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<p>Dear PLing-list members,<br>
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<p>sorry for repeated posting - but some of you have asked for an
abstract and our speaker now provided one. Hope this makes it even
more interesting for you to join the talk :-)<br>
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<p>...........<br>
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<p>this is an invitation to our upcoming guest talk by <b>Rosario
Tomasello (FU Berlin)</b> on <br>
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<p><b>Wednesday, 16.03.2022, 5pm </b><br>
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<p>The topic of his talk will be</p>
<p><b>Linguistic signs in action: Brain correlates of speech act
processing</b></p>
<p><i>I</i><i><span class="" lang="EN-GB">n everyday social
interactions, linguistic
signs are used as tools allowing
effective expression of our intentions to others. These
intentions,
described by linguistic-pragmatic theories as speech acts, are
embedded in a
set of complex settings and actions, including associated
commitments, that
define the specific nature of their actions in context. Here I
summarise a
series of studies on the brain correlates underlying the
fine-grained
distinction between different speech act types in written,
spoken and gestural
modalities, including speech prosody and the role of common
ground. I will
provide novel insights into the long-standing debate about
when brain indexes of linguistic-pragmatic
information of communicative functions first occur. Further,
by presenting
a neuromechanistic model, the <span class="">Action
Prediction Model of Communicative Function</span>,
I will argue that understanding a speech act requires the
expectation of
typical partner actions that follow it and that this
predictive knowledge is
reflected in the human brain.</span></i><b>
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We are planning the event in hybrid format in seminar room 7,
Sensengasse 3a, 2nd floor. There is the possibility to join on-site.
If you would like to do this, please write me a quick email so that
I can keep track of the numbers - space is somewhat restricted. Yet,
the talk will also be streamed via ZOOM - here:
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86747195437?pwd=UWY1VmpMZHN4a3BlTXNYMzFWdUtwdz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86747195437?pwd=UWY1VmpMZHN4a3BlTXNYMzFWdUtwdz09</a><br>
Meeting-ID: 867 4719 5437<br>
Kenncode: 197883</p>
<p>If you plan to participate on-site please wear an FFP2 mask at
all times except when you speak. We will also ask you to leave
your name and email for the purpose of contact tracing if
necessary.<br>
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<p>We will go out for dinner after the talk in a restaurant nearby.
You are invited to join and to use the opportunity to meet our
speaker in an informal setting. Please let me know if you would
like to join so that I can make a reservation accordingly.<br>
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<p>Best,</p>
Jutta
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jutta L. Mueller
Institute of Linguistics
University of Vienna
Sensengasse 3A, Room O5.08
1090 Vienna
Phone: +43-1-4277-41733
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