<div dir="ltr"><div><p>Ever wondered why Buenos Aires Spanish <em>sounds</em> a little different? This talk explores how mass Italian immigration may have left its mark not only on the vocabulary of Argentinian Spanish, but its melody as well—specifically, how Spanish speakers in Buenos Aires use pitch and intonation and how that differs from "typical" Spanish. What does "typical" mean anyway here? We’ll dive into that as well.  Come to discover the surprisingly musical side of language and what happens when two languages collide.<br><br></p><p>Join us October 28, 2026 in the Alumni Conference Room, in the ACC, from 12 - 1 P.M.</p><p><br></p><img src="cid:ii_muoe0fhd0" alt="LAS event flyer - Fall 2026 - Erica Miller - Argentinian Spanish.jpg" width="419" height="542" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><b><font size="4" face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Kirstin Menoff</font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px">ANT/GWS/LAS/AAS</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px">Administrative Assistant 1</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px">318 Beaumont Hall/102 Hawkins Hall</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px"><span style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><font color="#000000">(o) </font></span><font color="#000000">518-564-3003</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px"><font color="#000000">(f) 518-564-3010</font></div><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/" title="SUNY Plattsburgh Link" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);line-height:18px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;display:block;margin:0px;font-weight:bold" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/suny-plattsburgh-email-logo.png" width="200" height="40" alt="SUNY Plattsburgh Logo" style="vertical-align:middle;border-style:none;margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;display:block"></p></div></div></div></div>