LINGUIST List 22.2091 Mon May 16 2011 Calls: Semantics, Philosophy of Language/Germany Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.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.     Markus Werning , Semantics & Philosophy in Europe 4 Message 1: Semantics & Philosophy in Europe 4 Date: 15-May-2011 From: Markus Werning <markus.werningrub.de> Subject: Semantics & Philosophy in Europe 4 E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Semantics & Philosophy in Europe 4 Short Title: SPE4 Date: 26-Sep-2011 - 01-Oct-2011 Location: Bochum, Germany Contact Person: Markus Werning Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/phil-lang/spe4/ Linguistic Field(s): Philosophy of Language; Semantics Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2011 Meeting Description: Semantics and Philosophy in Europe 4 26 September - 1 October, 2011 Ruhr University Bochum, Germany http://www.rub.de/phil-lang/spe4 It is with great pleasure that we announce the upcoming Semantics and Philosophy in Europe 4 conference. The conference will feature expert tutorials, symposia, roundtables, and a colloquium on the following topics: A) The Semantics and Pragmatics of Quotation B) The Semantics of Action Sentences C) The Semantics and Epistemology of Mental State Ascriptions The purpose of the SPE workshops is to enhance the dialogue between linguists and philosophers and to provide a new forum for presenting research in the interface between linguistic semantics and the related areas of philosophy (philosophy of language, logic, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, epistemology) . SPE takes place annually in different European cities. The previous meetings took place in Paris (SPE1, 2008), London (SPE2, 2009), and Paris (SPE3, 2010). General Organization: Markus Werning and Heinrich Wansing Keynote Speakers: Jan Broersen (Utrecht) Philippe de Brabanter (Paris) Manuel Garcia-Carpintero (Barcelona) Simone Duca (Bochum) Andreas Herzig (Toulouse) Katarzyna Jaszczolt (Cambridge) Hannes Leitgeb (Munich) Robert Matthews (Rutgers) Friederike Moltmann (Paris) Stephen Neale (New York) Albert Newen (Bochum) John Perry (Stanford) Paul Saka (Texas) Mark Richard (Harvard) Daniele van de Velde (Lille) Heinrich Wansing (Bochum) Markus Werning (Bochum) Dag Westerstahl (Gothenburg) Local Coordination: Simone Duca, Caroline Semmling, and Tomoo Ueda SPE4 Advisory Board: Herman Cappelen (St. Andrews) Thomas Hofweber (North Carolina) Chris Kennedy (Chicago) Peter Ludlow (Toronto) Manuel Garcia-Carpintero (Barcelona) Robert May (UC Davis) Friederike Moltmann (Paris-Sorbonne) Stephen Neale (CUNY) Peter Pagin (Stockholm) Zoltán Szabó (Yale) Markus Werning (Bochum) Crispin Wright (NYU & Aberdeen) 2nd Call for Papers: Submissions of abstracts (650 words including references) are invited for 30 min talks or poster presentations on each of the three themes of the conference or related topics. Submissions will be accepted via the conference website until 15 June, 2011. Important Dates: Submission opens: 1 April Deadline for submissions: 15 June Notification: 15 July Registration opens: 1 July Early Registration closes: 31 August Registration closes: 23 September Contact/Organization: Prof. Dr. Markus Werning/Prof. Dr. Heinrich Wansing Department of Philosophy II Ruhr University Bochum 44780 Bochum, Germany Please direct email inquiries to spe4rub.de Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 16-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.