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Sun Apr 11 2004

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    Message 1: Centre for Human Communication Science, University College London, Inaugural Conference

    Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:56:41 -0400 (EDT)
    From: bron <bronphon.ucl.ac.uk>
    Subject: Centre for Human Communication Science, University College London, Inaugural Conference


    Centre for Human Communication Science, University College London, Inaugural Conference

    Date: 04-Jun-2004 - 04-Jun-2004 Location: London, United Kingdom Contact: bronwen evans Contact Email: chcucl.ac.uk

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics

    Meeting Description:

    INAUGURAL CONFERENCE CENTRE FOR HUMAN COMMUNICATION, UCL

    The first major event of UCL's new Centre for Human Communication is a one- day conference on June 4th on 'The architecture of the language faculty'.

    Our keynote speaker, Professor Ray Jackendoff, of Brandeis University, President of the Linguistics Society of America, is the 2003 recipient of the Jean-Nicod Prize, and the author of several acclaimed books on language, most recently Foundations of Language (Oxford University Press, 2002). He is particularly admired for his inter-disciplinary take on language issues. He will be speaking on 'Re-interpreting generative grammar'.

    The full programme is:

    Prof. William Marslen-Wilson, FBA, Director, Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge; Professor of Language and Cognition, University of Cambridge. Title: Language in the Mind and the Brain: Insights from the Past Tense

    Prof. Dorothy Bishop, Oxford University: Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology Title : Genes and language

    Prof. John Local, University of York Professor of Phonetics and Linguistics Title: Interpreting phonetic exponents: variable domains and variable relevance

    Prof. Barbara Landau, Todd Professor of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University Title: How do we talk about what we see

    Prof. Richard Wise, Imperial College: Professor of Neurology and Wellcome Senior Research Fellow, Hammersmith Hospital Title: The neurology of language

    Discussants: Prof Annette Karmiloff-Smith, UCL, & Prof. Peter Howell, UCL

    The conference will take place in Beveridge Hall, Senate House, University of London. The day will include lunch, and end with a cocktail reception. There is a small registration fee (�25 for non-UCL, �10 for UCL, and no charge for students), and registration is essential. The conference has been made possible by the generous support of The British Academy, The Laryngograph Trust, The Linguistics Society of Great Britain, and Oxford University Press.

    Full details and a registration form can be found on our web-site, http://www.chc.ucl.ac.uk/conference.