32.2507, Summer Schools: Edinburgh Virtual Workshop on Artificial Language Learning / Scotland

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Subject: 32.2507, Summer Schools:  Edinburgh Virtual Workshop on Artificial Language Learning / Scotland

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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:27:46
From: Alexander Martin [alxndr.martin at gmail.com]
Subject: Edinburgh Virtual Workshop on Artificial Language Learning / Scotland

 

Edinburgh Virtual Workshop on Artificial Language Learning

Host Institution: 
Website: https://www.syncog.ppls.ed.ac.uk/EVWALL/site/index.html

Dates: 04-Oct-2021 - 06-Oct-2021
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Focus: Artificial language learning methodologies
Minimum Education Level: MA


Description:
The artificial language learning (ALL) methodology has been used to explore
the cognitive underpinnings of linguistic universals, providing a robust
method to test linguistic theories through the creation of artificial
languages.

The ALL methodology has been used to explore linguistic research questions in
phonology, syntax and acquisition, such as:

- phonetically-motivated learning biases explaining phonological patterns
- conceptually-motivated biases explaining syntactic patterns
- preferences for simplicity in language learning

Invited speakers from top language programmes in the United Kingdom and the
United States will present their work and help students develop ideas of how
to use this experimental approach in their research.

Students at the PhD level with a strong formal linguistics background who are
looking to add experimental methodologies to their repertoire of methods are
strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in attending, but not sure
if the workshop is for you, please email us at syncog.edinburgh[at]gmail.com
with any queries.


Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                      Language Acquisition
                      Morphology
                      Phonology
                      Psycholinguistics
                      Semantics
                      Syntax

Tuition: 0 GBP

Tuition Explanation: No tuition will be required to attend the workshop.


Registration: 19-Jul-2021 to 01-Sep-2021

Contact Person: Jennifer Culbertson
                Email: syncog.edinburgh at gmail.com

Apply by Email: syncog.edinburgh at gmail.com

Registration Instructions:
Deadline: 1 September 2021, noon UK time.

To enrol, please send your CV and a cover letter describing why you would like
to attend to syncog.edinburgh[at]gmail.com.

Enrolment is completely free.

We will notify applicants of our decisions by mid September.




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