Evolution of Language Workshop

December 5, 2013 - December 6, 2013
Macquarie University

Sydney
Australia

Sponsor(s):

  • ARC Centre for Excellence in Cognition and Disorders, Centre for Language Sciences, Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics

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Evolution of Language Workshop
Sponsored by the ARC Centre for Excellence in Cognition and Disorders, Centre for Language Sciences, Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics

Friday, 6th December 2013
Macquarie University

This workshop is devoted to an in-depth discussion of the origins of language. Among the questions that will be discussed are the following:
What is language?
What aspects of language are unique to humans?
What can language acquisition tell us about language evolution?
How is language represented in the brain?
What function, if any, does language serve?
Were there proto-languages?
Did language evolve gradually or was its evolution a ‘sudden emergent event’?
Is there a gestural origin to language?
What is the relationship between logic and language?
Keynote Speakers

Professor Bob Berwick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Kim Sterelny, Australian National University
Invited Speakers

Emeritus Professor Brian Byrne, University of New England
Associate Professor Drew Khlentzos, University of New England
Dr Richard Menary, Macquarie University
Closing Comments: Professor Katherine Demuth, Macquarie University

Location

Room 1.200 (Lecture Theatre), the Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW Australia

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For more information, including speaker biographies, abstracts and the program, please see the Workshop Webpage.
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Registration is free but space is limited so please register early to guarantee your participation: Registration Form.

Richard Menary [email protected]

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