presentations - Language

Valian, V., Gervain, J., Xu, Q., Famularo, R. L., Feldman, N., & Ma, X. (2024). LLMs and other models: References and links.

Valian, V. (2024). Comment on Jocelyn Maclure, The Epistemology and Ethics of LLM. Remote at ISC Summer School on Large Language Models: Science and Stakes, Montreal (remote), June 3-14, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBLebf9CqJE&list=PLvSH07QabjqaXzsM5hidFKjYKz-K_bx1l&index=14&ab_channel=StevanHarnad. Comment begins at 1:01:43.

Valian, V. (2024). PoS, UG, LLMs. Remote at ISC Summer School on Large Language Models: Science and Stakes, Montreal (remote), June 3-14, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmVNctHPPAU&ab_channel=StevanHarnad

Valian, V. (2024). Hypothesis: Higher cognitive functions cannot be improved (by bilingualism, musical training, education, or anything else). Acquisition Advantages in Multilingual Learners: Theoretically- and Empirically-based Studies of the Multilingual Advantage and its Use in Society, Wuppertal (remote), 14-16 May 2024.

Ezrin, E. & Valian, V.  (2023).  Memory for emotional words in a recognition task.  Paper presented at the 29th meeting of Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing (AMLaP), Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.

Ezrin, E. & Valian, V.  (2023).  Availability of emotional words in mono- and bilinguals.  Poster presented at the 29th meeting of Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing (AMLaP), Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.

Xu, Q., Chodorow, M., & Valian, V.  (2022).  Syntactic knowledge, statistics, or both? Simulating the production of very early child multiword utterances.  Poster presented at the 47th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA.

Xu, Q., Chodorow, M., & Valian, V.  (2022).  Key open door:  Simulating children's early three-word utterances reveals simple statistical regularities underlying telegraphic speech.  Flash talk and poster presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science, Society, Toronto, CA.

Ma, X., Chodorow, M., & Valian, V.  (2022).  Intolerant data:  Testing the Tolerance Principle.  Flash talk presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science, Society, Toronto, CA.  Paper included in Proceedings [full text]

Venagli, I., Vann, M. M., Kupisch, T., Valian, V., & Bencini, G.  (2022).  The processing of si-causative passives:  A cross-linguistic priming study.  Poster presented at Syntactic Conferences at the University of Palermo (SCUP), Palermo, IT.

Venagli, I., Vann, M., Valian, V., & Bencini, G. (2022).  Can Italian si-causative and venire passives prime English passives in late learners? Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (GASLA) 16. Trondheim, Norway. 

Valian, V.  (2021, November).  Syntactic categories, structures, and innateness.  Keynote presentation, 9th International Conference on Formal Linguistics, Shanghai. 

Eliatamby, A. & Valian, V.  (2021, November).  The adult-like nature of early negative auxiliaries.  Poster presented at the 46th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA.

Vann, M., Valian, V., & Bencini, G.  (2021, September).  Bilinguals' sensitivity to structure and event prototypicality:  A structural priming study.  Paper presented at the Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing Conference (AMLaP 2021, Paris).

Quinn, J., Vann, M., Valian, V., & Bencini, G.  (2021, September).  Development of L2 syntax:  Evidence from elicited written production of wh-questions in Italian-English late bilinguals.  Paper presented at the Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing Conference (AMLaP 2021, Paris).

Vann, M., Valian, V., & Bencini, G.  (2021).  Surprising bilinguals:  Sensitivity to input manipulations of structure and event prototypicality as a function of proficiency.  Paper presented at International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB13), Warsaw.

Valian, V. (2020). Exploring innateness. Symposium speaker, BUCLD 2020, November. Symposium: Exploring innateness: How do we move ahead. Organized by Iris Berent; presentations by Iris Berent, Elissa Newport, and Virginia Valian.

Xu, Q., Chodorow, M., & Valian, V. (2020). Continuously growing resources but discrete production units: A probabilistic account of the development of early utterance length. Paper presented at BUCLD 45, Boston, November.

Valian, V.  (2017).  Inferring a grammar:  Children's language development and use.  Invited symposium speaker, Society for Language Development, Boston, November.

Chen, Z., Valian, V., & Chodorow, M.  (2016).  The same factors influence subject use in children and adults.  Poster presented at the 40th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, November.

Valian, V.  (2016).  Invited keynote to GALANA.

Valian, V.  (2016).  Arguments for and against innateness:  The good, the bad, and the irrelevant.  Invited talk, Center for Brain and Cognition, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, May.

Valian, V.  (2016).  What two-year-olds know; what two-year-olds say.  Talk presented at the workshop, Sentence complexity at the boundary of grammatical theory and processing: A special challenge for language acquisition.  Konstanz, Germany, February.

Chen, Z. & Valian, V.  (2016).  Subject production by monolingual English-speaking children:  A corpus study. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Washington, DC, January.

Valian, V.  (2015).  Bilingualism and executive function.  Invited talk, Western Sydney University, November.

Valian, V.  (2015).  What children know about language.  Invited talk, Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS, Utrecht University, September.

Valian, V., Wadsworth, E., & Yang, C.  (2015).  Determining the abstractness of Determiners.  Talk presented at the annual meetings of the Linguistic Society of America, Portland, January.

Yang, C., Wadsworth, E., & Valian, V.  (2014).  Determining the abstractness of Determiners.  Talk presented at the 39th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, November.

Valian, V. & Quirk, E.  (2014).  (Lack of) frequency effects in children's early speech.  Poster presented at the 39th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, November.

Valian, V.  (2013).  What is universal in language acquisition?  Invited presentation, Zurich Center for Linguistics, University of Zurich, Zurich.

Quirk, E. & Valian, V.  (2013).  Children are more formulaic as they develop.  Talk presented at the 38th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, November.

Humphrey, A. & Valian, V.  (2013).  No difference in executive control for monolingual and multilingual young adults as measured by Simon and Flanker tasks.  Poster presented at the International Conference on Multilingualism:  Linguistic Challenges and Neurocognitive Mechanisms.  McGill University, Montreal, October.

Valian, V.  (2013).  Invited presentation, Arizona Linguistics Circle.  University of Arizona, Tucson, October.

Valian, V. & Humphrey, A.  (2013).  Executive control is equal for monolingual and multilingual young adults.  Paper presented in colloquium at the 9th International Symposium on Bilingualism, Singapore.

Goebel, A., Melnikoff, D., & Valian, V.  (2013).  The effects of gender schemas on voting.  Paper presented at the meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York.

Valian, V.  & Humphrey, A. (2012).  Multilingualism and cognitive control: Simon and flanker task performance in monolingual and multilingual young adults.  Poster presented at the 37th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, November.

Humphrey, A. & Valian, V.  (2012).  Multi-lingualism and cognitive control:  Simon and Flanker task performance in monolingual and multilingual young adults.  Talk presented at Psychonomics, Minneapolis, November.