31st August
Professor Michael Tomasello is an American developmental and comparative psychologist, and a linguist. Some of his work covers usage-based Language Learning (check below for examples).
The talk will cover language acquisition, Tomasello's theories of social cognition, social norms, joint attention, morality, and any questions you might have.
If you would like to participate in this talk, please fill out the form below. You are also very welcome and encouraged to send him questions via the same form (please do as they will be completely anonymous). You will also be able to ask questions during the talk.
The talk will take place on Wednesday August 31 at 8 pm Libyan time, 2pm US, and 7 pm UK time.
For any queries please contact:
Michael Tomasello (2003), Constructing a Language
Michael Tomasello (2012), The usage-based theory of language acquisition in Bavin, E.L. (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Child Language.
Adapted from the post on Second Language Research Facebook page.
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