LINGUIST List 13.265

Thu Jan 31 2002

Calls: Psycholinguistics,Language Evolution

Editor for this issue: Dina Kapetangianni <dinalinguistlist.org>

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1. Madlena Norberg, SLE2002 35th meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea - Second Call for Papers
2. John Henderson, Language in Time Symposium

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

We are pleased to announce the 35th meeting of the Societas Linguistica
Europaea to be held in Potsdam, Germany, on 22-25 July 2002.

Please find further information in German, English, French and Spanish
on our conference web-page:
http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/dekanat_philfak1/sle/index.htm

Notice, that we have extended our dead-line to February 28, 2002.

Sincerely yours,
Madlena Norberg
Conference Secretary

The Language Science group and the Institute of Advanced Studies at 
the University of Western Australia announce:

LANGUAGE IN TIME: Language Evolution and Language Change

A cross-disciplinary symposium to be held at the University of 
Western Australia 25-28 June 2002.

Guest speakers:
	Professor William Labov
		(Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania)
	Professor Jim Hurford
		(Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Edinburgh)
	Professor Iain Davidson
		(Archaeology & Palaeoanthropology, University of New England)
	Professor Gillian Sankoff
		(Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania)
	Professor Elizabeth Bates
		(Cognitive Science, UCSD)
	Professor Lyle Campbell
		(Linguistics, University of Canterbury)
	Dr Partha Niyogi
		(Computer Science, University of Chicago)

We invite papers (45mins + 15mins discussion) within the broad area 
of Language Evolution and Language Change. Topics within and 
connecting the following general areas are welcome:

	the evolution of human language: brain, cognition, culture
	language acquisition and evolution
	language and animal communication systems
	modelling language evolution
	language variation and change
	modelling the processes of language change
	pidgin and creole studies
	linguistic diversity and the human diaspora
	the archaeology of language evolution and change

Expressions of interest should be sent to john.hendersonuwa.edu.au 
as soon as possible.
Title and abstract of around 300 words will be due by March 1.

Other participants are welcome - but there are a limited number of 
places available. Registration is AU$40 for full-time students, AU$60 
for UWA staff, and AU$100 for all others. Fee includes tea/coffee and 
lunches.
If you would like to attend, please contact john.hendersonuwa.edu.au 
before March 1.

http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/LingWWW/langsci/2002/symposium.html