Yukari Hirata, Harrington and Shirley Drake Professor of Japanese and Linguistics; Chair, Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures; Director, Linguistics Program

Spencer Kelly, Hurley Family Chair, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Neuroscience

 “Iconicity:  When Form Carries Meaning in Language”

Iconicity is the inherent resemblance of form and meaning in language.  In this talk, we discuss the iconicity in spoken language, sign language, and gestures that accompany speech.  We then present empirical research on what role iconicity plays in how people understand and learn new words in a second language

Professors Hirata and Kelly Co-Direct the Center for Language and Brain

CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation Service) Provided

Contact Beth MacKinnon, bmackinnon@colgate.edu or (315) 228-7276 for streaming details.