political, Social and Economic Language Problems during the Past 20 Years: Analysis, Categorization, Implications for Future Research." Conference on Language and International Communication in the New Century. Baruch College of CUNY. October 17, 1997.
"Creativity in Later Life in the Humanities: Literature Review, Case Histories, Behavioral Patterns." 22nd Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America. Louisville, KY. October 24, 1997.
"Humanistic Creativity in Later Life: Literature Review, Case Histories, Recommendations, and Course Proposal." 50th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 17, 1997. Cincinnati, OH. (with A.V. Stewart)
"Ancillary Textbooks for the First- and Second-Year Italian College and University-Level: A North American Perspective." Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian. November 22, 1997. Nashville, TN. (with G. Colussi Arthur).
"Strategies for Teaching Italian at the Elementary and Intermediate Level: Poetry." Canadian Society of Italian Studies. May 30, 1998. University of Ottawa. (with C. Cicogna)
"Communication and Gender in an Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Setting." Presentation at 20th Annual Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Conference. September 18, 1998. Williamsburg, VA. (with Arthur Van Stewart, School of Dentistry).
"Linguistic Theory and Discourse in Don Quijote." Presentation at 2nd Annual Spanish Linguistics Colloquium. October 11, 1998. Ohio State University.
"The Computational Model of Linguistic Theory." Presentation at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America. University of Toronto. October 18, 1998.
"The Use of Proverbial Language in the Elementary and Intermediate Italian Classroom." Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian. November 21, 1998. Chicago, IL.
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"The Depiction of Older Adults and Aging in the Comics Pages: A Content Analysis of the Comics Sections of Two Midwestern Urban Newspapers." Presentation at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Philadelphia, PA. November 23, 1998. (with Arthur Van Stewart, School of Dentistry).
"Using Humor as an Adjunct to Teach Principles of Geriatrics and Gerontology." 25th Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. February 26, 1999. (with Arthur Van Stewart, School of Dentistry). St. Louis, MO.
"PRIME TIME": The Integration of the Content of a Weekly Newspaper Column on Aging into the Gerontology Curriculum." 25th Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. February 27, 1999. (with Arthur Van Stewart, School of Dentistry). St. Louis, MO.
"Rethinking the "Stages" of Social Aging: Use Vertical Integration as an Alternative Conceptual Framework for Understanding Aging in the Twenty-First Century." 25th Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. February 27, 1999. (with Arthur Van Stewart, School of Dentistry, and Jacqueline E. Fisher, mental health therapist). St. Louis, MO.
"Principles of Language and Communication that May Impact on Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Effectiveness." 21st Annual Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Conference, September 25, 1999. Louisville, KY. (with Van Stewart, School of Dentistry).
"The Depiction of Women in Italian Proverbs." October 8, 1999. 11th Annual Romance Languages Conference. Purdue University.
"Linguistics, Language and the Law." 24th Annual meeting of the Semiotic Society of America and the American Legal Studies Association. Pittsburgh, PA. October 29, 1999.
"Pedagogical Grammars." Symposium on Describing, Theorizing, and Teaching Grammar: Spanish Towards the 21st Century." November 5, 1999. Ohio State University.
"Advice to Older Adults: A Content Analysis of Letters to and Responses by ‘Ann Landers’." 52nd Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 21, 1999. San Francisco. (with Van Stewart, School of Dentistry).
"Developing and Using a Discipline-Focused Mini-Palmore Quiz on Aging." Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. February 25, 2000. Myrtle Beach, SC. (with Van Stewart, School of Dentistry, Lawrence Gettleman, and Jacqueline Fisher).
"Using a ‘Swinging Gate’ Approach to Teaching Students about Concepts in Aging." Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. February 25, 2000. Myrtle Beach, SC. (with Lawrence Gettleman, Barry Ceridan, Van Stewart, School of Dentistry).
"Senior Citizen Perceptions of Dentist Training in Geriatrics." American Association of Dental Schools Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. (with Arthur Van Stewart and Jacqueline Fisher).
"Suggestions for the Development of Pragmatic Competence in Elementary and Intermediate Programs." Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian Studies. April 15, 2000. New York, NY.
Thomas A. Sebeok: A Review of His Contributions to the Interdiscipline of Semiotics. Paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Semiotic Society of America. Purdue University. September 28, 2000.
The Use of the Italian Newspaper for the Development of Diverse Reading Skills: Recommendations, Resources, and Assessment. Paper read at the 12th Romance Languages Conference. Purdue University. October 14, 2000.
Bilingualism, Code-Switching, and Lexical Borrowing in Hispanic Literature. Conference of Languages Across Borders. Baruch College of CUNY. October 20, 2000.
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"Teaching Principles of Gerontology in an Interdisciplinary ‘Growth, Development and Aging’ Course." Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. San José, Ca. February 24, 2001.
"Translation: A Semiotic Perspective." 26th Annual meeting of the Semiotic Society of America. October 19, 2001. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
"Issues in Learner-Centered Language Acquisition: The Italian Curriculum. 78th Annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian. November 17, 2001. Washington, DC.
"Older Adults and Aging in Italian Proverbs." 54th Annual meeting of the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. April, 2002. Lexington, KY.
"Learner-Centered Language Instruction in the Italian Curriculum." Canadian Society for Italian Studies. May, 2002. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
"Prescription Medication Errors: A Semiotic Perspective." 27th Annual meeting of the Semiotic Society of America. San Antonio, TX. October 17, 2002.
"The Use of Proverbial Language in the Teaching of Italian." Annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian. November 7, 2002. University of Toronto.
"Articulation and Collaboration: Literature Review and Recommendations." AATSP Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL August 2, 2003.
"Language as/and Identity." October 9-12, 2003. University of Ottawa. 28th Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America.
"Literary Dialect in Spanish as a Technique to Teach Linguistic Principles and Language Variation." Annual AATSP, Acapulco, México. July 30, 2004.
"The Workbook in Italian Elementary Language Programs." November 19, 2004. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Chicago, IL (with Enza Antenos-Conforti, Montclair State University, NJ).
“Cultural Proficiency Guidelines: An Ad Hoc Task Force for Project Objectives and Design”. AATI/AAIS Meeting in Taormina, Sicily. May 23, 2008. (with others on the Task Force).
“Disagreement in Spanish. AATSP Meeting in San José, Costa Rica. July 10, 2008.
“Pop(ular) Culture – A Semiotic Perspective”. Semiotic Society of America, Houston, TX October 16, 2008.
“Introduction for Susan Petrilli (University of Bari, Italy). Winner of the 2008 Sebeok Fellow Award. (I served as Chair of the Committee with Kalevi Kull and Floyd Merrell).
“Italian Cultural Proficiency: Assessment of Students’ Knowledge, Understanding, and Personal Dispositions” ACTFL. Orlando, FL. November 21, 2008. (with Colleen Ryan-Scheutz).
“The Representation of Older Adults and Aging in Italian Proverbial Language.” AATI Meeting in Lecce, Italy May 30, 2010
2011
1. “The Representation of Mathematics in the Media.” Invited Presentation at the Workshop on Semiotics, Cognitive Science and Mathematics. Fields Research in Mathematical Sciences. Toronto, Canada. Website: http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/ This is the most prestigious mathematical institute in North America. Every four years, it awards the Fields Medal for Mathematical Excellence, which is considered the Nobel Prize in mathematics. March 14, 2011. Toronto. Invited paper.
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2. “Introducing the Revised AP Language and Culture Exam. Erice, Sicily, Italy. AATI Conference. May 28, 2011.
3. “The Meaning of Animals in Spanish Proverbial Language.” AATSP Meeting, July 6, 2011. Washington, DC.
4. “The New Free Response Sections of the Italian AP Language and Culture Exam. Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ. 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. October 21, 2011. Invited paper.
5. “Workshop on AP Italian Free Response Questions.” 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Montclair State University. Montclair, NJ. October 21, 2011. Invited workshop.
6. “Marcel Danesi and Semiotics.” Presidential Address. Semiotic Society of America. Pittsburgh, PA. October 29, 2011. As President of the SSA, I gave the Presidential Address.
7. “Vico on Language and Linguistics.” AATI Meeting. Denver, CO. November 18, 2011.
Selected List of Invited Papers
"Current Trends and Issues in Sociolinguistics." University of Illinois at Chicago. Invited Paper. April 11, 1984.
"Negative Portrayal of Elders in the Media." Boston University. Invited Paper. June 21, 1984.
"Current Trends and Issues in Hispanic Linguistics." Keynote Address. University of Texas at Arlington. February 5, 1986.
Invited Speaker. "Innovative Classroom Techniques: The Role of Teacher and Learner." Keynote Speech. International Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada--"Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition Research and Methodology: Applications to ISL (Italian as a Second Language)." October 13, 1988.
Invited Speaker. "The Role of CALL in Second Language Education." Seminar "CALL on Your AV: Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Audio-Visual Technology in Second Language Methodology." University of Toronto, February 23, 1989.
"Evaluating Textbooks: Process, Criteria, Opportunity for Curricular Review." University of Toronto Language Teaching Atelier. March 8, 1990.
"Language and Current Work in Cognitive Linguistics." Vico and Anglo-American Science, Philosophy and Writing, an International Symposium. Toronto, Ontario, June 15, 1990.
"The Integration and Assessment of Puzzles and Games in the Second-Language Curriculum." International Conference on Problem-Solving, University of Toronto, September 29-30, 1990. Keynote speaker.
"Proverbial Language." Lecture. Italian Applied Linguistics. Faculty of Education. University of Toronto. March 19, 1991. 2 hours.
"Proverbs and Metaphoric Language in Second Language Acquisition." International Association of Applied Psycholinguistics, Toronto, July 20, 1991.
"Ageism, Language, and Culture." American Geolinguistic Society, Columbia University, New York, October 19, 1991.
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"Images of Older Adults in the Media." Trent University, Peterbrough, Ontario, Canada. Trent University International Conference on "Images of Aging." May, 1992.
"Recent Perspectives on Metaphor." International Conference on Literary Semantics, University of Kent at Canterbury, England, August, 1992.
"Onomastic Studies: Trends and Issues." Canadian Society for the Study of Names. May 30, 1993. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Invited Speaker.
"Future Directions for Research in the Media Depiction of Older Adults: A U.S. Perspective." Conference on Images of Aging II. Sponsored by the University of Geneva, Switzerland, Sierre, Switzerland, July 3, 1993.
"The Use of Metaphor to Comprehend and Explicate Scientific Theory." University of Toronto. November 4, 1995. Keynote Speaker.
"The Good Language Learner and the Good Language Teacher." Invited lecture. March 19, 1997. University of Toronto.
"Giambattista Vico’s Views on Metaphor." 2nd International Conference on Literary Semantics. September 1, 1997. University of Freiburg, Germany.
"Philosophical Revolutions and Twentieth Century North American Linguistic Theory." Presentation at Conference on Semiotics and the Information Sciences. October 15, 1998. University of Toronto.
"Current Trends and Issues in Italian Linguistics, Methodology and Pedagogy." Conference on L’insegnamento della lingua e della cultura italiana nelle scuole e nelle università. May 7, 2000. Brock University. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
"Word Games and Their Literary Manifestations." March 8, 2003. University of Toronto. Conference on the Semiotics of Language and Writing.
“Incorporating Proverbial Language into the Spanish Curriculum.” AATSP Meeting, Albquerque, NM July 11, 2009. (with April Marshall)
“Proverbial Language as Applied Metaphor.” Semiotic Society of America. Cincinnati, OH. October 16, 2009.
“Ad Hoc Task Force on Italian Cultural Proficiency Guidelines in Italian.” ACTFL/AATI. San Diego. November 20, 2009. (with Colleen Ryan-Scheutz and Elissa Tognozzi).
“Linguistic Commentary in Italian Proverbial Language.” ACTFL/AATI. November 21, 2009. San Diego.
“Cocoliche: An Italo-Argentine Dialect.” Scrittura letteraria, semiotica e responsibilità. University of Salento. May 31, 2010. (Seminar with Carlo Augieri, Augusto Ponzio, Susan Petrilli, Cosimo Caputo = University of Bari and University of Salento).
“The Depiction of Older Adults and Aging,” AATI Meeting in Lecce, Italy. May 27, 2010.
“Cyberspeak, Netspeak, and Textspeak in Spanish.” AATSP Meeting in Guadalajara, MX. July 13, 2010. (with April Marshall).
“Titles: A Semiotic Analysis.” Semiotic Society of America Meeting. Louisville, KY. October 21, 2010.
“The Depiction of Women in Italian Proverbial Language.” Emilio Goggio. Lecture, Dept. of Italian Studies. Univ. of Toronto. November 12, 2010. Invited Lecture.
“Understanding Italian Cyberspeak: Some Pedagogical Perspectives.” AATI/ACTFL Meeting. Boston, MA. November 21, 2010.
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“The Representation of Mathematics in the Media”. Fields Institute for Mathematical Research. Toronto. Invited Lecture.
“Marcel Danesi and Semiotis” Semiotic Society of America. Presidential Address. October, 2011. Pittsburgh, PA.