LINGUIST List 23.899 Wed Feb 22 2012 Calls: Cognitive Science, Linguistic Theories/Poland 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.     Mateusz Sajna , Cognitive Linguistics in the Year 2012 Message 1: Cognitive Linguistics in the Year 2012 Date: 22-Feb-2012 From: Mateusz Sajna <mateusz.sajnagmail.com> Subject: Cognitive Linguistics in the Year 2012 E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Cognitive Linguistics in the Year 2012 Short Title: CL in 2012 Date: 17-Sep-2012 - 18-Sep-2012 Location: Wrocław, Poland Contact Person: Agnieszka Libura Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://ptjk.pl/PL/aktualnosci/pokaz/konferencja-jezykoznawstwo-kognitywne-w-roku-2012 Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Linguistic Theories Call Deadline: 31-May-2012 Meeting Description: Cognitive Linguistics in the Year 2012 Wrocław, September 17-18, 2012 Organizers: Institute of Polish Philology and Institute of English Studies, University of Wrocław, in collaboration with the Polish Cognitive Linguistics Association Plenary Lectures: - Prof. Chris Sinha, Lund University (chairman of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association and editor of Language and Cognition): Where is Time? Evidence from an Amazonian language and culture - Prof. Ewa Dąbrowska, Northumbria University (editor-in-chief of Cognitive Linguistics): The Quest for Universal Grammar: Holy Grail or Snark - Prof. Elżbieta Górska, Warsaw University: Why are multimodal metaphors interesting? The perspective of verbo-visual and verbo-musical modalities - Prof. Małgorzata Fabiszak, Adama Mickiewicz University: Cognitive Linguistics as an empirical science Conference Fee: Early registration: 400 PLN or 100 EUR (post-graduate students: 250 PLN or 60 EUR) Registration after June 30, 2012: 500 PLN or 120 EUR (post-graduate students: 300 PLN or 70 EUR) The conference account number will be provided in the second call. The conference fee includes conference materials, lunch on September 17 and 18, and the evening banquet on September 17. The conference fee does not include travel and accommodation costs. The hotels situated in the vicinity of the University of Wrocław are listed below. Hotel Tumski ul. Wyspa Słodowa 10, Wrocław Tel. +48 71 322 60 88 / 99 Email: hotelhotel-tumski.com.pl HP Park Plaza Drobnera 11/13, 50-257 Wrocław Tel. +48 71 320 84 00 Email: hpwroclawhotelepark.pl PURO Hotel Wrocław ul. Włodkowica 6, 50-072 Wrocław Tel. +48 71 77 25 100 Email: wroclawpurohotel.pl; reservationspurohotel.pl Boogie Hostel ul. Ruska 35, 50-079 Wrocław, Tel. +48 71 342 44 72 Email: hostelboogiehostel.com Ptak Hotel ul. św. Wincentego 43 50-251 Wrocław Tel. +48 71 372 12 00 Tel. +48 71 782 82 02 ptakhotelptakhotel.pl For basic information on Wrocław, please consult: http://www.wroclaw-info.pl, http://www.wroclaw.pl or http://www.e-wroclaw.com. Call for Papers: We invite papers from scholars working in linguistics, cultural studies, literature, psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and other disciplines who wish to present their research on cognitive linguistics and related fields: cognitive poetics, cognitive psychology, cognitive anthropology, etc. We encourage submissions presenting the most recent advances in Polish as well as international cognitive linguistics. In particular, we look forward to presentations re-evaluating the linguistic status quo, discussing the development of cognitive corpus linguistics and other empirical methodologies informed by cognitive linguistics, assessing the applications of classic (Langacker's, Lakoff's, Talmy's, Goldberg's, etc.) cognitive linguistic models, and documenting latest research into conceptual metaphor, metonymy, mental spaces, conceptual integration, first and second language acquisition (regular as well as anomalous), humor, and artificial intelligence. We also look forward to presentations exploring the cross-fertilization of structural, generative, and cognitive linguistics. Talks will be 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes for discussion). Submission of Proposals: Please send a completed registration form, together with a 300-500 word abstract, to the following address: cognitivelinguistics2012uni.wroc.pl. The languages of the conference will be Polish and English. Important Dates: Closing date for submission of abstracts: May 31, 2012 Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2012 Early registration and conference fee: July 15, 2012 Deadline for conference fee: September 1, 2012 Organizing Committee: Dr hab. Marek Kuźniak Dr hab. Agnieszka Libura Dr Michał Szawerna Dr Anna Żurek Scientific Committee: Prof. dr hab. Leszek Berezowski Prof. WSEH dr hab. Bogusław Bierwiaczonek Prof. UAM dr hab. Małgorzata Fabiszak Prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Górska Prof. dr hab. Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk Prof. WSF dr hab. 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