LINGUIST List 22.2026 Wed May 11 2011 Calls: Syntax, General Linguistics/Germany Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.     Lilia Schuercks , The Minimalist Program: Quo Vadis? Message 1: The Minimalist Program: Quo Vadis? Date: 11-May-2011 From: Lilia Schuercks <lschuercuni-potsdam.de> Subject: The Minimalist Program: Quo Vadis? E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: The Minimalist Program: Quo Vadis? Short Title: MinWork Date: 03-Oct-2011 - 06-Oct-2011 Location: Potsdam, Germany Contact Person: Lilia Schuercks, Peter Kosta, Steven Franks Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Syntax Call Deadline: 15-Jul-2011 Meeting Description: Keynote Speakers: Marcel den Dikken Norbert Hornstein Richard Kayne Jairo Nunes Uli Sauerland Anna Maria di Sciullo Juan Uriagereka The Minimalist Program is a trend in recent generative syntax which subjects to critical scrutiny - and, if possible, eliminates - all constructs that are not virtually conceptually necessary. Since the minimal task of syntax is to mediate between form and meaning, the question is to what extent all aspects of our model of syntax derive from the bare output conditions imposed by these conceptually essential interfaces with form and meaning. More generally, one can ask about the overall architecture of such a grammar: What levels of representation does a viable minimalist grammar need to have?; How are syntactic representations constructed?; and How are these representations interpreted at the interfaces? The purpose of the proposed workshop is to bring together scholars concerned with these broader issues, but who are also engaged in providing detailed analysis to specific linguistic problems and who work on a variety of languages, in order to explore new ways of understanding the organization of grammar and the workings of language. Call for Papers: Abstracts are invited for 30 minutes presentations, followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per author. Abstracts should be sent strictly anonymously to: minimalistworkshopuni-potsdam.de with 'Abstract' in the subject line. In the body of the message, please include the names of the author(s), affiliation(s), abstract title and an e-mail address. Abstracts should be submitted in both Word and PDF formats, with all non-standard fonts embedded in it. Abstracts should be typed in 11 pt font, with 1 inch (2,5 cm) margins on all sides, and be limited to one page of text, with an additional page for data and references. Deadline for submission: 15 July, 2011 Notification of acceptance: 1 August, 2011 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 11-May-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.