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Talks on Linguistics
in honour of Neil Smith's retirement



This day of talks took place on 20 September 2006.

For some of the talks you can now download the slides or handout.
Soon we will also post some photos of the day's events on this page.


  PROGRAMME
13.00 Welcome (Valerie Hazan)
13.10 David Barton:
The Smithian approach to child language research: Is it a form of autoethnography?
13.45 Barbara Dodd:
Why lellow lollies? [slides (PDF)]
14.20 Geoff Pullum:
Render unto syntax the things which are syntax. [handout (PDF)]
14.55 TEA BREAK
15.10 Karen Froud:
Schizophrenia as a disorder of thought, or language? Evidence from brain and behavioral investigations. [slides (PDF)]
15.45 Michael Brody:
Agreement, the Martian view
16.20 Alex Perovic:
Knowledge of Grammar in Williams Syndrome
16.55 BREAK

17.10
17.25
17.40
Tributes to Neil:
Deirdre Wilson
Presentations
Jack Mapanje
17.55 Neil