LINGUIST List 15.1175

Sun Apr 11 2004

Calls: Philosophy of Lang/Czech Rep; Lang Acquisition

Editor for this issue: Andrea Berez <andrealinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. pietarin, Logic, Games and Philosophy: Foundational Perspectives
2. gsocarras, South Atlantic Modern Language Association

Logic, Games and Philosophy: Foundational Perspectives

Date: 28-Sep-2004 - 01-Oct-2004
Location: Prague, Czech Republic, Czech Republic
Contact: Ondrej Majer
Contact Email: lannasite.cas.cz 
Meeting URL: http://www.flu.cas.cz/Logica/Aconf/col2004.html 

Linguistic Sub-field: Philosophy of Language 
Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2004 


Meeting Description:

LOGIC, GAMES AND PHILOSOPHY: FOUNDATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 

Prague International Colloquium 

28 September - 1 October 2004, Prague, Czech Republic

Games, like logics, are tools for investigating the world, language,
and their relationship. Semantic, dialogic, evolutionary,
interrogative, argumentative, and pragmatic methods have been included
into the toolkit. Following the recent increase in investment on
games and game-theoretic methods in logic, language, computation and
communication, we still need a better understanding of the
possibilities of forming converging methodologies underlying these
diverse contemporary currents. The purpose of the Prague Conference on
Logic, Games and Philosophy: Foundational Perspectives is to explore
the interfaces between logic and games with the eye on philosophical,
methodological and foundational issues.

http://www.flu.cas.cz/Logica/Aconf/col2004.html

Organising Committee:

+ Ondrej Majer (Prague)
+ Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen (Helsinki)
+ Tero Tulenheimo (Helsinki)

Program Committee: 
 
KGabriel Sandu, Chair (Helsinki) 
Johan van Benthem (Amsterdam, Stanford) 
Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen (Helsinki) 
Jaroslav Peregrin (Prague)
Shahid Rahman (Lille 3)
Tero Tulenheimo (Helsinki)
Wim Veldman (Nijmegen)

Preference is given to papers that make a definite contribution to
philosophical, methodological and foundational issues underlying game-
theoretic approaches to logical, computational or linguistic research,
including relevant historical and philosophical issues on the Theory
of Games itself.

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

+ Wittgenstein, C. S. Peirce
+ Language Games
+ Game-Theoretic Semantics
+ Dialogue Games
+ Interrogative Games/Philosophy of Science
+ Evolutionary Games
+ Diachronicity/Semantic-Pragmatic Change
+ Game-Theoretic Methods in Logic, Language, Computation, Communication

Among the invited speakers of the colloquium are Mathieu Marion
(Ottawa, unconfirmed), Shahid Rahman (Lille 3), Gabrial Sandu
(Helsinki), Wim Veldman (Nijmegen).

Potential contributors are asked to submit a two page (including
references) abstract; the deadline is 15 June 2004. Abstracts are to
be submitted by e-mail (preferably as PDF, PS or MS Word files)
prepared for anonymous reviewing. (To prevent problems caused by
e-mail failures, the receipt of every abstract will be confirmed
within one week.) Notification of acceptance will be distributed by 15
July 2004. Contributed papers are scheduled for approx. 40 minutes
(including discussion). Please direct your abstracts to:
lannasite.cas.cz

The proceedings of the Prague International Colloquium will be offered
to Kluwer Academic Publishers for inclusion in their series Logic,
Epistemology and the Unity of Science (the papers will be reviewed).

If you need more information, please contact us at: lannasite.cas.cz
The conference website is
http://www.flu.cas.cz/Logica/Aconf/col2004.html

South Atlantic Modern Language Association 
Short Title: SAMLA 

Date: 12-Nov-2004 - 14-Nov-2004
Location: Roanoke, VA, United States of America
Contact: Gilda Socarras
Contact Email: gsocarrasradford.edu 
Meeting URL: http://samla.org/convention 

Linguistic Sub-field: Language Acquisition 
Call Deadline: 30-Apr-2004 


Meeting Description:

74th Annual South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention
Special Session: Language Acquisition

Abstracts covering any aspect of Language Acquisition are invited
(e.g. phonology, pragmatics, semantics, syntax,
sociolinguistics). Although preference will be given to papers
addressing L1 acquisition, abstracts addressing topics on L2
acquisition will also be considered. Presentations are 20 minutes. One
page abstracts (as a Word document or in .pdf format) should be sent
by April 30th to Gilda Socarras to the following addresses:
gsocarrasradford.edu socarraggeorgetown.edu

All Convention presenters should be members of the SAMLA.