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