The biological foundations of language: Insights from sign language

Subject: The Annual Blackwell/Maryland Lectures Series
When: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:00 PM - Friday, November 13, 2009 12:00 PM
Where: Marie Mount Hall, Maryland Room
Event Type(s) : Lecture

Series title: "The biological foundations of language: Insights from sign language"

Signed languages provide a powerful tool for investigating the nature of human language and language processing, the relation between cognition and language, and the neural organization for language.

Lecture 1 Nov. 11 from 3 to 6pm in the Md room
Sign language and the brain

Lecture 2 Nov. 12 from 3 to 6pm in the Md room
Speaking vs. signing: How the biology of linguistic expression affects language processing

Lecture 3 Nov. 13, 2009 from 10am to 12pm in the Md room
Bimodal bilingualism

FFI see website: www.ling.umd.edu/

Website: www.ling.umd.edu

For more information, contact:
Kathleen M. Faulkingham
Linguistics Dept.
+1 301 405 7002
kathif@umd.edu
www.ling.umd.edu