We’re back from the 9th International Conference on the Mental Lexicon, and we had a great time. Lots of morphology, lexical access, and semantics — and some time for fun, socializing, and sightseeing too. Here are a few pictures…
ELP Lab grad students Nyssa Bulkes and Kailen Shantz, along with UIUC Educational Psychology grad student Heather Mauch before the conference banquet:
The Illinois contingent enjoys a perfect fall day doing some post-conference sightseeing at Niagra Falls. From left to right: Nyssa Bulkes, Kailen Shantz, Darren Tanner, Kiel Christianson, and Heather Mauch.
Darren getting wet from falls spray….
Oh, and there was science, too! Kailen presents his work on L2 learners’ sensitivity to statistical regularities in orthography to phonology mapping:
It was a great trip, and we’re looking forward to the next one!