LINGUIST List 22.2834 Mon Jul 11 2011 Confs: Syntax, English/U.K. Editor for this issue: Zac Smith <zaclinguistlist.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.     Wim van der Wurff , 2nd International Workshop on the Structure of the NP in English Message 1: 2nd International Workshop on the Structure of the NP in English Date: 09-Jul-2011 From: Wim van der Wurff <w.a.m.van-der-wurffncl.ac.uk> Subject: 2nd International Workshop on the Structure of the NP in English E-mail this message to a friend 2nd International Workshop on the Structure of the NP in English Short Title: NP2 Date: 15-Sep-2011 - 16-Sep-2011 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Contact: Alex Ho-Cheong Leung Contact Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): Syntax Subject Language(s): English Meeting Description: 2nd International Workshop on the Structure of the Noun Phrase in English - Synchronic and Diachronic Explorations 15 and 16 September 2011, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Following the successful NP1 workshop, held in Vigo on 2-3 October 2009, we are pleased to announce the 2nd Vigo-Newcastle-Santiago-Leuven International Workshop on 'The Structure of the Noun Phrase in English – Synchronic and Diachronic Explorations' (NP2), to be held at Newcastle University (UK) on 15 and 16 September 2011. Keynote speakers: Keynote speakers, David Denison (University of Manchester) and Heinz Giegerich (University of Edinburgh) Organisers: The Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences (CRiLLS) at Newcastle University (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/linguistics/). Thurs 15 Sept 2011 10:00-10.30 Registration/Coffee 10:30-11.30 David Denison, University of Manchester 'The construction of SKT' (plenary paper) 11.30-12.15 Kristin Davidse, University of Leuven 'Noun complement clauses: towards a delineation and characterization of the construction' 12.15-13.00 Christine Günther, Institut für Deutsche Sprache, Mannheim 'One-replacement vs. noun ellipsis – the case of every' 13.00-13.45 Lunch 13.45-14.30 Lotte Sommerer, University of Vienna 'Why investigating article development can become a linguist’s nightmare: categorization, gradualness and the fuzziness of grammar' 14.30-15.15 Marianne Hundt, Universität Zürich 'Variable article usage with institutional nouns – an ‘oddment’ of English?' 15.15-15.45 Tea 15.45.16.30 Tine Breban, University of Leuven 'Complex determinatives 'under construction': a case of constructional emergence' 16.30-17.15 Freek Van de Velde, University of Leuven/Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) 'The rise of NP structure in English' 19.30 Conference dinner Friday 16 Sept 2011 9.00-9.45 Alex Ho-Cheong Leung and Wim van der Wurff, Newcastle University 'Anaphoric reference in Early Modern English: the case of said and same' 9.45-10.30 Jong-Bok Kim and Peter Sells, Kyung Hee University and SOAS 'The English binominal NP as a nominal juxtaposition construction' 10.30-11.00 Tea/coffee 11.00-12.00 Heinz Giegerich, University of Edinburgh 'Noun compounds and noun phrases: stress and some other similarities' (plenary paper) 12.00-12.45 Miguel Ángel Benítez Castro, University of Jaén 'Language acquisition' vs. 'the acquisition of language': nominal technicality in higher education' 12.45-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.15 Iria Bello Viruega, Universidade de A Coruña 'Two hundred years nominalizing science: A diachronic study of nominalizations in astronomy and philosophy texts in the Coruña Corpus' 14.15-15.00 Annette Mantlik, Munich University 'The rise of abstract noun constructions in English' 15.00-15.15 Business meeting Venue: Room G10, Percy Building, Newcastle University (Building 23 on http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/visit/printablemaps/map-campus.htm) Registration There is no conference fee but all participants are asked to confirm their attendance before 15 August by sending an e-mail to Alex Ho-Cheong Leung at h.c.leungncl.ac.uk Website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/linguistics/news/events/item/second-international- workshop-on-the-structure-of-the-noun-phrase-in-english-synchronic-and- diachronic-explorations-np Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 11-Jul-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.