LINGUIST List 6.1156

Fri Aug 25 1995

Calls: Focus workshop

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1. , Workshop on Focus - 1st Call for Papers

 1st Call for Papers

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 WORKSHOP ON FOCUS

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 University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 December 8-10, 1995


Guest Speakers: Eva Hajicova, Carles Univ. Prague
 Barbara Partee, UMass Amherst
 Elizabeth Selkirk, UMass Amherst
 Petr Sgall, Charles Univ. Prague


The Department of Linguistics and the GLSA (Graduate
Linguistics Student Association) at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst invite submissions of abstracts for
the **Workshop on Focus**, an interdisciplinary workshop
on the role of focus in grammar. It intends to cover
diverse areas of formal linguistics, such as phonetics, phonology,
morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and psycholinguistics.
Each talk is 30 min. long, followed by a 10 min. discussion.
The proceedings of the workshop will be published as a special
volume of UMOP (University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers)
from GLSA.

Please send 6 copies of an anonymous abstract, maximum 2 pages
long including references, tables, diagrams, and examples.
Fonts should be no smaller than 12 points, and at least 1 inc
margin on all sides. The abstract should arrive at the address
below by **October 2, 1995**. No email or fax submissions are
accepted. Along with the abstract, enclose an index card (3"x5")
with title of paper, author's name, affiliation, address,
telephone number, and e-mail address.


Workshop on Focus
Organizing Committee
Department of Linguistics
South College
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003


For further information, fax 1-413-545 27 92
 Email focuslinguist.umass.edu