What do the invited speakers think will help linguists communicate with non-linguists? And other answers to burning questions....

What are those round colored stickers that everyone is wearing on their nametags?

Check out the SPE 12 / OASIS 3 schedule.

Linguist Anvita Abbi's Scientific American article tells about her work with Great Andamanese speakers.

Continuing our series of interviews with OASIS 3 / SPE 12 invited speakers, today we're talking to Professor Isabelle Roy (pronounced /ʁwa/), a linguist working on syntax and the interfaces with semantics at Nantes Université. 

Registration deadlines have been extended to June 16 for first session and four-week courses, and June 30 for second session courses.