LINGUIST List 6.1427

Sun Oct 15 1995

Confs: Interface between Linguistic Knowledge & Cognition

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1. Naoko Kawakita, Confs

 Keio International Conference:
'Interface between Linguistic Knowledge & Cognition'
 1st Circular

Keio research project 'Interface between Linguistic
Knowledge & Cognition' organizes Keio International
Conference in Cooperation with Institute of Cultural &
Linguistic Studies. This conference, which consists of
Forum, Public Lecture and Workshop, will be held as
follows:

Place: Keio University, Mita Campus
Invited speakers: Jerrold Katz CUNY
 Deirdre Wilson UCL
 Ken Wexler MIT
 Liliane Haegeman University of Geneva
 Jane Grimshaw Rutgers University
Language: English
Participation fee: Free

Program (preliminary)
Tuesday, March 26
 9:15 Registration
 9:45 Opening address
10:00-12:30 Forum
 Session 1. 'Grammar and Knowledge'
 Overview: Y. Nishiyama Keio U
 Speakers: J. Katz CUNY
 D. Wilson UCL
 Commentators:
 H. Ishiguro Keio U
 Y. Nishiwaki Keio U
 A. Kikai the Univ. of Tsukuba
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Public lecture 1
 L. Haegeman Univ. of Geneva
16:00-17:30 Public lecture 2
 J. Katz CUNY
17:45-19:30 Wine Party

Wednesday, March 27
 9:00 Registration
 9:30-12:15 Forum
 Session 2. 'Learnability and Cognition'
 Overview: G. Hatano Keio U
 Speakers: Y. Otsu Keio U
 K. Wexler MIT
 Commentators:
 M. Iwata Tokyo Women's Christian Coll.
 H. Hagiwara Tokyo Metropolitan U
 H. Saito Keio U
12:15-13:30 Lunch
13:40-15:10 Public lecture 3
 D. Wilson UCL
15:30-17:00 Public lecture 4
 K. Wexler MIT
17:20-18:50 Public lecture 5
 J. Grimshaw Rutgers U

Thursday, March 28
 9:00 Registration
10:00-12:30 Forum
 Session 3. 'Language and Modularity'
 Overview: Y. Ishii Keio U
 Speakers: J. Grimshaw Rutgers U
 L. Haegeman Univ. of Geneva
 Commentators:
 T. Sakamoto Kyushu U
 S. Ishizaki Keio U
 D. Wilson UCL
 J. Tung Taiwan Normal U
 (tentative)
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:30 General Discussion
 Organizers: Y. Nishiyama Keio U
 G. Hatano Keio U
 K. Wexler MIT
16:30-16:45 Closing address

Friday, March 29
10:00-17:30
(1) Workshop on Language acquisition
 Organizer: Y. Otsu Keio U
 Commentators: K. Wexler MIT
 L. Haegeman Univ. of Geneva
 J. Grimshaw Rutgers U
(2) Workshop on Relevance theory
 Organizers: Y. Nishiyama Keio U
 I. Higashimori Kyoto Women's U
 Commentator: D. Wilson UCL


If you are interested in participating in this conference,
please request us the SECOND CIRCULAR which we are going to
give out in January.

CONTACT ADDRESS
Prof. Yuji Nishiyama
Institute of Cultural & Linguistic Studies,
Keio University
2-15-45, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
108 Japan
tel. 03-3453-4511 ext. 2371/3581
fax. 03-3453-6365
Email: h9350142cc.mita.keio.ac.jp(Miss Kawakita)