20.132, Confs: General Linguistics/USA

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Subject: 20.132, Confs: General Linguistics/USA

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Date: 12-Jan-2009
From: Frederick Newmeyer < fjn at u.washington.edu >
Subject: American Association for the Advancement of Science

 

	
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Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:50:55
From: Frederick Newmeyer [fjn at u.washington.edu]
Subject: American Association for the Advancement of Science 

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American Association for the Advancement of Science 
Short Title: AAAS 

Date: 12-Feb-2009 - 16-Feb-2009 
Location: Chicago, IL, USA 
Contact: Frederick Newmeyer 
Contact Email: fjn at u.washington.edu 
Meeting URL: http://www.aaas.org/meetings/ 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Meeting Description: 

The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 

The premier national meeting for communicating scientific research findings to
the public and to scientists in other disciplines. AAAS has a huge variety of
symposia and lectures, including many of interest to linguists. AAAS Section Z,
'Linguistics and Language Sciences', is sponsoring two symposia at the February
meeting in Chicago: 'Embodied Language and Cognition: Brains, Mouths, and Hands'
and 'Languages Without Ancestors'. The following sessions should also be of
interest to many linguists: 'The Evolution of Knowledge Production: Exploring
Creativity, Innovation, and Networks', 'Evolution of Human Attributes',
'Providing Science Advice to the U.S. Congress: Is a New Paradigm Needed?',
'Information and Communications Technology and Sustainable Infrastructure',
'Comparative Cognition: The Science of Mental Evolution', and 'The Origin of the
Human Species'.







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