Conferences

Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory (FEAST) conference

FEAST is a regular forum to discuss formal approaches to sign language grammar (in particular in the generative tradition), experimental approaches to sign languages, and their interaction.

 

FEAST-Barcelona

Dates: May 4-5 2015
Place: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Keynote speakers:

    Diane Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut, USA)

    Philippe Schlenker (Institut Jean Nicod, ENS-Paris/New York University)

The languages of the conference will be English and ASL/IS. Interpreting between ASL/IS and English will be provided.

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/feastconference/home/conferences/feast-2015-barcelona-2

 

FEAST-Venice

Dates: June 9-11 2014
Place: University of Venice

Keynote speakers:
    Rachel Mayberry (University of California San Diego)
    Stephen  McCullough (San Diego State University)
    Roland Pfau (University of Amsterdam)

The languages of the conference will be English and ASL/IS. Interpreting between ASL/IS and English will be provided.

Website: http://virgo.unive.it/venicefeast/index.html

 

FEAST-Warsaw

Dates: June 1-2, 2012
Place: Section for Sign Linguistics, University of Warsaw

Keynote speakers:
    Christian Rathmann (University of Hamburg)
    Ronnie Wilbur (Purdue University)
    Bencie Woll (University College London)

ASL/English interpretation will be provided. Additionally, all presentations will be interpreted into Polish Sign Language (PJM).

Website: http://www.plm.uw.edu.pl/FEAST.html