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CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
Language Variation and Linguistic Theory
September 3, 4 and 5, 1995
University of Nijmegen
Organizers: Frans Hinskens, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Roeland van Hout, Univeristy of Tilburg, The Netherlands
DEADLINE for abstract submission: June 23
Notification of ACCEPTANCE: July 10
INVITED SPEAKERS
P. Kiparsky, Stanford University
W. Labov, University of Pennsylvania
P. Auer, University of Hamburg
H. Cedergren, Universite de Quebec, Montreal
M.R. Lloret, Univeritat de Barcelona
A. McMahon, Univerity of Cambridge
GENERAL THEME AND GOAL:
There is a growing awareness that a fruitful cooperation between the study
of language variation and change (in e.g. HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS, DIALECTOLOGY
and SOCIOLINGUISTICS) and work in PHONOLOGICAL THEORY is both possible and
desirable. The study of language variation and change would benefit from
this kind of cooperation both on the conceptual and theoretical levels -
among other things. Phonological theory may well profit from a greater use
of what is commonly called 'external evidence', e.g. performance errors and
evidence from language variation and change.
This workshop is intended to provide an international platform where insights
and approaches can be discussed from a maximally interdisciplinary point of
view. It aims to bring together representatives from both theoretical
phonological approaches and the more data-oriented fields, who are willing
to explain what they are working on, why and how - in such a way that
representatives of the other 'camps' will also be able to see how such
work might be of interest to their own research. The general goal of
the workshop is to study the possibilities and problems for a further
integration of phonological thinking on the one hand and the analysis
of language variation and change on the other.
PROGRAM AND WORKSHOP THEMES:
Sunday September 3
Theme#1 Discussion on the theses:
'There can be no progress in the study of language variation
without formal linguistic theory' and
'There can be no progress in formal linguistic theory without
the study of language variation'
Sunday September 3
Theme#2 Is there a need for a new conceptual framework?
Monday September 4
Theme#3 Which issues can and should, and which issues cannot and
should not be studied in the interface between the study
of language variation and phonological theory?
Monday September 4
Theme#4 Which methods are appropriate for such interdisciplinary research?
Tuesday September 5
Theme#5 Cause and 'actuation', linguistic constraints and internal
spread ('embedding') of a linguistic change
Tuesday September 5
Theme#6 Possible and impossible processes of linguistic change
Apart from the contributions by the invited speakers, time has been
scheduled for two papers on each of the six themes. Per paper there
will be 30 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes for discussion.
The workshop papers will be selected on the basis of abstracts.
Please submit before June 23, 1995, giving the following information:
1. the workhop theme you will address in your paper;
2. a clearly titled, 500-word summary for review;
3. the title of your paper (once more); your full name & affiliation,
current address & phone number, e-mail address, fax number
Send submissions (preferably by e-mail) to:
Roeland van Hout
Dept. of Linguistics
University of Tilburg
Post Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands
e-mail: roeland.vanhoutkub.nl
Write to the above address for further information, or to express your
desire to participate without presenting a paper.
ABSTRACT COMMITTEE:
Frans Hinskens
Roeland van Hout
Norval Smith
Leo Wetzels
The registration fee is HFL 200,= / HFL 100,= for PhD-students. Coffee,
tea and lunches included.
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llaor.unice.fr>Content-Length: 1214 CONFERENCE ON AFROASIATIC LANGUAGES Sophia Antipolis June 1996 Preliminary call for Papers The Third Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics, organized by the CNRS Laboratoire "Langues, Langage et Cognition", University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, is to be held at Sophia Antipolis, France, in June 1996 (still undated). The aim of the Conference is to promote research in theoretical linguistics in relation to Afroasiatic languages. Papers are invited in all areas of syntax, morphology and phonology. Initial reactions are expected before June 15, 1995, simply by sending (even provisional) title(s) to one of the following addresses. Faxes or e-mails are encouraged. Requests for further information about the Conference should be addressed to: Jacqueline Lecarme CNRS-2LC 1361, route des Lucioles 06560 Sophia Antipolis FRANCE Tel: +(33) 92 96 73 95 Fax: +(33) 93 65 29 27 Email: jlMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue