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mac.uv.es>Content-Length: 1717 Call for Papers 7TH INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP 'LANGUAGE AS CHOICE' 26 - 29 July 1995 UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA, SPAIN Call for Papers Abstracts are invited for papers (20 minutes will be allowed for each presentation, with 10 minutes extra for questions and discussion) on any aspect appropriate to the title LANGUAGE AS CHOICE. Papers may have a highly specific focus, or be on more general topics; workshop proposals are particularly encouraged. A one-page abstract should be submitted by 10 February 1195. (The deadline has been extended). Notification of abstracts accepted will be given by 15 March 1995. Mailing Address: Dr. Antonia Sanchez Depto. Filologia Inglesa y Alemana Facultad de Filologia Universitat de Valencia Blasco Ibanez 28 46010 Valencia Tel: + 34 6 3864262 Fax: + 34 6 3864161 E.mail: SanchezmaMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
let.rug.nl>Groningen Assembly on Language Acquisition 1995 University of Groningen The Netherlands 7-9 September 1995 The conference aims to bring together researchers willing to discuss the merits and constraints of different theoretical approaches to language acquisition, in particular generative linguistics, constructionism, dynamic systems modelling, and connectionism. Invited Speakers Harald Clahsen University of Essex Annette Karmiloff-Smith MRC London Kim Plunkett University of Oxford Luigi Rizzi University of Geneva Paul van Geert University of Groningen Abstract Submissions Abstracts may cover all aspects of language acquisition relating to the core areas of linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and the interfaces. Selection of abstracts will be based on not only their quality but also their potential to contribute to the conference's interactive objective. Abstract submissions should include: 1. Five (5) copies of a ONE-PAGE, double-spaced abstract of the paper (no posters), preferably in 12-point font or type, with a title. OMIT name and affiliation. Reviewing will be anonymous. 2. A 10cm by 15cm (or 3" by 5") card with the title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation, mailing address, and e-mail address. Also specify any necessary AV equipment. Abstracts should provide a complete overview of the research that will be presented: a statement of the main hypotheses, a brief account of the method, data gathering and results, and a summary of the conclusions reached. The deadline for abstract submissions is APRIL 15, 1995. Any submissions that arrive after this date will not be accepted. Abstracts should be sent to: GALA 1995 University of Groningen Department of Linguistics Postbus 716 9700 AS Groningen The NETHERLANDS Inquiries should be sent to the above address, or by e-mail to: GALA95Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
MIT.EDU>Content-Length: 4437 CALL FOR PAPERS IS THE BEST GOOD ENOUGH? WORKSHOP ON OPTIMALITY IN SYNTACTIC THEORY To be held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, May 19-21 1995. Syntactic research in a variety of frameworks is assigning a growing role to the notion of comparison. This work, which is at the forefront of current research, includes theories involving principles of economy and optimality. Much of this work is still unpublished or in formative stages (Legendre, Raymond, and Smolensky (1993), Grimshaw (1993), Pesetsky (1994), Chomsky (1989, 1993, 1994)). The relevant data vary from one account to another, but empirical comparisons of these proposals now can and should be undertaken. )From May 19-21, 1995, MIT will be hosting a workshop to explore and clarify particular issues of syntactic theories in which comparison plays a significant role. The workshop will consist of invited talks and talks selected from anonymously submitted abstracts. Abstracts are invited to address the following questions: * What is the nature of the candidate or reference set for comparison? Which linguistic objects compete for the best choice? * What criteria determine the optimal output from a set of candidates? * Does the grammar compare derivations (as with the Economy principles of Chomsky (1989, 1993)) or representations (as in the Optimality Theoretic analyses developed for phonology by Prince and Smolensky (1993)). * Is language acquisition or variation explained by parameterization or constraint re-ranking? * What are the computational implications and requirements of the different approaches? Invited talks will be presented by: Joan Bresnan, Stanford Noam Chomsky, MIT Jane Grimshaw, Rutgers David Pesetsky, MIT Paul Smolensky and Geraldine Legendre, Johns Hopkins University Edward Stabler, UCLA Submissions for consideration must be received by March 15, 1994, via mail or fax transmission. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be requested to provide a more complete paper by mid-April to prepare focused discussion. We may be able to assist with travel costs for student or unemployed presenters. Eight or nine 30-minute time slots are reserved for accepted papers, each with an additional 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Abstracts should be anonymous and not longer than two pages. Mailing address: Good Enough MIT 20D-219 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Mailings should include six copies of an anonymous abstract with a cover sheet indicating the paper title, author's name, affiliation, address, phone number, and email address. Fax transmissions may be made to (617) 253-5017, attention: David Pesetsky, and should also include the cover sheet. Any further questions may be addressed by email to good-enoughMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue