LINGUIST List 14.219

Tue Jan 21 2003

Calls: Child Phonology/UG Principles

Editor for this issue: Karolina Owczarzak <karolinalinguistlist.org>

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1. stemberg, Child Phonology Conference, Canada
2. amunn, UG Principles and Input Data, MI USA

2003 Child Phonology Conference

Location: Vancouver, Canada
Date: 01-Jul-2003 - 04-Jul-2003 
Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2003

Contact Person: Barbara Bernhardt
Meeting Email: bbaudiospeech.ubc.ca
Linguistic Subfield(s): Phonology, Language Acquisition


Meeting Description: 

We are now calling for symposium paper or poster abstracts on
phonological development, including topics such as: Segmental and
Feature Development, Word and Syllable Structure Development,
Phonology in Context (perception, morphology/phonology,
syntax/morphology, motor development/phonology, metaphonology,
literacy, hearing impairment/phonology, etc.), and any other related
topics. Please send an abstract of no more than 250 words by email to
Barbara Bernhardt (bbaudiospeech.ubc.ca), by BY JANUARY 31, 2003 


The schedule for the conference will be as follows:

July 1: Evening Reception (optional Canada Day celebrations)


July 2: Symposia: Segmental and Feature Development
 Word and Syllable Structure Development

 Posters: Other topics


July 3: Symposia: Phonology in Context -- perception,
 morphology/phonology, syntax/morphology,
 motor development/phonology, metaphonology,
 literacy, hearing impairment/phonology, etc.

 Posters: Other topics


July 4: Optional: Lab tours, focused research discussion groups 


We are now calling for symposium paper or poster abstracts for the
above topics.

Symposium papers will be 20-30 minutes in length. Completed symposia
papers need to be received by June 1, in order to be sent to the
discussants.

Posters will be up for the whole day, with a dedicated discussion time
at the end of the day. Posters need not be sent ahead of time.


Please send an abstract of no more than 250 words by email to Barbara
Bernhardt:

bbaudiospeech.ubc.ca

BY JANUARY 31, 2003

Indicate your presentation preference:
 [ ] symposium paper only
 [ ] poster only
 [ ] prefer symposium, but poster OK if necessary
 [ ] no preference


In February, abstracts will be reviewed, symposia organized, and
discussants invited. The plan will be adjusted depending on
submissions.

Note: We are hoping to disseminate the papers from the conference
either in a book or on the web.

UG Principles and Input Data: How do we get Plato's Heaven into Skinner's Box?

Short Title: UG Principles and Input Data
Location: East Lansing, MI USA
Date: 01-AUG-03 - 02-AUG-03

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2003

Web Site: http://cogsci.msu.edu/workshops/input
Contact Person: Alan Munn
Meeting Email: inputcogsci.msu.edu
Linguistic Subfield(s): Language Acquisition

	
Meeting Description: 

A workshop to be held August 1-2 at the 2003 LSA Linguistic
Institute
Michigan State University

Invited Speakers
Janet Fodor, CUNY Graduate Center
Anthony Kroch, University of Pennsylvania
Charles Yang, Yale University

The fundamental question of this workshop is: how does a child les s
than 3 years old capture the major abstract principles of his grammar?
There have been two distinct answers to this question. The first
answer is that the child does not capture the abstract principles,
since they are 'inborn' and the child somehow know s how to apply
them. If this is so, it remains unclear how the actual input phrases
(often said to be a 'impoverished') eventually provoke the exact
selection of abstract characteristics that are appropriate for the
language that is being learned. The sec ond answer is that the child
is not guided by abstract principles. Children's earliest utterances
are instantiations of item based schemas or constructions. If so, it
remains unclear how and when the child starts to deal with new
sentences that obey the principles he was claimed to
ignore.

For more information, please visit the Workshop website
http://www.cogsci.msu.edu/workshops/input or send mail to
inputcogsci.msu.edu

For more information about the LSA Linguistic Institute plese visit
the Institute website http://lsa2003.lin.msu.edu

Workshop Organizers:
Cristina Schmitt (Michigan State University)
Jacqueline van Kampen (UiL, OTS, Utrecht University)
Alan Munn (Michigan State University)
				
CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED

We invite anonymous abstracts for papers that focus on the interaction
of input and abstract principles in language acqui sition.

Abstract guidelines:

Abstracts should be no more than 2 pages including figures and
references, 12 point font with 1'' margins. At most one individual
and one joint abstract per author will be considered.

E-mail submission of abstracts is required.

Acceptable formats are MS Word or PDF.

Please include your name, affiliation, title of the paper and postal
address in the body of the message.

Send abstracts to: inputcogsci.msu.edu

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: March 31, 2003

Talks will be 30 minutes plus 15 minutes for questions.