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ruf.rice.edu>Announcing the Sixth Biennial Symposium of the Rice University Department of Linguistics USAGE-BASED MODELS OF LANGUAGE Rice University March 15-18, 1995 INVITED SPEAKERS: Mira Ariel Tel Aviv University Joan Bybee University of New Mexico John Du Bois University of California, Santa Barbara Michael Israel University of California, San Diego Sydney Lamb Rice University Ronald Langacker University of California, San Diego Tom Givon University of Oregon Brian MacWhinney Carnegie-Mellon University Janet Pierrehumbert Northwestern University John Sinclair University of Birmingham (U.K.) Arie Verhagen University of Utrecht DESCRIPTION: The goal of this symposium is to explore approaches to linguistic theory that have in common the aim of accounting for linguistic usage. The empirical data for such theories is not restricted to linguistic intuitions about acceptibility, but comes from usage events of varied types. The focus is on the patterns found in the various sorts of usage data examined, and how those patterns can be extracted, represented, and used by the human mind. Research from a variety of traditions will be represented, including corpus-based analyses, discourse studies, experimental studies of language processing and language acquisition, and instrumental phonetics. The approaches taken can be called DATA-DRIVEN, rather than model-driven, in that the fewest possible prior assumptions are made about what types of data are relevant, and that large sets of usage events are observed so that the detailed patterns found in actual usage can emerge. Moreover, the various approaches taken show signs of converging toward a view of language as a dynamic system in which linguistic knowledge is not separate from its processing in language use. The linguistic models representing this view are USAGE-BASED by virtue of three factors: (1) the importance placed on usage data for theory construction; (2) the direct incorporation of processing (production and comprehension) into linguistic theory; and (3) the requirement that the models arrived at, whatever the direct source of evidence, must be testable with reference to language use. Registration: No charge. Symposium attendance on a space-available basis. For further information, contact Suzanne Kemmer (kemmerMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
cc1.kuleuven.ac.be>ANNOUNCING CGSW10 The 10th Comparative Germanic Syntax Workshop, organised jointly by the Catholic University of Brussels, and the P.J. Meertens Institute for dialectology (Amsterdam) will take place in Brussels on January 17-19, 1995. THE PROGRAM Tuesday January 17 18:00: Registration and reception at conference venue: Vrijheidslaan 17, B-1080 Brussels (metro SIMONIS) Wednesday, January 18 10:00 - 10:30: Coffee and formal opening 10:30 - 11:00: T. Taraldsen (Tromso) Case, subject-orientation and agreement in Icelandic and Faroese 11:00 - 11:30: J. Zwarts (Utrecht) Simple and complex prepositions and P-stranding in Dutch 11:30 - 12:00: Coffee 12:00 - 12:30: H. Bennis (Leiden), F. Beukema (Leiden) & M. den Dikken (VU, Amsterdam) Getting verb movement 12:30 - 14:00: Lunch 14:00 - 14:30: S. Barbiers (Leiden) An antisymmetric analysis of PP extraposition 14:30 - 15:00: T. Hoekstra (Leiden) & J. Rooryck (Leiden) Dynamic and stative HAVE 15:00 - 15:30: E. Haeberli (Geneve) Morphological Case, pro and word order 15:30 - 16:00: Coffee 16:00 - 16:30: E.-P. Kester (Utrecht) Adjectival inflection and licensing conditions on null nouns 16:30 - 17:00: E. Hoekstra (Meertens, Amsterdam) & M. den Dikken (VU, Amsterdam) Parasitic participles Thursday, January 19 10:00 - 10:30: J. Bobaljik (MIT) The morphological determination of Germanic syntax 10:30 - 11:00: D. Buering (Koeln) & K. Hartmann (Frankfurt) Extraposition, QR, and association with focus 11:00 - 11:30: Coffee 11:30 - 12:00: E. Groat (Harvard) Overt and null expletives in Germanic 12:00 - 12:30: S. Menuzzi (Leiden) On double object constructions in Icelandic 12:30 - 14:00: Lunch 14:00 - 14:30: M. Everaert (Utrecht) Binding and the inert/active distinction 14:30 - 15:00: A. Henry (Ulster) V2 phenomena in Belfast English 15:00 - 15:30: Coffee 15:30 - 16:00: F. Weerman (Utrecht) Morphological Case and null Case 16:00 - 16:30: J.-W. Zwart (Groningen) The composition of auxiliaries and the placement of participles in Dutch TRAVEL AND HOTEL INFORMATION: a file with travel and hotel information will be sent to you upon simple request (e-mail or coupon below). REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE LUNCHES: Advance registration: $20/BEF 700 ($10/BEF 350 for students) On-site registration: $30/BEF 1,000 ($20/BEF 700 for students) Advance registration can be made by sending in the coupon below, and by forwarding the required amount into postal account # 000-0536088-66 of KU Brussel, Vrijheidslaan 17, B-1080 Brussels. Please mention that you are registering for CGSW10; do not forget to add bank charges to the above amounts. The deadline for advance registration is January 9, 1995. There are a number of restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the university; however, given any sizable number of conference participants, this may lead to substantive overcrowding and consequent delays. For this reason, the organisers will arrange for a caterer to provide two lunches on the university premises. Since it is vital that we should know in advance how many lunches to order, you must book your lunch in advance by sending in the coupon below. For the lunches, no advance payment is required. CUT HERE - - - - - - NAME: ADDRESS: E-mail: 0 I will register on-site 0 I have transferred the registration fee in the amount of 0 BEF 1,000 0 BEF 750 (student rate) to postal account # 000-0536088-66. 0 I want to order a conference lunch for Wednesday January 18 at BEF 400 0 I want to order a conference lunch for Thursday January 19 at BEF 400 0 Please send me hotel and travel information Mail, fax, or e-mail this coupon to: KU Brussel CGSW10 (G. Vanden Wyngaerd) Vrijheidslaan 17 B-1080 Brussel Belgium Tel +32 2 412 4349 Fax +32 2 412 4200 email: haaam08Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
u.washington.edu>LSRL 25 will be held Thursday, March 2 through Saturday, March 4, 1995 at the University of Washington in Seattle. This message provides: *REGISTRATION FORM (return by regular mail) *CONFERENCE DINNER RESERVATION FORM (return by regular mail) *Hotel Information *Transportation from Airport Information *Conference Location __________________________________________________________________ *REGISTRATION FORM* Enclose a check, payable to the University of Washington, for: ____ ($30.00; $25.00 before February 15th) Student rate ____ ($40.00; $35.00 before February 15th) Non-student rate Send to: LSRL 25 Committee Romance Languages, GN-60 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 USA Last Name ____________________________ First Name _______________ e-mail address ________________________________________________ Institution: _________________________________________________ Department: ________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________ City/State/Zip Code ____________________________________________ Country: _________________________________________________ YES NO Add this address to the LSRL mailing list for future LSRL conference announcements. _____________________________________________________________________ *CONFERENCE DINNER RESERVATION FORM* 25TH Anniversary Conference Dinner: Friday, March 3rd, 6:30pm University of Washington Faculty Center Enclose a check, payable to the University of Washington, for the amount selected below: Name _________________________________________________ Dinner Selection: Salmon ____ ($36.00) Vegetarian Pasta ____ ($31.00) (Dinners include salad, dessert, wine and coffee) _____________________________________________________________________ *HOTEL INFORMATION* The LSRL has reserved a block of rooms at the University Inn, 4140 Roosevelt Way N.E. The conference rate is available if you make your reservation by January 25th. To make reservations, you may contact the University Inn directly at: 1 (800) 733-3855. (Mention that you are attending the LSRL to receive the conference rate.) The rates, which include "continental breakfast" are: Standard single: $64.80 (plus tax) Deluxe single: $73.80 (plus tax) Additional adult: $9.00 __________________________________________________________________ *TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SEA-TAC AIRPORT* A. Shuttle Express: at the airport, call Shuttle Express from the phone at the Traeler's Information Center, located on the baggage- claim level. (Dial #48.) The cost is $21.00 one-way for one person, or $28.00 for two people. For your return from the hotel to the airport, it is best to reserve your van one day ahead of time: call 622-1424. B. Yellow Cab: slightly more expensive, a Yellow Cab from the airport to the hotel costs about $35.00 for one or two adults. There is an additional charge for additional passengers beyond 2. Phone 622-6500. ___________________________________________________________________ *CONFERENCE LOCATION* All sessions will be held on the University of Washington campus in Room 200 of the HUB (Husky Union Building)--the student union. LSRL 25 opens THURSDAY, MARCH 2 at 8:20am; registration at 8:00am. We look forward to seeing you in Seattle. Cordially, Karen Zagona for the LSRL 25 Organizing CommitteeMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue