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manchester.ac.uk>The Twelfth International Conference on Historical Linguistics January 1995 SECOND CIRCULAR The abstract selection procedure is now complete. In order to maximise the number of papers, we have decided to run three parallel sessions and to have a poster display. A provisional programme will be issued in the next month together with a final conference booking form. In the meantime, the present circular contains: * an outline timetable of conference events * a list of plenary speakers and titles * preliminary details of the workshops * the social programme * accommodation details * conference costs * travel details Conference timetable Saturday 12 August Rooms will be available in Hulme Hall. There will be no meal service on this day but there are many restaurants and pubs within 10 minutes walk. It may be possible to book rooms for an extra day or two before the conference - let us know when you book if you think you might need this facility. Sunday 13 August Registration and Reception Party A trip to Dove Cottage (of Wordsworth fame) has been organised for those who arrive early - see social programme. Monday 14 August - Thursday 17 August ICHL XII Conference =46riday 18 August Workshops (see below) Saturday 19 August Trip to Haddon Hall and Chatsworth Sunday 20 August Delegates may stay on until today if they so wish. Again we shall need to know in advance and the booking form will contain a box to tick. Plenary speakers Barry Blake Verb affixes from case markers: some Australian examples Alice Harris The mechanism of syntactic change Susan Herring From nominal to verbal predication in Old Dravidian: the discourse roots of category change Paul Kiparsky To be announced Anthony Kroch The time course of language change Aditi Lahiri Non-linear phonology and the theory of sound change Ian Roberts Markedness, creolization and language change Elizabeth Traugott The role of the development of discourse markers in a theory of grammaticalization Theo Vennemann* Sprachb=FCnde and language families in prehistoric Europe *Theo Vennemann's lecture has been arranged in collaboration with the Goethe Institute of Manchester. Workshops It is planned to dedicate half a day to each workshop and all workshops will take place on Friday, 18 August. More details will be provided with the provisional programme. In the meantime, contact the organizers. Jadranka Gvozdanovic Change in numeral systems Alice Harris & Lyle Campbell Cross-linguistic evidence for syntactic change: complex sentences Ernst Hakon Jahr & Laura Wright The influence of the Hansa and Low German on European languages Roger Wright & Henk Aertsen (to be confirmed) The lexicon and semantic change Social Programme Details of the social programme are attached. Please notify us of your intention of going on any of the trips in good time. Accommodation There are no hotels in the immediate vicinity but Hulme Hall offers the possibility of good on-site accommodation at the following rates: Single student room (with wash basin but without bathroom) =A321.00 per night Single student room (with en-suite shower and toilet) =A333.00 per night Twin-bedded room (with en-suite shower and toilet) =A349.00 per night There are only 70 rooms with en suite shower/toilet available -they will be allocated on the principle of first come first served. All room rates include a full English Breakfast and individual tea and coffee making facilities. All prices include VAT and service. The following are a selection of Manchester hotels that offer discounted rates if booked through the University. The rates are those currently offered. They are unlikely to vary much if at all between now and August, but please confirm the August rate at the time of making your booking. If you opt for hotel accommodation you will be responsible for settling your own account direct with the hotel in the usual way. Accommodation in Hulme Hall is booked and paid for through the conference office. Willow Bank Hotel - 340 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6AF. Tel. +44-161-224-0461. 10 minutes by bus; 20 minutes on foot from Hulme Hall. Mon-Thur: Single Room =A340.50, Twin/Double =A350.50. Fri-Sun: Single =A325, Twin/Double =A333 (all rooms with en suite facilities and English breakfast). Dominion Hotel - 48-50 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 6JD. Tel. +44-161-953-1280. In downtown Manchester, about 15 minutes by bus and 30 mins on foot or a =A32.50 cab ride one way. Single suite =A362, Double =A372= , includes breakfast. Manchester Business School - Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PB. Tel. +44-161-275-6303. 10 minutes by bus, 20 minutes on foot. Standard Room =A335= ; Club Room =A345, includes breakfast. Meals Breakfast will either be in Hulme Hall or your hotel. Lunch is included in the conference package on Monday-Friday 14-18 August. Specialist needs such as vegetarian/vegan can be catered for - please indicate at the time of booking. Participants will be free to make their own dinner arrangements. Hulme Hall is close to an exceptionally fine range of South Asian restaurants; two of the evening receptions are close to downtown Manchester and Chinatown, both of which offer excellent gastronomic options. A restaurant list will be included in the conference package. Conference costs Registration Fee (includes ISHL subscription, conference programme and book of abstracts) =A315.00 Conference Fee (includes tea/coffee and lunch Mon-Fri and covers room hire and administration costs) If paid by 1 June 1995 =A375.00 If paid after 1 June 1995 =A390.00 Discounted rate for bona fide students =A345.00 If you cannot attend but wish to receive the programme and book of abstracts, you need only pay the Registration Fee. All those who attend the conference will pay the Conference Fee plus the Registration Fee. It is hoped that participants will be able to pay by credit card - details with booking forms. Travel Manchester can be easily reached via its international airport. Many carriers fly direct from all continents and there are frequent shuttle services to major European hubs like Heathrow and Schiphol. A taxi from the airport to Hulme Hall costs about =A310. There are also connecting bus and train services. There is a regular train service to Manchester Piccadilly from central London (Euston). The trip takes about two and a half hours. There are also trains to all other parts of the UK. A taxi from the station to Hulme Hall costs about =A33. Hulme Hall The conference will be held in Hulme Hall, Oxford Place, Victoria Park, Manchester M14 5RR. Tel. +44-161-224-2862 Fax. +44-161-257-3059. Hulme Hall offers parking for up to 80 cars (no extra charge) and on site squash and tennis courts and a multi-gym (again no charge). Childcare If think you will need childcare for (parts of) the conference, please let us know as soon as possible and we will try to make arrangements. ************************************************************************** ICHL1995 Department of Linguistics University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK Tel ++44+(0)161-275 3187/3042 Fax ++44+(0)161-275 3187 **************************************************************************Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue