Plenary speakers
Fred Genesee, McGillhttp://www.psych.mcgill.ca/perpg/fac/genesee/fredad.html
Myths and misunderstandings about dual language acquisition
in young learners
There has been growing interest in children who learn language in diverse contexts and under diverse circumstances...
Penelope Brown, MPI, NLhttp://www.mpi.nl/people/brown-penelope
Where and whither? The acquisition of spatial language
in a Mayan culture
Spatial cognition is a crucial part of normal practical and social cognition, and children have to rapidly learn the nature of their spatial world and how to talk about it...
Simon Fisher, OxfordBuilding bridges between genes, brains and language
Genes that are implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders can provide novel insights into neural mechanisms contributing to human spoken language...
Deb Roy, MIThttp://www.media.mit.edu/people/dkroy
A Study of Language Development in Context
Naturalistic longitudinal recordings of child development promise to reveal fresh perspectives on basic questions of language learning...