John Bailyn writes:
Please tell your advanced Linguistics UG students and graduate students about the incredible opportunity to study with some of the world's leading linguists while gaining invaluable overseas experience at the NY-St. Petersburg Institute of Linguistics, Cognition and Culture (NYI-2014), which will be held this summer for the 12th year in St. Petersburg, Russia. The NYI dates are July 14-August 1, 2014.
NYI's lineup of Linguistics and Cognitive Psychology faculty for summer 2014:
John F. Bailyn (Stony Brook University)
Thomas G. Bever (University of Arizona)
Jonathan Bobaljik (University of Connecticut)
James Hurford (University of Edinburgh)
Sabine Iatridou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Evie Malaia (University of Texas)
Philippe Schlenker (NYU & Institute Jean Nicod, Paris)
Irina Sekerina (CUNY Graduate Center)
Sergei Tatevosov (Moscow State University)
Susi Wurmbrand (University of Connecticut)
***All seminars are in English***
This year's Linguistics/Cognitive Studies program features seminars in:
• Generative Syntax
• Formal Semantics
• Experimental Cognitive Psychology
• The Semantics of Focus
• Evolution of Language
• Information Theory in Linguistic Analyses
• Morphological Theory
• Sign Language Semantics
• Language Universals
(There are also 8 faculty in Cultural and Media studies, see website for details)
• There are two ways US/Canada-based students can participate:
i) Through Stony Brook's 4-week Study Abroad Program, students can earn 3-9 transferable credits. Russian language and culture courses are provided, in addition to Linguistics, Cognitive and Cultural Studies Courses at NYI, a cultural program, optional trip to Moscow and other program highlights. 4-week Study Abroad Program dates are July 5-August 3, 2014. For more information: http://www.stonybrook.edu/studyabroad/shorts_russia.html
The application deadline is April 1, 2014
ii) Through NYI's "Direct Linguistics Participation Program", US Linguistics students may attend the 3-week NY Institute program without paying US tuition, taking 4-5 Linguistics/Cognitive Studies seminars of their choice. This option does not provide any transferable credits, but students receive a Certificate of Completion from NYI. Direct Participation Program dates are July 11-August 3, 2014.
The application deadline is April 10, 2014
Students interested in NYI's Direct Participation Program should contact NYI program Coordinator Alecia Barbour directly at alecia.barbour@stonybrook.edu for details.
