SSHRC awards $2.5 million for international language project, Words in the World

Posted on September 14, 2016

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded a Partnership Grant for Words in the World, a research and training program led by Gary Libben (Brock University) and leadership team: Victor Kuperman, Lori Buchanan (University of Windsor), Gonia Jarema (University of Montréal), Juhani Järvikivi (University of Alberta) Eva Kehayia (McGill University) and Sid Segalowitz (Brock University).

“The Words in the World Partnership Grant is training the next generation of research leaders in psycholinguistics. We examine how aging affects peoples’ ability to use language, how languages are learned, and how communication is affected by brain damage. The partnership is making the latest research techniques available worldwide, while also highlighting the wisdom and experience of senior researchers. […]”