LINGUIST List 23.977: Calls: General Linguistics/Czech Republic

LINGUIST List 23.977
Mon Feb 27 2012 Calls: General Linguistics/Czech Republic Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>
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Directory 1. Bozena Bednarikova , 13th International Young Linguists Conference Message 1: 13th International Young Linguists Conference
Date: 26-Feb-2012 From: Bozena Bednarikova <bozena.bednarikovaupol.cz> Subject: 13th International Young Linguists Conference E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 13th International Young Linguists Conference Short Title: From Words to Model Date: 07-May-2012 - 09-May-2012 Location: Olomouc, Czech Republic Contact Person: Bozena Bednarikova Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://mladi-lingviste.webnode.cz/ Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Call Deadline: 25-Mar-2012 Meeting Description: 13th International Young Linguists Conference May 7-9, 2012 Organized by the Czech Department, Philosophical Faculty, Palacký University & The Linguistic Association of the Czech Republic You are cordially invited to the traditional annual meeting of young linguists developing the tradition started in 2000 in the Czech Language Institute of the ASCR in Prague and since 2001 continued at Palacký University in Olomouc. This year's main topics are: 1. Data based X theory based linguistic approaches: are they compatible? 2. Diachronic data X theories and methods of synchronic linguistics: can they be combined? 3. Grammaticalization in Meillet sense (l'attribution du caractère grammatical à un mot jadis autonome) X pragmaticalization (and other -izations): can they cooperate? Conference: a) Main conference: papers on the central or related topics b) Workshops: there will be 5 workshops at the conference 1. Diachronic Workshop Convenor: Robert Dittmann (dittmannemail.cz) 2. Grammatical Competence in Teaching Czech as a Foreign Language Convenors: Darina Hradilová (darina.hradilovaupol.cz), Jiří Nový (jiri-novycentrum.cz) 3. Language Corpora from the Perspective of Creators and Users Convenors: Markéta Janebová (marketa.janebovaupol.cz), Michaela Martinková (michaela.martinkovaupol.cz) 4. Dynamic Trends in the Description of Lexical Meaning Convenor: Marek Nagy (marek.nagyupol.cz) 5. Following the Footsteps of Olomouc Linguistics Convenor: Martin Janečka (martin.janeckaupol.cz) c) Traditional sessions on literary science and translatology will be held again Call for Papers: These and other topics will be addressed by young linguistics this year. You are invited to submit paper proposals concerning the following areas: Synchronic and diachronic linguistics Comparative linguistics Corpus linguistics Pragmatics Sociolinguistics Psycholinguistics Biolinguistics Neurolinuistics Gender studies Translatology and interpretation studies Comparative and (inter)cultural studies Philosophy of language As a presenter, anyone may attend who: a) is interested in language and speech, text studies and communication, b) wants to give a presentation, take part in discussions, and listen to others, c) has completed an M.A/Mgr. programme and has no higher degree than Ph.D. As a visitor, anyone who meets the criteria in a) and wants to listen to others may take part in discussions. Official languages: Czech (and other Slavic languages), English The conference will host 2nd National Competition for undergraduate students (students of M.A./Mgr. and Bc. programmes) 'Student and Science: Linguistics'. The winning papers will be included in the main conference programme and will be published in the peer-reviewed journal Bohemica Olomucensia. Application for the conference: a) Application deadline March 25, 2012 b) Send the registration form to the address: mladi.lingvistecentrum.cz Important Dates: March 25, 2012: Submission deadline for paper proposals (abstract) March 25, 2012: Registration deadline (registration form) July 10, 2012: Notification of acceptance May 7-9, 2012: Conference Please send the registration form (available on our website) and your abstract as email attachments (.doc or .pdf file) to mladi.lingvistecentrum.cz by March 25, 2012, stating as subject of your email whether you are submitting your paper proposal for the main conference (Abstract-paper), or for the workshop (Abstract-workshop). Further Information: a) The maximum length of presentation is 15 minutes b) PowerPoint presentations and/or handouts are welcome and recommended c) Special requirements for audio-video should be stated in advance d) Accepted papers will be published in the peer-reviewed journal Bohemica Olomucensia e) Abstracts submitted for the main conference programme will be reviewed by the Academic Committee, abstracts for workshops by workshop convenors f) Notification of acceptance: April 10, 2012. NB: Please respect the registration deadline. After the deadline we cannot guarantee accommodation. Additional information can be found at http://kb.upol.cz and http://mladi-lingviste.webnode.cz/. Academic Committee: doc. PhDr. Ivana Bozděchová, CSc. prof. PhDr. Jiří Černý, CSc. doc. Mirjam Fried, Ph.D. prof. PhDr. Jana Hoffmannová, DrSc. doc. PhDr. Eva Jandová, Ph.D. prof. PhDr. Jan Kořenský, DrSc. prof. PhDr.Jaroslav Macháček, CSc. prof. PhDr. Libuše Spáčilová, Dr. prof. PhDr. Jarmila Tárnyiková, CSc. doc. PhDr. Ludmila Veselovská, M.A., Dr. doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Vychodilová, CSc. doc. Mgr. Lic. Lenka Zajícová, Ph.D. Organizing Committee: Božena Bednaříková Vít Gvoždiak Jana Kuběnová Petra Martinková Ondřej Skácel Eliška Vejrychová Contact Information: Božena Bednaříková Address: Czech Department Philosophical Faculty Palacký University Křížkovského 10 771 80 Olomouc/Cz Tel.: 00420 585 633 145 bozena.bednarikovaupol.cz 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. 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