Loreley M. Wiesemann, PhD

Contact: mail @ loreleywiesemann.com

Research Areas:

Discourse Analysis, Functional Linguistics, Language Acquisition,

English and Spanish Grammar, Computational Linguistics

Education

February 2010:	PhD, Linguistics, Simon Fraser University. Dissertation: The function of Spanish and English relative clauses in discourse and their segmentation in Centering Theory Supervisor: Dr. Maite Taboada
February 2005:	M.A., Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition), Simon Fraser University. Thesis: Complex noun phrases in ESL narratives: Structural and discourse properties Supervisor: Dr. J. Dean Mellow
September 2002:	B.A., Linguistics, Simon Fraser University.
September 2000:	Certificate in Teaching ESL Linguistics, Simon Fraser University.

Academic Awards

Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University, 2009.

President’s PhD Research Stipend, Simon Fraser University, 2008.

Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University, 2007.

SSHRC Graduate Student Travel Award, 2007.

SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Scholarship, 2006-2009.

Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University, 2006.

Nominee for the Graduate Dean’s Medal, Simon Fraser University, 2005.

Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University, 2004.

SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s, 2003-2004.

C.D. Nelson Memorial Graduate Scholarship, Simon Fraser University, 2002-2003.

Nominee for the Gordon Shrum Medal, Simon Fraser University, 2003.

Outstanding Achievement Award, Linguistics Department, Simon Fraser University, 2002.

Open Undergraduate Scholarship, Simon Fraser University, 2001-2002.

Honor Roll, Simon Fraser University, 2001-2002.

TESL Achievement Award, Linguistics Department, Simon Fraser University, 2000.

German Government Book Prize, University of British Columbia, 1998.

Publications

Taboada, M. and L. Wiesemann (in press). Subjects and topics in conversation. Journal of Pragmatics.

Wiesemann, L. (2009). The function of Spanish and English relative clauses in discourse and their segmentation in Centering Theory. Unpublished PhD Thesis. Simon Fraser University.

Taboada, M. and L. Hadic Zabala. (2008). Deciding on units of analysis within Centering Theory. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory, 4 (1), 63-108.

Muntigl, P. and L. Hadic Zabala. (2008). Expandable answers: How clients get prompted to say more during psychotherapy. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 41 (2), 187-226.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2007). The genre of on-line personal ads. In Proceedings of the 22nd Northwest Linguistics Conference, 133-144.

Hadic Zabala, L. and M. Taboada. (2006). Centering Theory in Spanish: A coding manual. Manuscript. Simon Fraser University.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2004). Complex noun phrases in ESL narratives: Structural and discourse properties. Unpublished M.A. Thesis. Simon Fraser University.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2004). Functional factors in the production of relative clauses by native and non-native speakers of English. In Proceedings of the 20th Northwest Linguistics Conference, 23, 362-376.

Presentations

Wiesemann, L. (2009). Towards a systematic segmentation of discourse. Paper presented at ESFLCW09, Cardiff, Wales, UK.

Mellow, J.D., L. Desjarlais, M. Myers, N. Bergen, J. Hack and L. Wiesemann. (2009). Assessing diversity: Measuring grammatical complexity in English, Anihshininiinowin and Tsilhqut’in. Paper presented at CILS Fifth Annual Research Symposium, The University of British Columbia, Canada.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2008). Cohesion in ESL narratives: A Centering analysis. Poster presented at AILA 2008, Essen, Germany.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2007). The segmentation of Spanish relative clauses. Poster presented at REL 07, Cambridge, England, UK.

Taboada, M. and L. Hadic Zabala. (2007). Subjects and topics in conversation. Paper presented at the 10th International Pragmatics Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Mellow, J.D., L. Hadic Zabala, C. Smith, M.K. MacKinnon, M.C. González, and M. Akcar. (2007). Quantifying L2 grammatical development: Implications for measurement and construct validity. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics 2007 Conference, Costa Mesa, California, USA.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2006). Relative clauses: Discourse function and structural realization in ESL narratives. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), University of Washington, USA.

Hadic Zabala, L. and P. Muntigl. (2006). Clients verbalizations of experience: What constitutes a sufficient answer in psychotherapy? Paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Muntigl, P., L. Hadic Zabala and A. Horvath. (2006). Applying linguistic methods to examine the psychotherapy process. Workshop held at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Hadic Zabala, L. and M. Kudo. (2006). Beyond the clause: Centering Theory applied to Natural Language Processing. Poster presented at Open House, Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2006). “I enjoy walks on the beach…” A functional analysis of on-line personal ads. Paper presented at the 22nd Northwest Linguistics Conference (NWLC), Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2005). Relative clauses in Cien Años de Soledad: Segmentation in Centering Theory. Paper presented at the First Annual FHIS Graduate Students Conference, The University of British Columbia, Canada.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2005). The topichood of Spanish passives. Paper presented at the 21st Northwest Linguistics Conference (NWLC), The University of British Columbia, Canada.

Hadic Zabala, L. (2004). Functional factors in the production of relative clauses by native and non-native speakers of English. Paper presented at the 20th Northwest Linguistics Conference (NWLC), University of Washington, USA.

Hadic Zabala, L. and J.D. Mellow. (2003). Longitudinal ESL syntactic development: The cumulation of NP constituent structure. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), University of Arizona, USA.