LINGUIST List 15.590

Sat Feb 14 2004

Confs: General Linguistics/Washington, DC USA

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1. zanuttir, Comparative and Cross-Linguistic Research in Syntax, Semantics & Computational Linguistics

Comparative and Cross-Linguistic Research in Syntax, Semantics &
Computational Linguistics
Short Title: GURT 2004 

Date: 26-Mar-2004 - 28-Mar-2004
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Contact: Raffaella Zanuttini
Contact Email: gurtgeorgetown.edu 
Meeting URL: http://complingtwo.georgetown.edu/~gurt/GURT.html

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics 

Meeting Description:

GURT 2004 will focus on syntax, semantics, and computational
linguistics, as pursued from a comparative or cross-linguistic
perspective. We are particularly interested in submissions in the
following areas:

* The syntax and semantics of clause types
* Syntactic variation across varieties of English
* The internal structure of the noun phrase
* Negation, negative polarity, and negative concord
* Tense and aspect in formal and/or computational semantics
* Microvariation in the left periphery of the clause
* Linguistic typology for machine translation

These areas are of special interest to faculty and students at
Georgetown, and we anticipate that there will be special sessions
devoted to them.

INVITED SPEAKERS: Paola Beninc� (University of Padua)
 Guglielmo Cinque (University of Venice)
 Lilliane Haegeman (University of Lille)
 James McCloskey (UC Santa Cruz)
 Toshiyuki Ogihara (University of Washington)
 Henri�tte de Swart (University of Utrecht)

GURT 2004: Comparative and Cross-Linguistic Research in Syntax, 
 Semantics & Computational Linguistics
 
 March 26th - 29th, 2004 
 Georgetown University
 
http://complingtwo.georgetown.edu/~gurt/GURT.html
 
Featuring 70 talks and posters on syntax, semantics and computational
linguistics, plus three special events: a panel discussion on
methodological issues in the study of English dialects, a tutorial on
computational tools for linguists, and a workshop on clause typing and
the left periphery.
 
Full information on the conference, including a complete schedule,
accomodation information, etc., is available at the website. Email
inquiries should be sent to gurtgeorgetown.edu.
 
**Note that hotel reservations at the special conference rates are
only available for a limited time. Attendees should make reservations
before the end of February. Additional hotel information can be found
on the website.**
 
As we are located in the Washington, D.C. area, participants in the
GURT Conference may also be interested in the CUNY Sentence Processing
Conference being held around the same time at the University of
Maryland, College Park. More details on this meeting can be found at
http://www.ling.umd.edu/cuny2004/