John Archibald | University of Calgary - Canadá

• Grant number: 07/02559-4
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: August 12, 2007
• End date: August 26, 2007
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics - Psycholinguistics
• Principal Investigator: Raquel Santana Santos
• Grantee: Raquel Santana Santos
• Visiting researcher: John Archibald
• Visiting researcher institution: University of Calgary, Canada
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

During his visit, Prof. Archibald will give the talk "The Benefits of Bilingualism: Cognitive, academic and social" in the workshop "Psicolingüística e Teoria lingüística: tentativas de diálogo", and will minister a seminar discussing the following topics: 1. The role of acoustic prominence in the acquisition of phonology; 2. The role of phonology in the mental lexicon: evidence from infrared eyetracking; 3. Reconciling multiple data sources and technologies in explaining language performance; 4. Comparing early- and late-bilinguals: aspects of knowledge and ability. (AU)