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Note: talks will include 30 minutes of formal presentation with 20 minutes reserved for questions and discussion | |||
===Sunday, February 17, 2008=== | ===Sunday, February 17, 2008=== | ||
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===Monday, February 18, 2008=== | ===Monday, February 18, 2008=== | ||
:: ''Breakfast (8:00am)'' | |||
:: ''Welcome'' by Dan Hruschka (8:30am) | :: ''Welcome'' by Dan Hruschka (8:30am) | ||
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:: ''Session A. Change across Levels'' | :: ''Session A. Change across Levels'' | ||
:: [[Andrew Wedel]] | :: 9:00 - 9:50 [[Andrew Wedel]] | ||
:::: Modeling sublexical contrast maintenance as an emergent effect of lexical category competition | |||
:: | :: 9:50 -10:40 [[Dan Slobin]] | ||
:::: Usage-based language change: Interactions of morphosyntax, lexicon, and pragmatics | |||
:: [[Dan Slobin]] | |||
:: ''Tea Break'' | :: ''Tea Break'' | ||
:: [[Joan Bybee]] | :: 10:55 - 11:45 [[Joan Bybee]] | ||
:::: Mechanisms of change and frequency effects across levels | |||
:: | :: 11:45 - 12:15 Discussant: Paul Smolensky | ||
:: ''Lunch'' | :: ''Lunch'' | ||
:: ''Session B. Engines of Language Change'' | :: ''Session B. Engines of Language Change'' | ||
:: [[ | :: 1:15-1:45 [[Murray Gell-Mann]] | ||
:::: The Evolution of Human Languages Program | |||
:: [[ | :: 1:45-2:25 [[George Starostin]] | ||
:::: The importance of morphology vs. lexicon in micro- and macrocomparative studies | |||
:: ''Tea Break'' | :: ''Tea Break'' | ||
:: [[ | :: 2:40-3:30 [[William Croft]] | ||
:::: What drives language change? | |||
:: [[ | :: 3:30p-4:20 [[Peter Culicover]] | ||
:::: Aspects of a Theory of Grammatical Change | |||
:: | :: 4:20-5:00 Discussant: Marcus Feldman | ||
:: | :: ''Gala dinner together at Coyote Cafe (6:30pm)'' | ||
===Tuesday, February 19, 2008=== | ===Tuesday, February 19, 2008=== | ||
:: ''Breakfast (8:30am)'' | |||
:: ''Session C. Change over Differing Time Scales'' | :: ''Session C. Change over Differing Time Scales'' | ||
:: [[Shana Poplack]] | :: 9-9:50 [[Shana Poplack]] | ||
:::: Variationist tools for the study of language change | |||
:: [[Tania Kuteva]] | :: 9:50-10:40 [[Tania Kuteva]] | ||
:::: On grammaticalization and complexity | |||
:: Tea Break | :: ''Tea Break'' | ||
:: [[Simon Kirby]] | :: 10:55-11:45 [[Simon Kirby]] | ||
:::: Language as an Adaptive System: are models of cultural evolution really modelling change? | |||
:: Discussant: D. Eric Smith | :: 11:45-12:15 Discussant: D. Eric Smith | ||
:: ''Lunch'' | :: ''Lunch'' | ||
:: ''Session D. Next Steps in Modeling Change'' | :: ''Session D. Next Steps in Modeling Change'' | ||
:: [[Russell Gray]] | :: 1:30-2:20 [[Russell Gray]] | ||
:::: On the pleasures and perils of simplicity | |||
:: 2:20-3:10 [[Mark Pagel]] | |||
:::: Promising Avenues for Incorporating Statistical Methods into Models of Language Change | |||
:: ''Tea Break'' | |||
:: [[ | :: 3:30-4:20 [[Jon Wilkins:]] | ||
:::: Probabilistic models of language change | |||
:: 4:20-5:00 Discussant: Tanmoy Bhattacharya | |||
:: | ::''Dinner on your own'' | ||
===Wednesday, February 20, 2008=== | ===Wednesday, February 20, 2008=== | ||
:: ''Breakfast (8:30am)'' | |||
:: ''Session E. Review, Synthesis and Where To Go From Here'' | :: ''Session E. Review, Synthesis and Where To Go From Here'' | ||
:: | :: 9am-10:50am Small group breakout session | ||
:: Tea Break | :: Tea Break | ||
:: | :: 11am-11:30am Discussant: Ray Jackendoff | ||
:: | :: 11:30am-noon Wrap-up discussion | ||
:: ''Lunch'' | :: ''Lunch'' | ||
:: ''Excursions | :: 1pm-4pm ''Excursions'' | ||
:: For those interested, there will be planned excursions to Bandelier Monument or Museum Hill | :: For those interested, there will be planned excursions to Bandelier Monument or Museum Hill | ||
Latest revision as of 23:27, 17 February 2008
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Note: talks will include 30 minutes of formal presentation with 20 minutes reserved for questions and discussion
Sunday, February 17, 2008
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm Welcome reception (Hotel Santa Fe)
Monday, February 18, 2008
- Breakfast (8:00am)
- Welcome by Dan Hruschka (8:30am)
- Introductory Remarks by Chris Wood (8:40am)
- Session A. Change across Levels
- 9:00 - 9:50 Andrew Wedel
- Modeling sublexical contrast maintenance as an emergent effect of lexical category competition
- 9:50 -10:40 Dan Slobin
- Usage-based language change: Interactions of morphosyntax, lexicon, and pragmatics
- 9:00 - 9:50 Andrew Wedel
- Tea Break
- 10:55 - 11:45 Joan Bybee
- Mechanisms of change and frequency effects across levels
- 10:55 - 11:45 Joan Bybee
- 11:45 - 12:15 Discussant: Paul Smolensky
- Lunch
- Session B. Engines of Language Change
- 1:15-1:45 Murray Gell-Mann
- The Evolution of Human Languages Program
- 1:15-1:45 Murray Gell-Mann
- 1:45-2:25 George Starostin
- The importance of morphology vs. lexicon in micro- and macrocomparative studies
- 1:45-2:25 George Starostin
- Tea Break
- 2:40-3:30 William Croft
- What drives language change?
- 2:40-3:30 William Croft
- 3:30p-4:20 Peter Culicover
- Aspects of a Theory of Grammatical Change
- 3:30p-4:20 Peter Culicover
- 4:20-5:00 Discussant: Marcus Feldman
- Gala dinner together at Coyote Cafe (6:30pm)
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
- Breakfast (8:30am)
- Session C. Change over Differing Time Scales
- 9-9:50 Shana Poplack
- Variationist tools for the study of language change
- 9-9:50 Shana Poplack
- 9:50-10:40 Tania Kuteva
- On grammaticalization and complexity
- 9:50-10:40 Tania Kuteva
- Tea Break
- 10:55-11:45 Simon Kirby
- Language as an Adaptive System: are models of cultural evolution really modelling change?
- 10:55-11:45 Simon Kirby
- 11:45-12:15 Discussant: D. Eric Smith
- Lunch
- Session D. Next Steps in Modeling Change
- 1:30-2:20 Russell Gray
- On the pleasures and perils of simplicity
- 2:20-3:10 Mark Pagel
- Promising Avenues for Incorporating Statistical Methods into Models of Language Change
- Tea Break
- 1:30-2:20 Russell Gray
- 3:30-4:20 Jon Wilkins:
- Probabilistic models of language change
- 4:20-5:00 Discussant: Tanmoy Bhattacharya
- 3:30-4:20 Jon Wilkins:
- Dinner on your own
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
- Breakfast (8:30am)
- Session E. Review, Synthesis and Where To Go From Here
- 9am-10:50am Small group breakout session
- Tea Break
- 11am-11:30am Discussant: Ray Jackendoff
- 11:30am-noon Wrap-up discussion
- Lunch
- 1pm-4pm Excursions
- For those interested, there will be planned excursions to Bandelier Monument or Museum Hill