LINGUIST List 23.1533: Calls: Anthro Ling, Historical Ling, Cog Sci, Discipline of Ling, Ling Theories/Poland

LINGUIST List 23.1533
Tue Mar 27 2012 Calls: Anthro Ling, Historical Ling, Cog Sci, Discipline of Ling, Ling Theories/Poland Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>
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Date: 24-Mar-2012 From: Luke McCrohon <luke.mccrohongmail.com> Subject: Theory and Evidence in Language Evolution Research E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Theory and Evidence in Language Evolution Research Date: 08-Sep-2012 - 08-Sep-2012 Location: Poznań, Poland Contact Person: Luke McCrohon Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/plm/2012/Language_evolution Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Cognitive Science; Discipline of Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Linguistic Theories Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2012 Meeting Description: This special session of the Poznan Linguistic Meeting aims to explore the range of evidence that can be applied in language evolution research. Its goals may be summarised as: - To assess available evidence and to discuss the status of the new sources of evidence applicable to questions of language emergence and evolution - To assess the role of theoretical syntheses and holistic scenarios of language emergence and evolution - To identify ways in which linguistic methodologies can be made relevant to answering 'origins' type questions - To identify limitations of linguistic methodologies when applied in isolation and to discover directions for interdisciplinary collaboration - To bridge the gap between biological and linguistic conceptions of evidence Plenary Speaker: James Hurford (University of Edinburgh) Call for Papers: We invite submissions to a special thematic session of the Poznan ́ Linguistics Meeting addressing theory and evidence in language evolution research. Submissions in the form of extended abstracts (2 pages) should be emailed to: wacewiczumk.pl no later than 15 April 2012. Please refer to the conference website for specific formatting instructions and guidelines. All submissions will be subject to external peer review, with accepted talks allocated 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Please refer to http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/plm/2012/ for details regarding conference registration, accommodation, travel information and other information. This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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