LINGUIST List 30.2119
Mon May 20 2019
Summer Schools: The 17th annual New York-St. Petersburg Institute of Linguistics, Cognition and Culture (NYI-2019) / Russia
Editor for this issue: Sarah Robinson <srobinsonlinguistlist.org>
Date: 18-May-2019
From: John Frederick Bailyn <nyistudents
gmail.com>
Subject: The 17th annual New York-St. Petersburg Institute of Linguistics, Cognition and Culture (NYI-2019) / Russia
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Coordinating Institution: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Website: http://www.nyi.spb.ru
Dates: 15-Jul-2019 - 02-Aug-2019
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Focus: The 17th annual New York-St. Petersburg Institute of Linguistics, Cognition and Culture (NYI-2019) is an interdisciplinary institute focusing on generative linguistics, cognitive science and critical culture/media studies. NYI is open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students from all backgrounds and countries interested in comparative and formal approaches to theoretical linguistics and cognition as well as cultural and media studies. - Students have attended from 50 countries and 60+ Russian cities - Faculty from US, Russian, and other European institutions - All classes in English - Dormitory space and visa support available - Minigrants available for travel costs - Full fellowships available for Russian students
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate
Special Qualifications: open to undergraduate and graduate students in Linguistics, Cultural Studies, and related fields.
Description:
Participants create their own study program from seminars in the following fields:
- Generative Linguistics (Syntax, Semantics, Typology, Morphology, SLA)
- Cognitive Science (Musical Cognition, Language & Mind)
- Cultural Studies (Critical Cultural Studies, Women’s & Gender Studies, Islamic & Religious Studies, Media and Technology Studies, ...)
2019 Linguistics/Cognitive Studies Faculty and courses:
- John E. Drury (Qatar University) “Language and comics”
- John Halle (Bard Conservatory of Music) “Metrical form in music, language and poetry”
- Tania Ionin (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) “Introduction to SLA”
- Ora Matushansky (CNRS, Paris VIII) “Distributed Morphology and small pieces of inflection”
- Asia Pietraszko (University of Rochester) “How languages move their heads”
- Asya Pereltsvaig (Santa Clara University) “Linguistic typology: major constituent order”
- Omer Preminger (University of Maryland) “Introduction to syntax”
- Martin Rohrmeier (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland) “The grammatical structure of music”
- Clemens Steiner-Mayr (Universität Göttingen) “Alternatives in semantics and pragmatics”
- John F. Bailyn (Stony Brook University), Sergei Tatevosov (Moscow State University) “Puzzles in Russian Syntax and Semantics”
For Ling/Cog seminar descriptions, visit:
http://www.nyi.spb.ru/seminars/linguistics A full slate of Cultural & Media Studies also available – see website for details:
www.nyi.spb.ru/seminars/cultural Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
Discipline of Linguistics
General Linguistics
Language Acquisition
Morphology
Neurolinguistics
Semantics
Syntax
Typology
Tuition: 285 USD
Tuition Explanation: US-based students must apply through Stony Brook Study Abroad. All others
apply through the NYI website
Financial Aid: Applications accepted until 31-May-2019
Some mini-grants available for highly-qualified students.
Financial Aid Instructions:
Please ask for financial support at the time of application.
Registration: 15-Feb-2019 to 31-May-2019
Contact Person: NYI Team
Email: nyistudents
gmail.com
Apply on the web: http://www.nyi.spb.ru
Registration Instructions:
online application form + CV
Page Updated: 20-May-2019