PLM2013: Debate on linguistic complexity

In the context of the recent renaissance of discussions on linguistic complexity, especially with reference to the so-called equal complexity principle, there will be a debate on the theme during PLM 2013. The debate will be a for-and-against exchange with 3–4 speakers on each side of the argument..

Confirmed participants:

• Johanna Nichols (University of California - Berkeley)
• Walter Bisang (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz)
• Gertraud Fenk-Oczlon (Klagenfurt University)
• David Gil (Max Planck Institute)
• Geoffrey Sampson (University of South Africa)
• Peter Trudgill (University of Agder, Kristiansand)
• Michael Vitevitch (University of Kansas)
• Kaius Sinnemäki (University of Helsinki)
• Marcin Kilarski (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)