Special Events

Besides the opening ceremony there will be four Special Events during the Summer School. These will take the form of forum lectures, with a main speaker, co-speakers and discussants. In addition, there will be three student evening sessions where participating students will be presenting their own current work. The student sessions and the Special Events with the exception of July 20th will take place on campus at 7pm.

By clicking on the corresponding event you can find further information about it as well as its exact location.

Jul. 14-2002, Sunday Opening Ceremony* Manfred Bierwisch, Berlin
Jul. 16-2002, Tuesday Student Evening Session
Jul. 20-2002, Saturday Evolution of Language** Hans-Joachim Freund, Duesseldorf
Charles N. Li, Santa Barbara
Dieter Wunderlich, Duesseldorf
Jul. 24-2002, Wednesday Intonation Martine Grice, Saarbruecken
Susanne Uhmann, Wuppertal
Jul. 26-2002, Friday Student Evening Session
Jul. 29-2002, Monday Anaphora Yan Huang, Reading
Tanya Reinhart, Tel Aviv
Jul. 31-2002, Wednesday Language Disorders Ria de Bleser, Potsdam
Claus Heeschen, Berlin
Aug. 2-2002, Friday Student Evening Session

* The opening ceremony , with a plenary paper by Manfred Bierwisch on "Sprachfähigkeit: Struktur, Biologie, Kultur" ("Human linguistic ability; structure, biology, culture") will take place at a special location in the city center and will be followed by a reception.
A free bus service will be provided on this occasion between the university and the location of the ceremony, as well as back to hotels and hostels for those who do not want to explore the extensive Duesseldorf nightlife.
Since this will be a more formal occasion and seats are limited, we would like to ask you to notify us by email if you do NOT wish to participate.

** The focus debate on "Evolution of Language" (Saturday, 20 July, 5 p.m.) will take place at a special off-campus location as well. For this occasion, we will be guests of the "Industrieklub", a prestigious location in the very center of the city. It is the meeting place of the leading industrialists and business leaders of the city and the region.
The last classes on this Saturday will have to be re-arranged. As with the opening ceremony, this will be a more formal occasion. Bus transportation to and from the venue will be provided free of charge. Check the website for details about registration, which is required for this event.
All other Special Events will take place in a lecture hall at the university.