Workshop this October in Copenhagen, Denmark

Psycho- and Neurolinguistic Approaches to the Grammar-Lexicon Distinction

The workshop will be held October 1-3, 2015 at the University of Copenhagen

The distinction (or lack thereof) between lexical and grammatical knowledge can be traced all the way back to Aristotle. Nowadays it is being explored from many different perspectives with many different methodological approaches. The aim of this multi-disciplinary workshop is to bring together psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, linguistics and other disciplines to examine grammar and lexicon in the mind and brain. The workshop will cover:

Various experimental methods for studying grammar and lexicon (e.g. behavioural, EEG/ERP, fMRI, TMS, other...)
Both receptive and expressive aspects of grammar/lexicon, across modalities (writing, speaking, reading, listening)
Grammar and lexicon in both unimpaired and impaired populations (e.g., Specific Language Impairment, dyslexia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, aphasia, other...).

We invite abstracts for 20 minute presentations (+ 10 minutes for discussion).

Submission guidelines for abstracts:

· 500 word limit to abstract (exclusive of references and figures)

· Extended deadline for sending abstracts: June, 1^st 2015

· Notification of acceptance: June, 22^nd 2015

· Submission and contact address: Violaine Michel Lange: msd879@hum.ku.dk

· Abstracts must be submitted in .doc format and with full author lists (not anonymized).

In addition to the 20 minutes presentations, there will be several keynote speakers:

· F.-Xavier Alario, Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive, CNRS & Aix-Marseille Université.

· Roelien Bastiaanse, University Groningen.

· David Caplan, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital.

· Gesa Hartwigsen, Kiel University.

· Yury Shtyrov, Aarhus University.

· Michael Ullman, Georgetown University.

Organizing Committee:

Violaine Michel Lange
Byurakn Ishkhanyan
Kasper Boye

Contact: msd879@hum.ku.dk

More information can be found on the workshop website: http://inss.ku.dk/english/calendar/grammar-vs-lexicon/