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28 January 2020
New centre stores and shares data from language research
A new centre is designed to support researchers doing research on language and communication disorders, as well as researchers studying second language learning, bilingual language learning and sign…
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29 January 2020
Barbara Partee receives Benjamin Franklin Medal
The MPI is proud and happy to announce that Barbara Partee just received the Benjamin Franklin Medal, the highest distinction of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
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03 February 2020
Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia receives Anéla/AVT Dissertation Award
The MPI is proud and happy to announce that Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia received the Anéla/AVT Dissertation Award for the best 2019 doctoral dissertation in linguistics in the Netherlands.
- 8 July 2020 12:30 - 14:00DefenceRadboud University Nijmegen
IMPRS Doctoral Defence: Svetlana Gerakaki
The moment in between: Planning speech while listening
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14 February 2020
In Memory of Jacques Mehler
We regret to announce that Jacques Mehler, a longtime friend of our Institute, passed away on February 11th.
- 7 May 2020 12:30 - 14:00DefenceRadboud University Nijmegen
IMPRS Doctoral Defence: Limor Raviv
Language and society: How social pressures shape grammatical structure
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09 March 2020
Coronavirus and your visit to the Max Planck Institute
The Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Psycholinguistics is actively monitoring the developments surrounding the coronavirus and is taking all precautionary measures enforced by the National Institute…
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13 March 2020
All participant appointments canceled
The coronavirus requires all of us to make adjustments to our normal lives, to protect ourselves and others. Therefore the Max Planck Institute has decided to cancel all appointments with…
- 25 March 2020 19:00 - 20:00Lecture
Live online C-STAR lecture Peter Hagoort
Beyond the Language Given: Language Processing from an Embrained Perspective
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19 March 2020
News about The Language Archive
The Language Archive at the MPI received a significant update recently. The most striking difference is that it now features two separate portals, one focusing on the spoken and signed language…
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26 March 2020
Largest-ever study on infants’ speech preference
The largest experimental study of infant cognition ever undertaken has demonstrated that babies do indeed prefer it when you speak in a high-pitched, sing-song voice.
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07 April 2020
Obituary Reimar Lüst
Reimar Lüst passed away on March 31, 2020. Max Planck President Lüst established our Institute forty years ago, on January 1, 1980. It was the first time the Max Planck Society founded an Institute…
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15 April 2020
Limor Raviv will defend her thesis Thursday 7th of May 2020
On Thursday 7th of May 2020, at 12.30, Limor Raviv will defend her thesis entitled 'Language and society: How social pressures shape grammatical structure'. Due the situation, the defense will take…
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16 April 2020
Bats can learn to change their tune
Humans learn to speak by mimicking speech sounds. Are there other mammals who can learn sounds by imitation? In an experimental study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics…
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20 April 2020
Ella Lattenkamp will defend her thesis Thursday 23rd of April 2020
On Thursday 23rd of April 2020, at 12.30, Ella Lattenkamp will defend her thesis entitled 'Vocal Learning in the Pale Spear-Nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor'.
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24 April 2020
Dr. Sonja Vernes awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to study bats
The MPI is proud and happy to announce that Dr. Sonja Vernes has been awarded a £1.5 million UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship. The award has been granted to study vocal…
- 2 October 2020 12:30 - 14:00DefenceRadboud University Nijmegen
IMPRS Doctoral Defence: René Terporten
The Power of Context: How linguistic contextual information shapes brain dynamics during sentence processing
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Information on data protection for applicants
Information on data protection for applicants
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03 June 2020
Director Emeritus Anne Cutler Awarded ASA Silver Medal
The MPI is proud and happy to announce that Director Emeritus Anne Cutler has been awarded the Silver Medal in Speech Communication by the Acoustical Society of America.
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