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Cognitive Neuroscience of Creative Language
Seana Coulson (University of California, San Diego) Saturday, May 19th Creative language is an internally diverse, fuzzy-edged family of phenomena, relying on brain processes similar to those involved in literal language. I describe experimental studies of how people understand different sorts of creative language phenomena, including both literal and figurative language. These data argue […]
This song has a wiggle in the middle
Rena Sharon and Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson (University of British Columbia) Thursday, May 17th Biological organisms naturally engage in coordinated behavior. Highly skilled behaviors such as spoken communication, singing, or playing a musical instrument exploit this truism to attain more intricately organized and more controlled coordination. So, for example, the basic tendency for two people walking […]
Early Registration is Now Open
You can now register for the 11th Annual CSDL Conference. Early registration closes on April 1st, 2012. Register here: https://csdl2012.sites.olt.ubc.ca/registration Please fill out the form completely and click “Confirmation & Payment,” which will direct you to the payment gateway. You will receive a receipt by email as confirmation.
CFP Deadline Extended
The CFP submission deadline for CSDL 11 has been extended to December 16th, 2011. The submission form closes at 11:59pm, so be sure to get your abstract in before then! Please submit your abstract via our online form: https://csdl2012.sites.olt.ubc.ca/submit-an-abstract/
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About UBC
The University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus is located at the western tip of the Point Grey Peninsula in the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. More than 400 hectares in size, the stunning campus is surrounded by forest on three sides and ocean on the fourth, and is just a 30 minute bus […]
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Around Vancouver
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Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver’s Museum of Anthropology was founded in 1949 in the basement of the Main Library at the University of British Columbia. Today, Canada’s largest teaching museum is located in a spectacular building overlooking mountains and sea – its collections, exhibitions and programs renowned for giving access and insight into the cultures of indigenous peoples around […]
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Koerner Library
Design: Architectura in collaboration with Arthur Erickson Official opening: March 10, 1997 Area: 17,200 square metres Capacity of stacks: 800,000 volumes Study space: 920 individual carrels, plus rooms for group study Cost: $24 million dollars In 1991, the area immediately to the west of the underground Sedgewick Undergraduate Library was confirmed as the site for […]
Abstract Submission is Now Open!
You can submit an abstract for the 11th Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language Conference by clicking on the “Submit an Abstract button” on the sidebar or following the link below: https://csdl2012.sites.olt.ubc.ca/submit-an-abstract/ The deadline for abstracts is: December 9th, 2011