Sophia University and the Phonetic Society of Japan will hold two joint lectures.

Title: What does a machine learn that learns to speak? Lecturer: Dr. Reiner Wilhelms-Tricarico (Haskins Laboratories) Date: July 21st, 2014 (Monday) 3:30-4:45pm Venue: Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus, Central Library, Meeting Room L-821 http://www.sophia.ac.jp/jpn/info/access/map/map_yotsuya Language: English Abstract: http://www.splab.net/talks/2014_07_21.pdf No admission fee

Title: Native and non-native listeners’ use of information in parsing ambiguous casual speech: ‘He was like’ or ‘He’s like’? Lecturer: Dr. Natasha Warner (University of Arizona) Date: July 29th, 2014 (Tuesday) 1:30-2:45pm Venue: Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus, Building 9, Room 353 http://www.sophia.ac.jp/jpn/info/access/map/map_yotsuya Language: English Abstract: http://www.splab.net/talks/2014_07_29.pdf No admission fee

Contact information: Takayuki ARAI Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University e-mail: arai@sophia.ac.jp