LINGUIST List 14.3424

Wed Dec 10 2003

Calls: Socioling/NY USA; Phonology/NY USA

Editor for this issue: Marie Klopfenstein <marielinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. wayne_finke, The Sociolinguistics of Names in Politics
2. lisa.davidson, Redefining Elicitation: Novel Data in Phonological Theory

The Sociolinguistics of Names in Politics 

Date: 01-May-2004 - 01-May-2004
Location: New York, NY, United States of America
Contact: Wayne Finke
Contact Email: wayne_finkebaruch.cuny.edu 

Linguistic Sub-field: Sociolinguistics 
Call Deadline: 01-Apr-2004

Meeting Description:

Onomastics with a sociolinguistic emphasis: the dynamics of names in
the political area worldwide. The 43rd annual meeting of the Names
Institute, founded in 1961 and dedicated to the the examination of
names and naming in all aspects on 1 May 2004 at Baruch College at The
City University of New York will focus on onomastics in the political
arena. The title of the conference is THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF NAMES IN
POLITICS and papers are invited on such topics with US or foreign
emphasis as

* Names of political parties and programs
* The personal names dynamic in political campaign
* Name calling and names of propaganda
* Names of bills (such as the Patriot Act)and political acronyms
* The politics of linguistics and linguistic aspects of politics
* Political factors in language teaching
* The politics of English as the world's second language
* Political aspects of name change, personal, of countries, etc.
* The sociodynamics of name choice and product placement in commerce
* The linguistics of brand names, company names, etc. and politics
 etc.

All papers will be delivered in English, but may be about any country
or language.

Papers to be read of 15 minutes are invited with a deadline of 1 April
2004. To submit a proposal or receive further information contact
Prof. Wayne H. Finke, Baruch COllege, 17 Lexington Avenue, New York,
NY 10010-5585 or e-mail to wayne_finkebaruch.cuny.edu

Redefining Elicitation: Novel Data in Phonological Theory 
Short Title: Redefining Elicitation 

Date: 09-Apr-2004 - 11-Apr-2004
Location: New York, NY, United States of America
Contact: Lisa Davidson
Contact Email: lisa.davidsonnyu.edu 
Meeting URL:
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/lingu/events/novel_data/index.html

Linguistic Sub-field: Phonology

Meeting Description:

This NYU workshop focuses on novel kinds of data and the ways in which
they can inform phonological theory. The Linguistics Department at New
York University is pleased to announce a phonology workshop entitled
''Redefining Elicitation: Novel Data in Phonological Theory''.

In recent years, new approaches to data acquisition and data analysis
have raised questions about the nature of phonological representations
and the organization of the phonological component of the
grammar. Such approaches include data acquired by acoustic and
articulatory methodologies, first and second language acquisition,
computer simulations, and large corpora. As a result, many traditional
problems in phonological theory can now be seen in a new light. The
goal of the workshop is to explore novel kinds of data and the ways in
which they can inform phonological theory.

Confirmed speakers include: 

Marie-H�l�ne C�te, University of Ottawa 
Stefan Frisch, University of South Florida 
Elliott Moreton, University of North Carolina 
Joe Pater, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
Marianne Pouplier, University of Maryland 
Jie Zhang, University of Kansas 
Kie Zuraw, UCLA 

Note: If you plan to attend this workshop, we strongly encourage you
to preregister. Having an estimate of the size of the attendance will
help us plan our event (and preregistering will not force you to pay
in advance). The link for preregistration will be active in January
2004. Please check our website at:
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/lingu/events/novel_data/index.html.