| Saturday,
18 June, 2005 |
| 8:30
- 09:00 |
Registration
(Convocation Room, Main Building, University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road) |
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|
| 9:00
-
9:15 |
Welcoming
remarks
K.K. Luke, Ph.D., Head of Linguistics, University
of Hong Kong |
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|
| Session
1 |
Chair:
Eric Zee, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics,
City University of HK |
| 9:15
- 10:00 |
Keynote
speech: “Bilingualism
and multilingualism in the HKSAR: Language surveys and Hong
Kong's changing linguistic profile” |
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Speaker:
|
John
Bacon-Shone, Ph.D.
Social Sciences Research Centre, HKU
Kingsley Bolton, Ph.D.
Department of English, Stockholm University, Sweden &
Department of Linguistics, HKU |
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|
| 10:00
- 10:45 |
Keynote
speech: "Language variation and parametric theory:
Challenge from bilingualism" |
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Speaker:
|
James
C.T. Huang, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics
Harvard University, USA |
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|
| 10:45
- 11:00 |
Break |
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|
| Session
2 |
Chair:
Terry Au, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, HKU |
| 11:00
- 11:45 |
Keynote
speech: “Neural
and computational approaches to bilingualism and second language
acquisition” |
| |
Speaker:
|
Ping
Li, Ph.D.
University of Richmond, USA |
| |
|
| 11:45
- 12:30 |
Keynote
speech: “Age
of onset and ultimate attainment in second language acquisition
with a focus on research methodology” |
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Speaker:
|
Kenneth
Hyltenstam, Ph.D.
Centre for Research on Bilingualism
Stockholm University, Sweden |
| |
|
| 12:30
- 14:00 |
Lunch |
| |
|
| Session
3 |
Chair:
Li-Hai Tan, Ph.D., Department of Linguistics, HKU |
| 14:00
- 14:45 |
Keynote
speech: “Social
network analysis in bilingualism research: applications and
evaluations” |
| |
Speaker:
|
Li
Wei, Ph.D.
School of Education, Communication & Language Sciences
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK |
| |
|
| 14:45
- 15:30 |
Keynote
speech: “Why
bilingual talk (still) is a challenge to linguistics” |
| |
Speaker:
|
Peter
Auer, Ph.D.
Freiburg University, Germany |
| |
|
| 15:30
- 15:45 |
Break |
| |
|
| 15:45
- 16:30 |
Keynote
speech: “Sociolinguistic
re-configuration: Hong Kong before and after 1997” |
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Speaker:
|
K
K Luke, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics, HKU |
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|
| 16:30
- 16:35 |
Closing
remarks |
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