Events this week (4/26 – 4/30)

This week is jam-packed with linguistic goodness! A quick synopsis: Wednesday, 4/28 8pm, 716 Philosophy Hall: Come discuss, debate, and meet new people at an open forum on Daniel Everett’s controversial research on the Piraha language, presented in conjunction with the Philosophy Forum. More information here. Thursday, 4/29 4pm, 1512 SIPA: NYU’s David Poeppel on [...]

4/29: Language and Cognition Seminar

Language and Cognition University Seminar #681 Meeting of April 29, 2010 “The relation(s) between linguistics and neurobiology” David Poeppel Department of Psychology and Neural Science New York University The enthusiasm for neurobiological research into the basis of language suggests that progress is being made regarding our understanding of how the brain computes with linguistic representations. [...]

Links

This article from the BBC showcases a gadget that seems almost too good to be true: a pair of glasses that translates overheard speech and projects subtitles directly on to the viewer’s retina. NEC said the Tele Scouter was intended to be a business tool that could aid sales staff who would have information about [...]