We cordially invite you to the next lecture of the BME Cognitive Seminar
Series:
Date & Time: December 5, Monday, 12:00-13:00
Location: BME, XI., Egry József utca 1., T. ép 515.
*Beatrix Burghardt***
Indiana University, USA
*Evidence for the [PATH [PLACE]] linguistic hierarchy from adult
Hungarian language acquisition*
Abstract
This talk reports on the acquisition of directed motion expressions by
adult learners of Hungarian as a second language. Results reveal that L2
learners have access to Universal Grammar during interlanguage
development. Recent cross-linguistic analysis has shown that the
syntactic ordering of adpositions forms a strict hierarchical pattern
where the directional phrase precedes the lower locational phrase (van
Riemsdijk, 1990; Stringer, 2005; Svenonious, 2006). The same analysis
has also been applied toHungarian (Hegedu"s, 2006; Stringer, 2008).
Hungarian provides an interesting testing ground for
acquisitionally-orientated investigations because of its wealth of
spatial expressions, agglutinative character and its rich morphology. In
particular, I bring evidence from second language acquisition in support
of the claim that the layered PP structure is universal, and knowledge
of UG is accessible during L2 acquisition. Original data has been
collected from adult English L1 learners of Hungarian L2 (N=18). I
conducted two forced elicitation production tasks to test expressions of
PATH, i.e. source, goal, location. These include the language-specific
/Pléh-Palotás-Lo"rik Test (PPL) /(2002), and a purposefully designed
original picture series capturing a frog jumping to and from different
types of objects. Learner-produced non- target-like utterances are
systematic and only include the following two types of ordering: (1) in
case of Hungarian postpositions Path is ordered before Place, and the
latter is before the N; (2) in case of locative suffixes the ordering is
reversed, i.e. N is followed by Place, and the latter by Path. These
patterns result in spatial suffix stacking on nouns and postpositions.
Neither pattern is target-like, nor can they be derived from the
learners' L1 English; thus they provide clear evidence that in the
spatial domain UG is available during interlanguage development.
--
Attila Keresztes
Junior Research Fellow
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Dept. of Cognitive Science,
Egry József u. 1, Budapest
1111, Hungary
Tel: +36 1 4633525
PLEASE NOTE: This talk will take place on a different day than usual. Our
seminar room has a limited capacity so please arrive early to ensure you
will get a seat! The talk will start promptly at 5 PM.
The next talk in the CDC Seminar series will be given by:
Sarah-Jane Leslie, Princeton University
Date: THURSDAY, December 8, 2011, 5 PM
Location: Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor
*Generics as cognitive defaults
*
Abstract: Generic sentences express generalizations about kinds, such as
"tigers are striped", "ducks lay eggs", and "ticks carry Lyme disease". I
present and review emerging evidence from adults and children that suggests
that generics articulate cognitively default generalizations -- i.e., they
express basic, early-developing inductive generalizations concerning kinds.
Further evidence suggests that these generalizations don't depend solely on
information about prevalence. For example, "ticks carry Lyme disease" is
accepted, but "books are paperbacks" is not, despite the fact - well-known
and acknowledged by participants - that paperbacks are much more prevalent
among books than Lyme-disease-carrying is among ticks. Similarly, both
adults and preschoolers understand that, e.g., only female ducks lay eggs,
yet they are more likely to accept "ducks lay eggs" than "ducks are
female". Rather than depending solely on information about prevalence,
these primitive generic generalizations are sensitive to a number of
content-based factors, such as whether the property in question is
dangerous or otherwise striking (as in "ticks carry Lyme disease"), or is
an essential or characteristic property of the kind (as in "ducks lay
eggs"). This suggests that our most basic means of forming inductive
generalizations about kinds is not guided by prevalence alone, but also
reflects our nature as learners.
Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
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PLEASE NOTE: This talk will take place on a different day than usual. Our
seminar room has a limited capacity so please arrive early to ensure you
will get a seat! The talk will start promptly at 5 PM.
The next talk in the CDC Seminar series will be given by:
Sarah-Jane Leslie, Princeton University
Date: THURSDAY, December 9, 2011, 5 PM
Location: Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor
*Generics as cognitive defaults
*
Abstract: Generic sentences express generalizations about kinds, such as
"tigers are striped", "ducks lay eggs", and "ticks carry Lyme disease". I
present and review emerging evidence from adults and children that suggests
that generics articulate cognitively default generalizations -- i.e., they
express basic, early-developing inductive generalizations concerning kinds.
Further evidence suggests that these generalizations don't depend solely on
information about prevalence. For example, "ticks carry Lyme disease" is
accepted, but "books are paperbacks" is not, despite the fact - well-known
and acknowledged by participants - that paperbacks are much more prevalent
among books than Lyme-disease-carrying is among ticks. Similarly, both
adults and preschoolers understand that, e.g., only female ducks lay eggs,
yet they are more likely to accept "ducks lay eggs" than "ducks are
female". Rather than depending solely on information about prevalence,
these primitive generic generalizations are sensitive to a number of
content-based factors, such as whether the property in question is
dangerous or otherwise striking (as in "ticks carry Lyme disease"), or is
an essential or characteristic property of the kind (as in "ducks lay
eggs"). This suggests that our most basic means of forming inductive
generalizations about kinds is not guided by prevalence alone, but also
reflects our nature as learners.
Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
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The next talk in the CDC Seminar series will be given by:
Kristine Onishi, McGill University
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 5 PM
Location: Cognitive Development Center at CEU, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor
PLEASE NOTE: Our seminar room has a limited capacity. Please arrive early
to ensure you get a seat! The talk will begin promptly at 5.
* Early understanding of communicative intent in infancy
*
Abstract: Infants seem to understand that others have internal states that
underlie observable behavior. Do they also understand that these internal
states play a role when people communicate with each other? I'll describe
data suggesting they do, and that they also understand some constraints on
the updating of internal states.
Cognitive Science events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
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THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM
Institute of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös University
Address: Múzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest
December Program
7 December (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226
Gábor Etesi
Department of Geometry, Mathematical Institute
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Feynman integrals and the current status of the Continuum Hypothesis
14 December (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226
András G. Benedek
Institute for Philosophical Research, HAS, Budapest
Dynamic Models of the Growth of Knowledge
___________________________________
Abstracts and printable program (poster) are available from the web
site of the Forum: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf (Please feel free to post
the program in your institution!)
The Forum is open to everyone, including students, visitors, and faculty
members from all departments and institutes! Format: 60 minute lecture,
coffee break, 60 minute discussion.
The organizer of the Forum: László E. Szabó
(leszabo(a)phil.elte.hu)
--
L a s z l o E. S z a b o
Professor of Philosophy
DEPARTMENT OF LOGIC, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY
EOTVOS UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST
http://phil.elte.hu/leszabo
Hátha valakit érdekel:
There is an interesting internet course from Standford University on the
topic of language processing. This may be of interest to PhD students.
There will be lectures and homework, all via internet.
See more info at http://www.nlp-class.org/
The course is offered free and online to students worldwide, January
23rd - March 18th 2012, continuing Stanford's forays into large scale
online instruction.
Üdv
István
THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM
Institute of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös University
Address: Múzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest
Elias Zafiris
Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy, Eötvös University
on leave from
Institute of Mathematics, National University of Athens
An Operational Perspective on Sheaves
___________________________________
Abstracts and printable program (poster) are available from the web
site of the Forum: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf (Please feel free to post
the program in your institution!)
The Forum is open to everyone, including students, visitors, and faculty
members from all departments and institutes! Format: 60 minute lecture,
coffee break, 60 minute discussion.
The organizer of the Forum: László E. Szabó
(leszabo(a)phil.elte.hu)
--
L a s z l o E. S z a b o
Professor of Philosophy
DEPARTMENT OF LOGIC, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY
EOTVOS UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST
http://phil.elte.hu/leszabo
The next talk in the CDC Seminar series will be given by:
Kristine Onishi, McGill University
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 5 PM
Location: Cognitive Development Center at CEU, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor
PLEASE NOTE: Our seminar room has a limited capacity. Please arrive early
to ensure you get a seat! The talk will begin promptly at 5.
* Early understanding of communicative intent in infancy
*
Abstract: Infants seem to understand that others have internal states that
underlie observable behavior. Do they also understand that these internal
states play a role when people communicate with each other? I'll describe
data suggesting they do, and that they also understand some constraints on
the updating of internal states.
Cognitive Science events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
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Kedves Érdeklődők!
Az ELTE Kognitív Péntek sorozat következő előadására *ezen a héten* kerül
sor:
2011. november 25. 14:00-15:00, Izabella u. 46., 216 terem:
Nemes Gáspár: Az öregedés és a demencia narrativ konstrukciója -
Elbeszélés, Nyelv, Alzheimer
További előadások ebben a félévben:
2011. december 5. (hétfő!) 14:00-15:00, Izabella u. 46, 305 terem:
Marian Chen: Imitation and emulation: Learning and generalizing from
natural pedagogy
2011. december 16. 12:00-16:00, Izabella u. 46., 216 terem:
Kutatásmódszertani minikonferencia
További részletes információk és absztraktok a megszokott helyen:
https://sites.google.com/site/eltekognitiv/home/elte-kognitiv-pentek
Szeretettel várunk minden Kedves Érdeklődőt!
További szép napot, üdvözlettel:
Garami Linda
ELTE-PPK, Kognitív Pszichológia Tanszék
The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk
(as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Nenad Miscevic (University of Maribor/CEU)
on
`Virtue Epistemology and Armchair Knowledge`
Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, 4.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 412
ABSTRACT
Virtue-epistemology goes with aposterioritiy more cautiously, that the
virtue-theoretic justification of armhcair (intuitional) beliefs is a
structured one, containing important a posteriori elements. The pure
intuition-derived justification might be (to some extent) a priori, but
the full justification will involve heterogenous elements, and bring in
aposteriority. The talk concentrates on John Greco’s proposal a priori
intuition capacity and related ability etc.) Gets a part of its full
justification from other, empirically oriented abilities (prominently
perceptual ones). I want to show that withing Greco’s framework this
seems to be part of the notion of integration. No matter how we
descriptively characterize the integration-ties (possibly as
non-inferential), they contribute to justification, and some of their
crucial components are experiential. This then supports the presence of
an a aposteriori component.