The University of Cambridge is hosting a major conference for language
scientists of all disciplines on 3-4 October 2013, presenting work from fields as
diverse as neuroscience, biology, anthropology, computer science, engineering,
philosophy, psychology, education, languages and linguistics.

The conference themes are

Philosophy of language meets computational linguistics
Diversity and universals
Beyond our private inheritance: Neurobiological and evolutionary approaches to
language
Interdisciplinary perspectives on multilingualism

Speakers include: Prof. Nicholas Asher (CNRS Toulouse, University of Texas at
Austin), Prof. Ann Copestake (Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge ),
Dr. Matt Davis (MRC Brain Sciences and Cognition Unit), Prof. Robert Foley
(Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, University of Cambridge),
Prof. Asif Ghazanfar (Dept. of Psychology, Princeton University), Prof. Spike
Gildea (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Oregon), Dr. Henriëtte Hendriks
(Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge), Prof.
Geoffrey Khan (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of
Cambridge), Prof. Kasia Jaszczolt (Dept. of Theoretical and Applied
Linguistics, University of Cambridge), Prof. Judith Kroll (Center for Language
Sciences, Pennsylvania State University), Prof. William Marslen-Wilson (Dept.
of Psychology, University of Cambridge), Prof. Ian Roberts (Dept. of
Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge)

For more information, and to register, visit the conference website at
http://languagesciences2013.webs.com/