LINGUIST List 6.561

Thu 13 Apr 1995

Calls: Formal/psycholinguistics, Optionality

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1. Lindsay J. Whaley, ESCOL '95
2. , Workshop on Optionality: Final Call

 CALL FOR PAPERS

 Eastern States Conference on Linguistics
 (ESCOL '95)

 Dartmouth College
 Hanover, New Hampshire
 October 27-29, 1995

Invited Speakers:
 Kathryn Bock, U of Illinois
 Joan Bresnan, Stanford U. (tentative)
 James McCawley, U of Chicago
 Doug Pulleyblank, U of British Columbia

Deadline for submitting abstracts: May 26, 1995

Abstracts of 20 minute papers in all areas of formal linguistics and
psycholinguistics from any theoretical perspective are solicited. Abstracts
may be submitted in one of two forms:

1) Submit 1 copy of a 500 word abstract via e-mail to:
 lindsay.whaleydartmouth.edu

References and examples may be included beyond the 500 word limit.

After the text of the abstract provide the following information:
 title of the paper
 name of the author
 address/affiliation
 phone number

2) Submit 10 copies of an anonymous 500 word abstract (one page, one inch
margins, unreduced type) along with a 3X5 card (an additional page may contain
examples and references).

The card should contain the following information:

 title of the paper
 name of the author
 address/affiliation
 phone number
 email address (if applicable)

Copies of abstracts should be sent to:

 ESCOL '95
 Program in Linguistics & Cognitive Science
 6086 Reed Hall
 Dartmouth College
 Hanover, NH 03755

Information on registration and housing will be available in August. For
information, contact lindsay.whaleyDartmouth.edu or
lenore.grenobledartmouth.edu, Phone
603-646-2055, Fax 603-646-3353

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 - FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS - FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS -

 The Research Institute for Language and Speech (OTS),
 Utrecht University,
 organizes a.....

 Workshop on Optionality

 to be held on
 September 1-2, 1995.

 Keynote speakers:
 Jane Grimshaw (Rutgers)
 Tony Kroch (Penn)
 Tanya Reinhart (Tel Aviv/Utrecht)
 Edwin Williams (Princeton)

Given a general notion of economy, free word order as well as other
optional phenomena are problematic in current linguistic theory.
Nevertheless, optionality is widely attested in natural language, not only
synchronically, but also diachronically and in language acquisition. We
would therefore like to invite papers that deal with the theoretical
problem of optionality from either of these perspectives.

In addition to 4 (invited) keynote talks, we have 12 slots for 35 min.
papers. Please send 5 copies of an anonymous two-page abstract, one
camera-ready version and a 3x5" card with name(s) of author(s), title of
paper, affiliation, phone number and e-mail address to:

 Workshop on Optionality,
 Research Institute for Language and Speech (OTS),
 Utrecht University,
 Trans 10,
 3512 JK Utrecht,
 Netherlands.

We will be able to (partially) reimburse speakers. The
deadline for submissions is MAY 1, 1995. Submissions by e-mail
or fax will not be accepted.

For a more detailed description of the topic of the workshop, please
contact neelemanlet.ruu.nl or weermanlet.ruu.nl.