7th JCHAT Award


Dear JSLS members,

Thank you for attending JSLS2015 at Beppu International Convention Center.

We are happy to announce that after careful deliberation JSLS has decided to honor
Tomothy Vance with the JCHAT Award (Best Paper), and
Jun Nomura with the JCHAT Award (Best Paper Using JCHAT/CHILDES)
in recognition of the excellence of their papers.

7th JCHAT Award (Best Paper)
Timothy J. Vance
The old Japanese rendaku database and the strong version of Lyman’s Law

7th JCHAT Award (Best Paper Using JCHAT/CHILDES)
Jun Nomura
Factors affecting the assessment of Japanese-speaking children’s referential behavior

Congratulations!
We plan to have the award ceremony at JSLS2016.

Best regards,

Harumi Kobayashi, Chairperson of Japanese Society for Language Sciences
Susanne Miyata, Vice-Chairperson of Japanese Society for Language Sciences