Dear JSLS members,

Thank you for attending JSLS2017 at Kyoto Women’s University.

We are happy to announce that after careful deliberation JSLS has decided to honor
Yao-Ying Lai and Maria Piñango with the JCHAT Award (Best Paper) , and Yasuhito Kido with the JCHAT Award (Best Paper Using JCHAT/CHILDES) in recognition of the excellence of their papers.

The 9th JCHAT Award (Best Paper)
Yao-Ying Lai and Maria Piñango
” Comprehending underspecified meaning: Resolving ambiguity by contextual and conceptual search”

The 9th JCHAT Award (Best Paper Using JCHAT/CHILDES)
Yasuhito Kido
“On the acquisition of V-V compounds in child Japanese: An empirical study using CHILDES”

Congratulations!
We plan to have the award ceremony at JSLS2018.

Best regards,

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

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