19.1564, Confs: Cognitive Science/UK

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Date: 13-May-2008
From: Shalom Lappin < shalom.lappin at kcl.ac.uk >
Subject: Human Nature and Language

 

	
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Human Nature and Language 

Date: 05-Jun-2008 - 05-Jun-2008 
Location: London, United Kingdom 
Contact: Matteo Mameli 
Contact Email: matteo.mameli at kcl.ac.uk 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science 

Meeting Description: 

Innate Factors in the Development of Natural Language 

Human Nature and Language

One Day Workshop

When: June 5th 2008, from 10:00am to 5:50pm

Where: Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, Room NG16,  
Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

Speakers: Gary Marcus, Heather Van Der Lely, Shalom Lappin, Matteo Mameli

Programme:

10:00 
Registration

10:20-11:30 
Shalom Lappin (KCL), ''Alternatives to Strong Linguistic Nativism''

11:30-11:50 
Coffee Break

11:50-1:00 
Heather Van Der Lely (UCL), ''Specific Language Impairment  
in Children: Living without a Language Instinct?''

1:00-2:30 
Lunch Break

2:30-3:40 
Gary Marcus (NYU), ''Language as Kludge''

3:40-4:00 
Tea Break

4:00-5:10 
Matteo Mameli (KCL), ''Innateness: Clutter or Cluster?''

5:15-5:45 
Discussion. Panelists: David Papineau (KCL), Gabriel Segal  
(KCL), Sarah Patterson (Birkbeck), Barry Smith (Birkbeck).

Attendance is free. Bring and/or buy your own lunch. For more  
information please write to matteo.mameli at kcl.ac.uk







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