Preface
　John F. Connolly, Shiro Ojima, Yukio Otsu, and Guillaume Thierry

Part 1: Genetics of Language
1　Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecules, Related with Autism, Are Associated with
Foxp2-mediated Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalization Communication
　　Takashi Momoi and Eriko Fujita
2　Language Processing in Williams Syndrome:Insights from Event-related
Potentials
　　Ana P. Pinheiro, Margaret Niznikiewicz, Óscar F. Gonçalves

Part 2: Evolution of Language
3　Constructive Modeling of Grammaticalization for the Origin and Evolution
of Language
　　Takashi Hashimoto, Masaya Nakatsuka and Takeshi Konno
4　Emergence of Proto-language via Mutual Segmentation of Song Strings
and Behavioral Contexts
　　Kazuo Okanoya
5　A Missing Design Perspective in I-linguistics
　　Cedric Boeckx

Part 3: Neuroscience of Language
6　Expected and Unexpected Effects of Foreign-language Proficiency:Brain
Potential Studies
　 Shiro Ojima
7　N170 Modulation is Expertise-driven: Evidence from Word-inversion Effects
in Speakers of Different Languages
　 Benjamin Dering, Noriko Hoshino, and Guillaume Thierry
8　Communicating with the Non-communicative: Assessing the Mental Life of
Non-verbal Individuals Using Neurophysiological Techniques
　　John F. Connolly

Part 4: Acquisition of Language
9　The Acquisition of Asymmetry between Scrambling and Topicalization in
Japanese
　　Tetsuya Sano
10　Preliminary Notes on Metalinguistic Development Concerning Syntactic
Categories:Using Shiritori　Word Game as a Tool
　　 Yukio Otsu