语言从“无”发展到“有”的这个问题，可以从两个角度研究：一是群体演化（phylogeny），即从人类演化的角度探讨语言如何从几百万年前涌现。二是个体演化（ontogeny），即从个体的发展的角度，探索从胎儿习得语言到老年语言消失。本次报告第一场主要是讨论语言的群体演化，包括人类的涌现跟许多相关其他动物的演化关系。第二场从个体演化的角度，讨论婴儿的语言习得、成人的外语学习以及晚年语言的障碍或消失，也会提到人类老化的迫切问题。
王士元
William Shiyuan Wang王士元
Dept of Chinese and Bilingual Studies,Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Education:
1960Ph.D. in Linguistics at University of Michigan
Professional Experience:
2015– present Chair Professor of Language and Cognitive Sciences,
Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2004–2015 Research Professor, Dept of Electronic Engineering,
Chinese University of Hong Kong.
1995–2004 Chair Professor of Language Engineering, Dept of Electronic Engineering,
City University of Hong Kong.
1966–1995 Professor of Linguistics, University of California at Berkeley.
Awards & Honors:
2022 Elected Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America.
2018 Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), University of Chicago.
2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, Shanghai Society of Anthropology.
2010 Golden Language Award.International Conference on Applied Linguistics
2009 Honorary Professor, Peking University.
2006–2007 Fellowship from International Institute of Advanced Studies, Kyoto.
1992 Elected Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
1992 Founding President, International Association of Chinese Linguistics.
1991 Resident Fellowship from the Center for Advanced Studies, Bellagio, Italy.
1978–1979 Fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, New York.
1969 & 1983Fellowships from the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford.
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