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| Date and Time | October 10th (Mon) 15:15-16:45 |
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| Place | Nanzan University, Nagoya Campus, B21 |
| Lecturer | Dr. Scott Saft (Professor, University of Hawaii at Hilo) |
| MC | Masatake Arimoto (Professor, Department of British and American Studies) |
The first, "The Study of Syntax and Our Brains: Examples from English, Hawaiian Creole English, and Hawaiian", discussed the field of syntax, the rules that humans have in their brains that allow them to generate correct grammar. Through examples from English, Hawaiian Creole English and Hawaiian, Dr. Saft showed that these rules do not always allow speakers to produce language that is correct.
 Dr. Saft interacting with the students |
 Dr. Saft's lecture |
 Professor Arimoto introduces Dr. Saft |
Dr. Scott Saft's Lecture.
In this lecture, Dr. Saft of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, during Hawaii Week, introduced the concept of syntax and examined how the brain maintains grammatical rules. In this lecture, Dr. Saft examined situations in English and Hawaiian Creole where sentences have correct grammar but the meaning is different from what is dictated by grammar. He also examined other situations where the sentence is non-grammatical but the understood meaning is clear.
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