Spring Term 2023

The ISLE talks are held onsite with occasional online talks by speakers from abroad. We will inform you about any changes that may arise due to COVID-19 measures.

Information for UZH staff and students regarding the coronavirus outbreak

The ISLE colloquium is a joint event organized with the NCCR Evolving Language and the Brain & Cognition colloquium in Geneva. It takes place on Tuesdays from 12:15 - 13:30.

Please contact us if you would like to participate in the meeting or discuss any ISLE-related topic or ongoing study.

Timetable

 

Date

Organized by

Location

Topic

Presenter

21.02.23

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28.02.23

ISLE

AFL-F-121 

«The role of child-directed speech in first language acquisition and language evolution» (abstract)

Morgane Jourdain (University of Zurich)
07.03.23

ISLE 

AFL-F-121  «Computational models for lexical innovation» (abstract) Lonneke van der Plas (Idiap Research Institute)
14.03.2023

ISLE

AFL-F-121  «Metaphors in the light of language acquisition and language change» (abstract)

Mila Feuerstein, Kim Gfeller (University of Zurich)

21.03.23

ISLE / NCCR

(online)

AFL-F-121 

«A skeptic’s perspective on primate vocal communication and the language origin debate» (abstract)

Julia Fischer (Universität Göttingen)
28.03.23

ISLE

AFL-F-121   

«The birth of language: On the compositional strategies of complex melodies in baby sounds» (abstract)

Kathleen Wermke (Universitätsklinikum Würzburg)

04.04.23

TFF Concepts Workshop Evolution

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11.04.23

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--- Easter holidays ---

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18.04.23

Speech Unit Workshop

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25.04.23

ISLE

AFL-F-121 

«The production perception link - functions and theoretical perspectives»

(abstract)

Alexis Hervais-Adelman

02.05.23

ISLE

AFL-F-121 

«The role of (working) memory for language»

(abstract)

Klaus Oberauer (Department of Psychology, University of Zurich)

09.05.23 ISLE / NCCR / B&C (online) online only (Geneva)

«Invasive neurophysiology to elucidate the neural correlates of speech»

(abstract)

Pierre Mégevand

16.05.23

ISLE / NCCR / B&C

(online)

online only (Geneva)

«Investigating semantics above and beyond language: a clinical and cognitive neuroscience approach»

Valentina Borghesani

23.05.23 ISLE AFL-F-121  tba Richard Hahnloser (ETH Zurich)
30.05.23 ISLE / NCCR AFL-F-121  tba Lindell Bromham (Australian National University)