LACUS / ALCÉU
Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States
Association de Linguistique du Canada et des États-Unis
THE TWENTY-NINTH LACUS FORUM
The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
July 30 - August 3, 2002
Conference Theme:
LINGUISTICS AND THE REAL WORLD
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Carrie Cameron, President, Culture and Communication
Adele Goldberg, University of Illinois
George Heidorn, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research
Adam Makkai, U of Illinois at Chicago, Presidential Address
THE PRIZE WINNERS
1) Presidents' Postdoctoral Prize: Timothy Face, University of Minnesota. "Consonant strength
innovations across the Spanish-speaking world: Evidence and implications for a
usage-based model of phonology"
2) Presidents' Postdoctoral Commendation: David Cahill, University of Illinois at Chicago. "Lookup
and input methods for Chinese characters: Electronic versus paper media"
3) Presidents' Predoctoral Prize: Monica Ward, Dublin City University. "Language maintenance and
revitalization -- how CALL can help: The case of Nawat"
