LINGUIST List 18.3043 Thu Oct 18 2007 Calls: Computational,General Ling,Semantics/USA; General Ling/USA Editor for this issue: Ania Kubisz <anialinguistlist.org> As a matter of policy, LINGUIST discourages the use of abbreviations or acronyms in conference announcements unless they are explained in the text. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.html. Directory         1.    April Grotberg, 44th Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society         2.    Dirk Elzinga, Linguistic Association of the Southwest         1.    April Grotberg, 44th Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society         2.    Dirk Elzinga, Linguistic Association of the Southwest Message 1: 44th Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society Date: 16-Oct-2007 From: April Grotberg <agrotberguchicago.edu> Subject: 44th Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 44th Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society Short Title: CLS 44 Date: 24-Apr-2008 - 26-Apr-2008 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Contact Person: CLS Officers Meeting Email: clsuchicago.edu Web Site: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/cls/call.html Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Semantics Call Deadline: 11-Jan-2008 Meeting Description The 44th Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society will be held April 24-26, 2008 at the University of Chicago. This year's conference will include a main session on modeling language evolution, a general linguistics session, and three parasessions, detailed below and at http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/cls/ General Session The general session invites papers on any avenue of current research in phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics and sociolinguistics. In addition, CLS 44 will include the following topic-oriented sessions: Main Session: Modeling Language Evolution The main session invites current research on models of linguistic change, including both the evolution of individual languages and of the language faculty itself. We look forward to submissions exploring such topics as: - The role of learning in language change - The causes and effects of cognitive, physical, and social biases over time - Mathematical and computational models of language learning and evolution - Experimentation and empirical surveys of the processes and systems involved in change - The application of the methods, theories, and metaphors of related disciplines like evolutionary biology, ecology, sociology, complex systems, statistical physics, and agent-based modeling. Invited speaker: Simon Kirby, University of Edinburgh Invited speaker: TBA Parasession: Non-truth Conditional Facets of Meaning This session explores the notion that sentence meaning is multifaceted. Topics include but are not limited to: (1) the ways in which expressions that are not traditionally considered as contributing to truth conditions are accommodated in a truth-conditional semantics; and (2) alternative, genuinely non-truth conditional frameworks in which the distinction between truth-conditional and non-truth conditional meaning is not basic. Invited speaker: Gregory Ward, Northwestern University Parasession: Code-switching This session explores the linguistic, social and cognitive dimensions of inter-sentential and intra-sentential code-switching. Topics include but are not limited to: syntactic and/or phonological constraints on code-switching, socio-historical factors in the emergence and use of code-switching, code-switching in language change, and conversational analyses of code-switching. Invited speaker: Jeff MacSwan, Arizona State University Parassion: Non-verbal Communication This session explores all forms of non-verbal communication, both within linguistic systems (i.e. sign languages) and the ways in which non-verbal communication interacts with linguistic competency. Possible topics include: the evolution of sign languages, the significance of gesture and other non-verbal communication in studying language disorders and language processing, and the audio-visual interface as it pertains to linguistic performance. Invited speaker: Carol Padden, University of California, San Diego Presentation Format: Each talk will be given 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions. Presented papers will be published in the CLS Proceedings. Submission Guidelines: Anyone may submit one abstract as the sole author and a second as co-author, or two as co-author. All abstracts must be submitted online at http://clml.uchicago.edu/cls44. Abstracts should conform to the following specifications: - PDF format, with filename ''Lastname - Paper Title'' (e.g., Asimov - The Morphophonemics of Robojibwe.pdf). - 12-point font, 1-inch margins. - Include title and keywords (i.e., CLS session title, language, language family, linguistics subfield). - Abstract should be no more than 500 words in length. Data, keywords, and references are not included in the final count, but please interleave data with the main body of the abstract if possible. Total abstract (including data and references) should not exceed 2 pages. - Author name(s) should not appear on the abstract! Only in the filename. Please note that abstracts submitted to CLS 44 will be evaluated under a two-tiered review system involving both external and internal reviewers. Deadline: All abstracts must be submitted by 8pm CST on Friday, January 11, 2008. The authors will be notified of acceptance decisions by mid-February 2008. For questions not answered in this call, please contact us at cls at uchicago dot edu. Message 2: Linguistic Association of the Southwest Date: 16-Oct-2007 From: Dirk Elzinga <Dirk_Elzingabyu.edu> Subject: Linguistic Association of the Southwest E-mail this message to a friend Message 2: Linguistic Association of the Southwest Date: 16-Oct-2007 From: Dirk Elzinga <Dirk_Elzingabyu.edu> Subject: Linguistic Association of the Southwest E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Linguistic Association of the Southwest Short Title: LASSO Date: 17-Oct-2008 - 19-Oct-2008 Location: Corvallis, Oregon, USA Contact Person: Susana Rivera-Mills Meeting Email: Susana.Rivera-Millsoregonstate.edu Web Site: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/foreign_lang/lasso Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Call Deadline: 01-Jun-2008 Meeting Description The 37th annual meeting of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest will be held October 17-19, 2008 at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Call for Papers Deadline for submission: June 1, 2008 Conference Theme: ''Building Communities and Making Connections'' Abstract submissions are invited for paper presentations, poster presentations, and panels on any research area related to language issues of special interest in the Southwest. In addition, proposals on the conference theme are particularly encouraged, and may include, but are not limited to: connecting language with non-academic areas, interdisciplinary collaborations, language learning communities, education and language policy, and non-traditional dissemination of language research. In addition a Special Interest Group (SIG) on Making Connections Beyond the Academic Community is encouraging presentations on that topic. Please indicate in the abstract if you would like to be considered under this SIG. Presentations are generally given in Spanish or English, although special provisions may be made to support the use of endangered languages that have been excluded historically from academic discourse. Presentations should be given in the same language as the abstract. Paper presentations will be limited to 20 minutes followed by a 10 minute question period. Poster presentations will be organized into informal poster sessions where presenters can distribute hand-outs, explain posters, and answer questions. Panels should be composed of 2-4 speakers. Early submission of panel proposals is desirable. Only one abstract as a single author and a second as co-author will be accepted from any one individual. Submissions by graduate students are welcome, and students are eligible for the Helmut Esau Prize, a $250 cash award. Abstract submission instructions Electronic submissions are strongly preferred. Authors without access to email may mail a disk copy accompanied by a paper copy to the address below. Please include the following information: - Paper title - For all presenters: name, academic affiliation, mailing address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address. - Abstract, 250-500 words, single-spaced in 11 point Times New Roman font. The abstract should summarize the main points and indicate key aspects of the data, methodology and findings. Use of special font items should be kept to a minimum. Omit bibliography. - Note A-V equipment that will be needed. If the author(s) will not be available at the given address or e-mail during the summer, please provide summer contact information in the cover e-mail. All submissions should be e-mailed to LASSO2008gmail.com as a PDF, Microsoft Word, RTF, or text file attachment. Special font items travel best as a PDF. In addition to sending the abstract as an attachment, please paste the text of the abstract into the e-mail message itself. Abstracts (disk and hard copy) may be mailed to: Susana Rivera-Mills Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures Oregon State University 210 Kidder Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-4603 Acknowledgment of receipt of the abstract will be sent to the principal author. If such notification is not received within one week, the abstract did not reach its destination and should be resent. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent by early July. Participation in LASSO is a privilege of membership; this means that an individual must be a current member in order to present a paper, poster, or panel, and to be listed in the conference program. 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