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LINGUIST List 19.3258

Tue Oct 28 2008

Calls: Cognitive Science/France; General Ling/USA

Editor for this issue: Kate Wu <katelinguistlist.org>


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        1.    Simon Harrison, Multimodality and Grammatical Integration
        2.    Robert Lannon, 33rd Penn Linguistics Colloquium


Message 1: Multimodality and Grammatical Integration
Date: 28-Oct-2008
From: Simon Harrison <simon.harrisonens-lyon.fr>
Subject: Multimodality and Grammatical Integration
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Full Title: Multimodality and Grammatical Integration

Date: 27-May-2009 - 29-May-2009
Location: Paris, France
Contact Person: Simon Harrison
Meeting Email: simon.harrisonens-lyon.fr

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science

Call Deadline: 24-Nov-2008

Meeting Description:

Gesture session at AFLiCo3, University of Paris 10-Nanterre, May 27-29, 2009
'Multimodality and grammatical integration'

Organizers:
Ellen Fricke, European University Viadrana, Frankfurt/Oder
(scienceellenfricke.de)
Simon Harrison, University of Bordeaux 3
(simon.harrisonens-lyon.fr)

Call for Papers

Much research in cognitive linguistics now adopts a multimodal view of language,
i.e. "gestures are an integral part of language" (McNeill 1992: 2).
Nevertheless, there is no obvious or single way to describe how gestures are
integrated with language. In the current theme session we propose to investigate
this problem from the perspective of grammar.

We invite contributions that address the following broad questions: Are gestures
integrated with grammar during speech? If so, how can we identify and describe
this integration? The questions can be approached from a variety of
perspectives, which might include (but are not limited to):

- locating integration
- types, degrees, levels, and hierarchies of integration
- 'grammatical' phenomena: negation, quantification, topicalisation,
co-ordination, etc.
- processes of conventionality, schematicity, abstraction, and type construction
- theoretical perspectives: e.g. construction grammars, cognitive grammars,
grammaticalization theory
- comparisons between spoken and signed languages

Abstract submission: The deadline for submitting abstracts is November 24 2008.
Abstracts should not exceed 500 words (references excluded). Please send two
copies of your abstract by email: one anonymous and one including name and
affiliation of author(s). In the main body of the email, specify author(s),
affiliation(s), title of talk, and 3-5 keywords. We will notify applicants by
mid-December. Presentations will be allotted 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for
questions. There will be a slot reserved for a more general discussion at the
end of the session. For information and abstract submission please contact Simon
Harrison at simon.harrisonens-lyon.fr. To visit the AFLiCo 3 conference website
go to: http://www.modyco.fr/aflico3/.
Message 2: 33rd Penn Linguistics Colloquium
Date: 27-Oct-2008
From: Robert Lannon <lannonbabel.ling.upenn.edu>
Subject: 33rd Penn Linguistics Colloquium
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Full Title: 33rd Penn Linguistics Colloquium
Short Title: PLC 33

Date: 27-Mar-2009 - 29-Mar-2009
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Contact Person: Robert Lannon
Meeting Email: lannonbabel.ling.upenn.edu
Web Site: http://www.ling.upenn.edu/Events/PLC/plc33/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Call Deadline: 10-Dec-2008

Meeting Description:

The PLC is a conference in linguistics run by the graduate students in the
Department of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.

This year's keynote speaker will be Elisabeth Selkirk, of the University of
Massachusetts. Professor Selkirk's address is made possible by a grant from the
Fund to Encourage Women (FEW) of the Trustees' Council of Penn Women.

We hope to feature a special workshop focused on methods of modeling linguistic
and biological change.
More details about the conference will be posted in the coming weeks.

Call for Papers

Please forward this message to interested colleagues.

The 33rd Annual Penn Linguistics Colloquium will take place March 27-29, 2009 at
the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Invited Speaker:
Elisabeth Selkirk
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Papers on any topic in linguistics and associated fields are welcome. Speakers
will have 20 minutes for their presentations and 5 minutes for discussion and
questions.

Deadline: Abstracts are due by Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Notification of
acceptance/rejection will be given by Wednesday, January 21, 2009.

Length: Please limit abstracts to one page, single- or double-spaced. An
additional page may be used for references and tables. Do not include your name
or affiliation within the abstract.

Format: To facilitate the review process, please submit your abstract as a .pdf
file. This aids in ensuring that all phonetic fonts appear as intended when we
receive your abstract.

Submission: An online abstract submission form is now available at EasyAbstracts
(via LinguistList). The link for submission is listed at the PLC website:
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/Events/PLC/plc33/

For more information
Email plc33ling.upenn.edu
Visit http://www.ling.upenn.edu/Events/PLC/plc33/

Penn Linguistics Colloquium
Department of Linguistics
619 Williams Hall (campus map)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

This event is supported by funding from the UPenn Department of Linguistics;
SASGov, the student government for graduate students in the School of Arts and
Sciences; and GAPSA, the Graduate and Professional Students' Association of
University of Pennsylvania.

Prof. Selkirk's address is made possible by a grant from the Fund to Encourage
Women (FEW) of the Trustees' Council of Penn Women.

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