Spring Lectures 1999
A series of eight lecture-discussions on the origins and functions of language
April 17 The Axemaker's Gift
Dr. Robert Ornstein
May 8 Laughter and the Evolution of Language
Dr. Chris Knight
May 14 Languages, People and Tongues
Dr. Daniel Nettle
May 15 The Evolution of Language: evidence from the fossil and archaeological records
Dr. Steven Mithen
May 22 The Unspoken Power of Language
Jo Ellen Grzyb
May 29 Language and Human Nature
Professor James Hurford
June 5 Person to Person - words with a human touch
Godfrey Howard
June 12 The Nature of Human Language: why we can't talk to computers
Dr. Doug Arnold