LACUS / ALCÉU
Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States
Association de Linguistique du Canada et des États-Unis
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LACUS FORUM
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
July 31 - August 4, 2001
Conference Theme:
WHAT CONSTITUTES EVIDENCE IN LINGUISTICS?
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Charles Boberg, McGill University
Sheila Embleton, York University: Presidential Address
Brendan Gillon, McGill University
Igor Melchuk, Université de Montréal
THE PRIZE WINNERS
1) Presidents' Prize: Stefan Th. Gries, Southern Denmark
University. "Evidence in Linguistics: Three Approaches to Genitives in
English."
2) Predoctoral Prize: Judith Yoel, University of Haifa. "Attrition of
Russian Sign Language: Case Studies."
3) Predoctoral Commendation: Vivien Ler Soon Lay: National University
of Singapore. "The Discourse Particle 'lah' in Singapore English: A
Cognitive Approach."
click here for the program
click here for the Report of the Resolutions Committee