LINGUIST List 22.2923 Mon Jul 18 2011 Confs: Linguistic Theories, Syntax/Spain 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.     Ismael Teomiro , Workshop on Formal Grammar and Syntactic Variation Message 1: Workshop on Formal Grammar and Syntactic Variation Date: 17-Jul-2011 From: Ismael Teomiro <ivan.teomirouam.es> Subject: Workshop on Formal Grammar and Syntactic Variation E-mail this message to a friend Workshop on Formal Grammar and Syntactic Variation Date: 27-Oct-2011 - 28-Oct-2011 Location: Madrid, Spain Contact: Amaya Mendikoetxea Contact Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories; Syntax Meeting Description: The aim of this workshop is to explore the explanatory power of formal approaches to syntactic variation. The workshop will bring together scholars working on some of the issues that are being addressed within the generativist Principles and Parameters framework, such as the extent to which the conceptual apparatus and analytical tools of the Minimalist Program can account for variation phenomena, the specification of the locus for variation, and the compatibility of formal and non-formal analyses of variation. Organizers: Luis Eguren (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) Olga Fernández Soriano (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) Amaya Mendikoetxea (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) Invited Speakers: Prof. David Adger (Queen Mary, University of London) Prof. Ian Roberts (University of Cambridge) Conference Venue: The conference will be held at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid on 27th and 28th of October. Information on the venue (registration, accommodation and so on) will appear in a second circular. NEW! Visit the web http://www.uam.es/otros/vartion/Home.html NEW! Twitter Variation_UAM NEW! Visit the web http://www.uam.es/otros/vartion/Home.html NEW! Twitter Variation_UAM Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 18-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.