Mental representation in linguistics

University of Leeds, 26-27 May 2016

Hosted by the Nature of Representation Group (Leeds), and supported by the Analysis Trust.

Aim: To bring together linguists and philosophers to discuss the characterisation of human cognition involved in contemporary linguistic theorising and the disputed role in the theory of attributions of mental states with representational content.

Invited speakers:

• Georges Rey (Maryland), "Intentional inexistents as the common coin of the interfaces"
• David Adger (QMU), “Representation, derivation and syntactic structure”
• Frances Egan (Rutgers), “A deflationary account of mental representation in linguistics"
• John Collins (UEA), “What does a syntactic representation represent?”
• Ianthi Tsimpli (Cambridge), "The use of referential expressions across children and adults: the argument in favour of language autonomy in cognition"
• Wolfram Hinzen (ICREA, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), “The nature of linguistic representation - and how we might find out”

Registration is free but space is limited. Please email philosophy.linguistics.conf@gmail.com if you wish to attend. Please state if you would like to attend the conference dinner on the evening of Thursday 26 May.

Postgraduate attendance is supported by the Analysis Trust. Postgraduate students from outside Leeds are eligible to apply for a grant of up to £70 to cover a maximum of 50% of the cost of accommodation and evening meals. Grants will be attributed on a first-come, first-served basis.