Conference Information

Full Title:	4th Conference of Scandinavian Association for Language & Cognition

Short Title:	SALC IV
Location:	Joensuu, Finland
Start Date:	12-Jun-2013 - 14-Jun-2013
Contact:	Jussi Niemi
Meeting Email:	click here to access email
Meeting URL:	https://www.uef.fi/salc2013
Meeting Description:	The 4th Conference of the Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC IV) will take place on the Joensuu campus of the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), June 12-14, 2013. The conference will be organized by the Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC), the Finnish Cognitive Linguistics Association (FiCLA) and the UEF language departments. Keynote Speakers: Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen, University of Copenhagen: Forces that shape linguistic structure in sign languages Raymond Gibbs, University of California, Santa Cruz: What does metaphor in language reveal about metaphor in thought? Irene Mittelberg, RWTH Aachen University: The exbodied mind: Cognitive-semiotic principles as motivating forces in gesture Anatol Stefanowitsch, Freie Universität Berlin: Quantitative corpus linguistics and the Usage-Based Model: Natural allies or uneasy partners? Emile van der Zee, Lincoln University: Word learning in Canis Familiaris: What does word learning in other species such as the dog tell us about word learning mechanisms in humans? Conference Fee: Faculty: 180 euros Faculty SALC/FiCLA members: 150 euros Students: 90 euros Student SALC/FiCLA members: 60 euros The fees include coffee/tea and other refreshments, the reception on June 12, and a conference dinner on June 13. The meeting begins on Wednesday, June 14 at 10.00, and ends on Friday, June 16 at 16.15. A preliminary program can be found on the conference website: https://www.uef.fi/salc2013
Linguistic Subfield:	Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics
LL Issue:	23.4680


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