Csaba Pleh
Cognitive Science Group
Department of Psychology
Attila Jozsef University, Szeged
Petofi sgt 30-34, 6722 Hungary
Phone: (36)(62) 454000, extension 3273
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1. Postdoctoral positions: Salk Institute
2. Cognitive Science Society news
3. Second International Conference on the Mental Lexicon
4. L2 verb argument query
5. Workshop and Call for Papers: Spoken Word Access Processes (SWAP)
6. Bridges Conference
7. Third International Conference on Cognitive Modelling
8. CybErg 1999
9. NTT database series (Lexical properties of Japanese)
10. Graduate Research Fellowships: Rutgers, Newark.
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1. Postdoctoral positions: Salk Institute
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER ASL AND THE BRAIN
The Salk Institute has an immediate opening for an additional
Deaf or Hearing Post Doctoral Researcher in the Laboratory for
Cognitive Neurosciences to join a team of scientists
investigating how the brain processes sign language. The
applicant will work with a team whose primary focus is on the
language and cognitive functions of deaf signers. Native or near
native knowledge of American Sign Language is important. Strong
candidates will have a Ph.D., and research experience in
cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology, or related field. The
capacity for interdisciplinary research is required. Salary
dependent on background, education, and research experience.
Please send letter of interest, resume, and names of three
references by: E-mail: lthomas(a)salk.edu put łjob opening˛ in
subject line or write to: Dr. Ursula Bellugi, Laboratory for
Cognitive Neuroscience, the Salk Institute for Biological
Studies, 10010 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. For
information on the Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience, visit
our website:
http://bvox.salk.edu. EOE.
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE
LINKING COGNITION, BRAIN AND GENE: EVIDENCE FROM GENETICALLY
BASED DISORDERS
The Salk Institute is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join a
team of scientists investigating the biological foundations of
cognitive functions and their representation in the brain.
Ongoing studies of cognitive functions including language,
spatial cognition, social skills as well as brain structure and
function. Applicant will take part in and supervise
neuropsychological testing, data analysis, manuscript
preparation, data base, and coordination of studies across
levels. Salary commensurate with background and research
experience. EOE.
Postdoctoral Fellow Job Requirements Ph.D. with research
experience in cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology,
experimental psychology or related fields. Data base and
Macintosh experience desirable. Leadership qualities and
publications preferred.
Please send resume, letter of interest and three letters of
reference by: E-mail: lai(a)salk.edu, put "job opening" in the
subject line or send to: Dr. Zona Lai or Dr. Ursula Bellugi,
Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience, The Salk Institute for
Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA
92037.
For more information on the Laboratory for Cognitive
Neuroscience, visit our website:
http://bvox.salk.edu
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2. Cognitive Science Society news
From: Colleen Seifert <seifert(a)umich.edu> Cognitive Science
Society Newsletter
COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER July, 1999
CONFERENCE PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE!
1999 Annual Meeting
The twenty-first annual meeting will be held August 19th, 20th,
and 21st (Thursday through Saturday), 1999, at Simon Fraser
University in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prof. Martin Hahn is
serving as conference chair. The proceedings will be available
both in print and on the web through Lawrence Erlbaum. This
year, a day of tutorials (partly sponsored by the Office of Naval
Research) and workshops (partly sponsored by the cognitive
science program at Indiana University through the NSF) precedes
the conference, and special interestgroup meetings will be held.
For more information, send email to "cogsci99(a)sfu.ca"or visit the
conference web site, located at
http://www.sfu.ca/cogsci99/
Governing Board Nominations Please send your nominations for up
to four members to serve two six-year terms filled annually
(email to cogsci(a)umich.edu). Nominations must be receiv ed by
August 15. The current board of governors includes Larry
Barsalou, Micki Chi, Jeff Elman (Chair-Elect), Susan Epstein,
Martha Farah, Ken Forbus, Dedre Gentner, Jim Greeno, Alan
Lesgold, Douglas Medin, Mike Mozer, Vimla Patel, Kim Plunkett,
Colleen Seifert, and Paul Thagard (Chair). The board will meet
in Vancouver to discuss conference policies and future sites,
publications, membership, an undergraduate student society, and
ways to facilitate research in cognitive science. We welcome your
ideas, questions, and comments via email and at the Business
Meeting held at the conference.
SIGs This year's Cognitive Science conference will explore the
possibility of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in Cognitive
Science. SIGs are an important component of many scientific
societies, providing a mechanism for networking and collaboration
of researchers interested in a particular area. Two SIGs have
already been proposed (on Educational Dialog, and Human Centered
Design of Computing Environments) but others are welcome. The
meetings at the conference will be informal, and there is no fee
or early signup required. If you would like more information
contact: Brian Fisher at fisher(a)cs.ubc.ca
Cognitive Science Journal Our long-time publisher, Ablex Press,
has merged its operations with JAI Press, and now merged again
with Elsevier. Executive Editor Jim Greeno and current editors
Robert Jacobs, Ray Gibbs, and Kurt van Lehn solicit your
recommendations for an editor to fill in for Mark Steedman.
Also, if you are experiencing problems with your subscription,
please contact the society office at 734-429-9248 or send e mail
to "cogsci(a)umich.edu"
Reprint Permissions A reminder: The society holds the copyright
for materials published in the journal and in the proceedings of
the annual meeting, and grants their use at no charge given the
authorsB9 permission. Please contact the society office to
request reprint permissionsfor the journal (published by
Elsevier) and proceedings (published by Erlbaum), andNOT the
publishers.
Future Conferences The 22nd annual meeting will be held August
12-15, 2000 at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and
co-chaired by Aravind Joshi & Lila Gleitman. The 2001
meetingwill take place at Edinburgh University in Scotland, and
will be chaired by Keith Stenning. If youB9d like to consider
hosting a conference at your university,please contact the
societyoffice for more information.
Society Web Page "Latest news" is posted weekly, along with
funding opportunities, employment ads, conference announcements,
and links to related societies, journals, and programs. Please
check the page regularly for updates. If you would like to post
an announcement,send email to "cogsci.umich.edu" or visit
http://www.umich.edu/~cogsci/
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3. Second International Conference on the Mental Lexicon
From: Helene Kaufman <kaufmanh(a)magellan.umontreal.ca>
CALL FOR PAPERS
Second International Conference on the Mental Lexicon Montreal,
Canada - October 18-20, 2000
HOSTED BY: the MCRI Mental Lexicon Project Research Group the
Institut universitaire de geriatrie de Montreal (the former
Centre hospitalier Cote-des-Neiges) the Departement de
linguistique et de traduction, Universite de Montreal the
Department of Linguistics, McGill University
SPONSORED BY: The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
of Canada
INVITED SPEAKERS: Paul Kiparsky (Stanford University) Laurie Beth
Feldman (University at Albany, SUNY and Haskins Laboratories)
LOCAL ORGANIZER: Gonia Jarema (Universite de Montreal and
Institut universitaire de geriatrie de Montreal)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Gary Libben (University of Alberta), chair
Cristina Burani (University of Rome) Wolfgang Dressler
(University of Vienna) Eva Kehayia (McGill University) Dominiek
Sandra (University of Antwerp)
The Second International Conference on the Mental Lexicon is
soliciting abstracts for paper and poster presentation that bear
on the question of how words are represented in the mind (in
terms of their phonological, orthographic, morphological,
syntactic and semantic properties), how they are linked to one
another, and how they are accessed during language use. We
welcome submissions of theoretical, psycholinguistic,
neurolinguistic, computational and neuroimaging research.
The conference will be held at the Institut universitaire de
geriatrie de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (http//:
www.iugm.qc.ca).
Selected papers will be published in 2001 in a special issue of
Brain and Language.
HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS Abstracts should not exceed 750 words
(including references). Conference participants can be listed as
first author on no more than one paper.
Electronic submission (preferred): As e-mail text or MS Word
attachment. e-mail your abstract to:
kaufmanh(a)magellan.umontreal.ca
Hard copy submission (if necessary): 1 copy with your title,
author name(s), affiliation(s), correspondence address and
telephone and fax numbers, and 5 copies with the title only, for
blind review. Faxed copies will NOT be accepted. Send hard copies
to: Helene Kaufman Centre de recherche Institut universitaire de
geriatrie de Montreal 4565 chemin Queen Mary Montreal, Quebec H3W
1W5 CANADA
Submissions must be RECEIVED by April 3, 2000. Authors will be
notified of acceptance or rejection by e-mail by the end of May.
Please indicate your preference for paper or poster presentation.
Note that platform and poster sessions will not be scheduled in
parallel to allow participants to attend all sessions.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CONFERENCE WILL IMMEDIATELY PRECEDE THE
ACADEMY OF APHASIA MEETING, OCTOBER 21-24, 2000, MONTREAL
For more information on the conference, please contact the Local
Organizer: e-mail: jarema(a)ere.umontreal.ca
phone: 514-340-3540, ext. 4138 fax: 514-340-3548
or the Conference Coordinator: kaufmanh(a)magellan.umontreal.ca
phone: 514-340-3540, ext. 4004 fax: 514-340-3548
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4. L2 verb argument query
From: Hamideh Marefat <marefat(a)chamran.ut.ac.ir> Subject: query
Would it be possible for the members of this net
(psycholinguistics) to let me know if there is any paper
regarding acquisition of the verb argument structure in L2? I
appreciate any response in advance. yours marefat
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5. Workshop and Call for Papers: Spoken Word Access Processes
(SWAP)
From: James McQueen <James.McQueen(a)mpi.nl>
Subject: Workshop Announcement and Call for Papers -- Please Post
Workshop Announcement and Call for Papers
SPOKEN WORD ACCESS PROCESSES (SWAP)
Monday 29th May -- Jonkerbosch Conference
Centre Wednesday 31st May 2000
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
http://www.mpi.nl/world/swap
Organisers: James McQueen and Anne Cutler
Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics
Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD Nijmegen
The Netherlands
james.mcqueen(a)mpi.nl anne.cutler(a)mpi.nl
SWAP is supported by the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung
der Wissenschaften, and is a European Speech Communication
Association (ESCA) Tutorial and Research Workshop
The SWAP workshop will focus on the process by which the speech
signal is mapped onto the mental lexicon during spoken word
recognition. Central themes will be the nature of prelexical
representations, the nature of lexical representations, the
mapping of the speech signal onto the lexicon, the process of
phonemic decision-making, and whether there is feedback from
lexical to prelexical levels of processing.
The workshop will consist of talks by invited speakers and poster
presentations. The invited speakers are:
Ellen Bard Paul Luce Janet Pierrehumbert
Cynthia Connine William Marslen-Wilson Mark Pitt Alain
Content Dominic Massaro Peter Roach Jeff Elman
Joanne Miller Arthur Samuel Carol Fowler
Terry Nearey Richard Shillcock Uli Frauenfelder
Sieb Nooteboom Michael Tanenhaus Gareth Gaskell
Dennis Norris Jean Vroomen Steve Goldinger
Christophe Pallier Doug Whalen John Kingston
Pienie Zwitserlood
This call is to solicit submissions for poster presentations.
Authors should prepare abstracts (no more than 400 words) on a
SWAP theme, and submit one copy, by mail or e-mail (plain ASCII
text only), by 26th November 1999. Paper or electronic
submissions received after 26th November will not be considered.
Each abstract should have a title, and a full list of authors,
with affiliations. The corresponding author should provide their
full name and address, their email address, and their fax and
phone numbers.
Please send abstracts to:
Rian Zondervan Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics
Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD Nijmegen, The Netherlands
rian.zondervan(a)mpi.nl
Places at the SWAP workshop are limited. Abstracts will be
reviewed by the organizers and the Scientific Committee (Ellen
Bard, Joanne Miller, Dennis Norris, Arthur Samuel, Jean Vroomen
and Pienie Zwitserlood). Notification of acceptance for poster
presentation will be sent out before the end of this millenium.
Written versions of all contributions (both talks and posters)
will be published in Conference Proceedings, which will be made
available at the workshop. Authors whose posters are accepted
will be required to submit a four-page proceedings paper by March
31st, 2000. A paper copy (four pages of double-column text,
including tables, figures and references, on A4 or US-letter) and
an electronic copy will be required by this date. Further
details of paper presentation format (and poster presentation
format) will be sent out with the notification of acceptance.
All contributors will be required to register for SWAP by March
31st, 2000. A registration form will accompany the notification
of acceptance. The registration fee will cover accommodation on
the nights of Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th May, and full board
(Monday lunch and dinner; Tuesday breakfast, lunch and dinner;
Wednesday breakfast and lunch). Registration fees will depend on
choice of accommodation. Per person: Full Student Room with
en-suite bathroom (single occupancy): NLG 525 NLG 430 Room
with en-suite bathroom (2 people sharing): NLG 475 NLG 380
Room without en-suite bathroom (single occupancy): NLG 485 NLG
390 Room without en-suite bathroom (2 people sharing): NLG 435
NLG 340
[NLG 1 2.203 Euros]
ESCA members will receive a discount of NLG 100 on their fee,
ESCA student members will receive a discount of NLG 35.
Additional accommodation will also be available on the nights of
Saturday 27th, Sunday 28th and Wednesday 31st May. Prices
(including breakfast), per person, per night:
Room with en-suite bathroom (single occupancy): NLG 95 Room
with en-suite bathroom (2 people sharing): NLG 70 Room without
en-suite bathroom (single occupancy): NLG 75 Room without
en-suite bathroom (2 people sharing): NLG 50
Further Information:
http://www.mpi.nl/world/swap
The SWAP website contains this call for papers, and will be
regularly updated, to include the registration form, information
on paper and poster presentation, information on travelling to
and from Nijmegen and the conference site, and provisional and
final programs as they come available. Further enquiries may be
made to Rian Zondervan, Max-Planck-Institute for
Psycholinguistics, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD Nijmegen, The
Netherlands; rian.zondervan(a)mpi.nl.
Important Dates:
Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: 26th
November 1999 Notification of Receipt of Abstracts:
3rd December 1999 Notification of Acceptance:
31st December 1999 Deadline for Receipt of Papers and for
Registration: 31st March 2000 SWAP Workshop:
29th-31st May 2000
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6. Bridges Conference
From: Reza Sarhangi <sarhangi(a)jinx.sckans.edu>
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE ANNOUNCES THE SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
BRIDGES: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science JULY
30 - AUGUST 1, 1999
Suggested Topics: Fractals, Math and Music, Tessellations,
Geometry in Quilting M.C. Escher Work, Math and 3-Dimensional
Art, Origami, Mathematics and Architecture, Computer-Generated
Art, Math and Art in Culture, Art in Hyperbolic Geometry
Dear Colleague and friend,
I would appreciate it if you would share the following
information with your friends and colleagues. Your attendance
matters to us.
Best regards, Reza Sarhangi
The mornings will be devoted entirely to General Sessions. In
the afternoons, participants will have choices among special
sessions and workshops.
In the program, the presenter of any joint paper is indicated by
an asterisk(*).
A chair has been selected for each session. We are very greatful
to them for their help to run the conference. It is the duty of
the chair of each session to keep it on schedule, and to
introduce the speakers. Everyone's cooperation and support will
be appreciated. Speakers should meet with the chair in advance
to provide him or her with a paragraph of introduction.
While 15 minutes is provided between talks for questions, breaks
and changing rooms, at the discretion of the chair, the session
may be extended up to 5 minutes, by advance request. However, it
is vital that at least 10 minutes be preserved for changing
rooms, as talks in each session must start on time.
All presentation rooms are equipped for use of overhead
projectors, slide projectors, VCR-TV's or Video/computer
projectors, and sound systems. If you will be using one of our
slide projectors, please provide your own projector trays with
your slides pre-loaded and in place. If you are planning to use
laptop computer projectors in your presentation, you will need
to check with the session Chair or Conference Director, at least
one day in advance to insure it's availability.
While the workshops were conceived and designed to benefit
teachers, we recommend that each attendee should seek the best
combination of workshops and special sessions for his or her
individual needs and interests.
At the conclusion of each workshop, those present may complete an
evaluation form on its effectiveness, with any ideas for
guidelines in designing future Bridges workshops.
Participants who are seeking graduate credit must meet with the
Workshop Coordinator in advance to obtain required materials.
Full program and further details can be seen at:
http: //www.sckans.edu/~math/
http://www.sckans.edu/~bridges/
Reza Sarhangi, Ph.D. Chair, Mathematics Department Southwestern
College 100 College Street Winfield, KS 67156
E-mail: sarhangi(a)jinx.sckans.edu Tel: (316) 221-8373 Fax: (316)
221-8224
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7. Third International Conference on Cognitive Modelling
From: ritter(a)psychology.nottingham.ac.uk
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: ICCM-2000
Third International Conference on Cognitive Modelling
Groningen, Netherlands, 23-25 March 2000, with optional tutorials
on 22 March
Contributions are invited for the Third International Conference
on Cognitive Modelling, to be held at the University of Groningen
from 23 to 25 March 2000. This series of meetings was founded to
encourage international, inter-disciplinary co-operation in the
field of cognitive modelling. The first meeting, held in Berlin
in November 1996, attracted about 60 researchers from Europe and
USA working in artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology,
computer linguistics and philosophy of mind. The second meeting,
held in Notthingham in April 1998, was equally successful with an
attendance of around 70 researchers.
Submissions are welcome on any aspect of the computer modelling
of human cognition, but preference will be given to work which
describes both a running computer model and its comparison to
empirical data.
Further information about this Call, about the format for
submissions, and about the Conference itself can be found at the
conference Web site:
http://tcw2.ppsw.rug.nl/iccm/
Contributions can take the form of papers, posters, proposals for
symposia, or tutorials.
PAPERS
Papers can be submitted electronically to
J.Aasman(a)research.kpn.com in one of the following formats: -
Plain text - pdf - html - Word 7 Put ICCM in the subject line of
you email. Submissions will be confirmed within 3 workdays. Your
submission should arrive before 5pm on 15 December 1999. Since
the final paper consist of no more than 8 pages, restrict your
submission to around 4000 words or less if you include figures.
For the final submission hardcopy is required: email and fax
submissions are not acceptable. Papers should include a cover
page giving the name and contact information of the first author,
and stating any requirements for audio-visual equipment. The
paper itself should consist of not more than 8 sides of A4 or US
(8.5" x 11") paper, set in 10 point type in two columns. For
detailed formatting instructions, sample pages, and templates for
word processing, please consult the Web page as given above.
POSTERS
Work can be submitted as a poster which for any reason is better
presented as a poster than as a written paper and talk. To
submit a poster, please send an abstract of up to two pages (1000
words) using the same guidelines as under papers. Authors of
accepted posters will be invited to address the audience for
three minutes as part of a "poster mania" session, in order to
whet the audience's appetite and encourage them to visit the
poster.
SYMPOSIA
By a symposium, we mean a session of related work on a particular
topic. The session can take any of several different forms: some
short presentations followed by a discussion, a panel discussion,
a debate, and so on. The length of a symposium session is
flexible, but by default would be 90 minutes. If you would like
to organise a symposium, send us a proposal outlining your ideas
and the names of the contributors, by no later than 1st December.
If the proposal is accepted, we will work with you to try to
ensure the success of the symposium, but you will be responsible
for arranging and running it.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Cognitive modellers tend to work in many areas of cognitive
science. In order to promote coorperation in these areas, we're
planning a number of Special Interest Groups on a number of
themes. The idea is to have modellers in specific areas discuss
the main problems they have encountered and possible solutions to
these problems. Possible areas are: - Complex skill acquisition -
Language - Cognitive Development - Implicit learning - Human
Computer Interaction - Eye and hand coordination and external
tasks - and so on If you have any ideas for themes, please
contact the organizers. We'll include the final list in the call
for participation, and will schedule those SIG's for which there
is sufficient interest.
TUTORIALS
There will be one-day tutorials offered on various cognitive
modeling techniques. If you would like to organize a tutorial,
please contact one of the organizers as soon as possible.
PROCEEDINGS
Papers will be published in proceedings that will be handed out
at start of the conference.
Important dates: --------------- Paper or poster: to ARRIVE by
5 pm on 15 December 1999 Decision: by 27 January 2000
Revised version: by 24 February 2000
Send submissions to: ------------------- Jans Aasman:
J.Aasman(a)research.kpn.com
For enquiries, contact:
Niels Taatgen: niels(a)tcw3.ppsw.rug.nl Jans Aasman:
J.Aasman(a)research.kpn.com
-- Frank.Ritter(a)nottingham.ac.uk + 44 (115) 951-5292 (office,
will bounce to an answerphone) + 44 (115) 951-5324 (fax)
Psychology U. of Nottingham
http://www.psychology.nottingham.ac.uk/staff/ritter/ Nottingham
NG7 2RD England
After 1 October 1999: ritter(a)ist.psu.edu + 1 (814) 865-4453
(office) 865-5604 (fax) School of Information Sciences and
Technology
http://www.ist.psu.edu 512 Rider Building, 120 S.
Burrowes St. Penn State University Park, PA 16801-3857
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8. CybErg 1999
From: Leon Straker <istraker(a)info.curtin.edu.au> Subject:
ergonomics/human factors conference Status: R
Dear Colleagues,
If you are interested in ergonomics then don't miss THE
international ergonomics conference of the year - CybErg 1999:
The Second International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics 15th
September - 15th October.
If you haven't arranged airline tickets and accommodation don't
worry - because CybErg 1999 is a totally virtual conference you
can 'attend' from the comfort of your own home/office. All you
need is a computer, web browser (such as Netscape or Internet
Explorer) and internet access. Just think - all the benefits of
discussing leading edge ergonomics research and theory with
international colleagues - without the hassles of airports and
passport control and horrendously expensive hotels!
CybErg 1999 makes participation in an international ergonomics
conference so much cheaper - no airfare, no hotel bill and
registration costs only the grandparents of ergonomics remember
($110 Australian dollars or about 9,000 Yen, 75 Euro, 75 US
dollars)! - and this includes a CD of the proceedings airmailed
to you!
Whatever your interest in ergonomics you are likely to find
papers of interest and relevance - you can see the program at
http://cyberg.curtin.edu.au/ and also check out the special
features of CybErg 1999.
You can register on line 24hrs a day at
http://cyberg.curtin.edu.au/
To ensure your CD of the proceedings arrives before the start of
the conference please register by 20th August.
Regards, Dr Leon Straker Chair, CybErg 1999
Dr Leon Straker Senior Lecturer in Ergonomics Curtin University
of Technology Selby Street, Shenton Park, WA 6008, AUSTRALIA
telephone +61 8 9266 3634 fax +61 8 9266 3636 email
mailto:L.Straker@info.curtin.edu.au www
http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/physio/pt/staff/straker/
Visit the CybErg site to prepare to participate in CybErg
1999
http://www.curtin.edu.au/conference/cyberg
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9. NTT database series (Lexical properties of Japanese)
From: Shigeaki Amano <amano(a)avg.brl.ntt.co.jp>
NTT database series Nihongo-no Goitokusei (Lexical properties of
Japanese)
Shigeaki Amano and Tadahisa Kondo (NTT Communication Science
Laboratories)
An essential lexical database for people in psychology,
psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, acoustics, linguistics,
natural language processing, audiology, speech therapy and
related fields is released in October '99 from NTT Communication
Science Laboratories (via Sanseido publisher). The database
provides a basis for psycholinguistic research in Japanese. The
number of entries in the database is extensive and each word or
character is described in great detail. This is the most
extensive, reliable, and practical tool for academic research in
Japanese. Based on the entries in SHINMEIKAI KOKUGO JITEN (4th
edition), this database consists of eight sub-databases on
various characteristics of over 80,000 Japanese words and the
characters (JIS X0208) which make up these words. The paper
version contains all the relevant statistics in an easy-to-read
format. The CD-ROM includes a search program for the data, and
the sound files which were used in rating word familiarity.
It is strongly recommended to make a reservation as soon as
possible to get the database, because very small number of copies
are printed. It might be very difficult to obtain the databse in
the future. To make a reservation, please fill the order form at
the bottom and send it to Ms. Takano (tkn(a)sanseido-publ.co.jp,
tel +81-3-3230-9443, fax +81-3-3230-9547) in Sanseido publisher.
Full details are available at
http://www.sanseido-publ.co.jp/publ/NTT_english.html
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10. Graduate Research Fellowships: Rutgers, Newark.
From: stephen jose hanson <jose(a)psychology.rutgers.edu>
PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM- Newark Campus GRADUATE RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIPS. Fall 99 & Fall 00. The graduate program in COGNITIVE
SCIENCE and COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE seeks students for FALL 99 &
FALL 00.
Interested applicants from Psychology, Computer Science or
Cognitive Science undergrad programs are encouraged to apply.
These fellowships are competitive and provide comprehensive
training in computation, neuro-imaging and cognitive
science/perception research.
Please send enquiries and applications to Professor S. J. Hanson,
Chair, Department of Psychology Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
07102. Please make an Email enquiry to
gradpgm(a)tractatus.rutgers.edu also please see our web page for
more information on the graduate faculty and program
http://www.psych.rutgers.edu