LSA Institute Workshop: The State of the Art in Speech Error Research

当我们交谈时，我们让人们一瞥我们的思想和思维过程。但当我们说漏了嘴时，我们就会暴露出通常隐藏在视线之外的过程。弗洛伊德式的口误是很常见的例子，但心理语言学家多年来一直在使用言语错误来研究语言和思维更机械的方面。最近的科学进步带来了新的工具，如神经成像、基因组学、高端计算机模拟和万维网。如何将这些新工具与言语错误结合起来，进一步加深我们对语言和思维的理解？在美国国家科学基金会的资助下，卡森·舒茨博士和维克多·费雷拉博士将召集一个国际专家小组，规划言语错误研究的未来。该讲习班将于2005年7月在马萨诸塞州剑桥市的美国语言学会暑期研究所举行，旨在促进来自不同科学背景的学生和知名研究人员之间的思想交流。讨论的一个关键议题是建立一个大型的公开提供的言语错误数据库。讲习班将鼓励研究生在国际顶尖研究人员在场的情况下参与和培训，他们既是演讲者，也是活跃的听众成员。它将加强涉及言语错误的研究和教学的基础设施，为心理语言学家和理论语言学家之间的新合作提供火花。对言语错误的研究可能有助于理解和治疗语言障碍(如失语症)或由于多任务处理而导致的处理超负荷(如开车时说话)。

When we talk we give people a glimpse into our thoughts and thought processes. But when we make a slip of the tongue, we reveal processes that are normally hidden from view. Freudian slips are popular examples, but psycholinguists have been using speech errors for many years to study the more mechanical aspects of language and mind. Recent scientific advances have brought new tools to the table like neuroimaging, genomics, high-end computer simulation, and the world wide web. How can these new tools be used with speech errors to further our understanding of language and mind? With NSF funding, Dr. Carson Schutze and Dr. Victor Ferreira will bring together an international group of experts to map out the future of speech error research. The workshop, to be held at the Linguistic Society of America's Summer Institute in Cambridge, MA, in July 2005, will be organized to facilitate an interchange of ideas among students and established researchers from a variety of scientific backgrounds. A key topic of discussion will be the assembly of a large, publically available speech-error database.The workshop will encourage the participation and training of graduate students in the presence of leading international researchers, both as presenters and as active audience members. It will enhance the infrastructure for research and teaching involving speech errors, by providing the spark for new collaborations between psycholinguists and theoretical linguists. Research on speech errors may contribute to the understanding and treatment of language disorders (e.g. aphasia) or processing overload due to multitasking (e.g. talking while driving).