17.407, Confs: General Ling/Brisbane, Australia

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Subject: 17.407, Confs: General Ling/Brisbane, Australia

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Date: 02-Feb-2006
From: Andrea Schalley < andrea.schalley at une.edu.au >
Subject: Australian Linguistics Institute 2006 

	
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Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:25:47
From: Andrea Schalley < andrea.schalley at une.edu.au >
Subject: Australian Linguistics Institute 2006 
 



Australian Linguistics Institute 2006 
Short Title: ALI 2006 

Date: 10-Jul-2006 - 14-Jul-2006 
Location: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 
Contact: Andrea Schalley 
Contact Email: andrea.schalley at une.edu.au 
Meeting URL: http://www.ali2006.une.edu.au/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Language Description; Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Syntax; Typology 

Meeting Description: 

ALI 2006 is a selection of 12 intensive courses presented by world experts in their fields. It's a unique opportunity for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, professional linguists, and language professionals to upgrade their knowledge and skills in key areas of linguistics. 

- COURSES -

Many courses in ALI 2006 are on the theme 'Language and Cognition', while others focus on language typology, acquisition, and aspects of linguistic theory.
	
Each course consists of five 90 minute sessions, running Monday through Friday. Three sets of courses will be running in parallel, so participants can attend a maximum of four courses. Confirmed topics and presenters are as follows.

    * Cognitive linguistics
      John Taylor (University of Otago)
    * Combinatory grammar and natural cognition
      Mark Steedman (University of Edinburgh)
    * L2 syntax: Age dependent effects
      Bonnie Schwartz (University of Hawai'i)
    * Language and genetics
      Brian Byrne (University of New England)
    * Language and thought
      Lera Boroditsky (Stanford University)
    * Logic in child language acquisition
      Stephen Crain (Macquarie University Centre for Cognitive Science)
    * Morphology and lexical representations
      Andrew Spencer (University of Essex)
    * NonPamaNyungan languages of Northern Australia
      Nicholas Evans (Melbourne University)
    * Papuan languages
      William Foley (University of Sydney)
    * Semantics masterclass
      Anna Wierzbicka (Australian National University)
    * Understanding typological distribution
      Balthasar Bickel (University of Leipzig)

We are also working on the inclusion of a course on the topic 'Bilingualism: cognitive aspects'. The presenter for this topic will be announced shortly.

- REGISTRATION -

DEADLINE: 	Early Bird: 26 May 2006; General: tba

FEES:		  	 			
Early Bird (up to 26 May 2006):
 		Regular 	 	AU$ 400
 		Postgraduate Students 	AU$ 300
 		Undergraduate Students 	AU$ 200

General (from 26 May 2006):
		Regular 	 	AU$ 450
  		Postgraduate Students 	AU$ 350
		Undergraduate Students 	AU$ 250

Information on *how* to register will be available at http://www.ali2006.une.edu.au/registration.php at a later time.

- CONTACTS -

Website: http://www.ali2006.une.edu.au/
Email:	Prof. Cliff Goddard, cgoddard at une.edu.au , or Dr Andrea Schalley, andrea.schalley at une.edu.au

- ORGANISERS AND SPONSORS -

ALI 2006 is organised by the Language and Cognition Research Centre of the University of New England (http://www.une.edu.au/arts/LangCog/ ). It is supported by the Australian Linguistic Society (http://www.als.asn.au/ ).

- LINQ 2006 -

ALI 2006 is part of LinQ 2006 'Linguistics in Queensland', a series of five high-profile linguistic events to be held in July 2006 at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. For more information, cf. http://www.linq2006.une.edu.au/ .





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