LINGUIST List 9.1738

Tue Dec 8 1998

Calls: Slavic Negation, Constraints/Preferences

Editor for this issue: Karen Milligan <karenlinguistlist.org>

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1. Poznan Lingustics Meeting, Poznan Linguistic Meeting 1999
2. Poznan Lingustics Meeting, Constraints/preferences at PLM 1999: Call for Papers

PLM 1999

32nd Poznan Linguistic Meeting
Recent developments in linguistic theory
30 April-2 May 1999

FIRST CIRCULAR AND CALL FOR PAPERS


PROGRAMME

The 32nd Poznan Linguistic Meeting, organized by the School of
English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, will continue
the theme of the previous meetings, Recent developments in linguistic
theory.

The already known points on the programme of PLM 1999 are:

a session in honour of Prof. Jacek Fisiak to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of his academic career

a teach-in on Modern methods in experimental phonetics presented by
Prof. Grzegorz Dogil (Stuttgart)

a workshop on The syntax and semantics of Slavic negation organized
by Dr. Adam Przepiorkowski (Tuebingen) (please find attached the
organiser's call for papers)

a workshop on Constraints and/vs. preferences organized by Prof.
Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk (Poznan). Prof. Wolfgang U. Dressler
(Vienna) and Prof. Rajendra Singh (Montreal) have already confirmed
their participation. You are invited to contact the organizer about
the details of the workshop: dkasiaifa.amu.edu.pl

a session on Issues in pragmatics organized by Prof. Barbara Kryk-
Kastovsky (Poznan): dieter.kastovskyunivie.ac.at


PAPERS

Proposals for papers (as well as other sessions or
workshops)concerned in any way with Recent developments in linguistic
theory are invited. Two-page abstracts (including bibliography)
should be submitted to the PLM 1999 address by 15 January 1999 -
preferably by e-mail (plmifa.amu.edu.pl).
Abstracts will be reviewed by an international advisory board.
Notification of acceptance will be sent to the authors by the end of
February 1999.

BOOK EXHIBITION AND SALE

Traditionally, a book exhibition and sale will be organized by the
Omnibus bookshop, offering very attractive prices on books by major
linguistic publishers.

VENUE

The venue is different from that of last year. Its address is

Centrum Kongresowe Instytutu Ochrony Roslin
Miczurina 20A
60-318 Poznan
tel. (+48 61) 864 92 01
fax (+48 61) 867 11 75

This is a congress centre of a high standard, including conference
rooms and accommodation. Approximate prices:

single room: 131 PLN
one bed in a double room: 100 PLN.

Some additional, cheaper accommodation will be available at

Hotel Gromada
Babimojska 7 (across the road from the Congress Centre)
60-161 Poznan
fax (+48 61) 867 31 61

one bed in a double room: 55 PLN.

(current PLN exchange rate: 1 USD = 3.40 PLN)

REGISTRATION

100 USD payable on arrival
The fee includes the cost of conference materials, banquet,
tea/coffee during the meeting.


REPLY FORMS

For preliminary registration, please complete and return the enclosed
form as soon as possible.


ADDRESS FOR INQUIRIES, ABSTRACTS AND REPLY FORMS

PLM 1999
School of English
Adam Mickiewicz University
Collegium Novum
al. Niepodleglosci 4
61-874 Poznan
POLAND

tel: (+48 61) 852-88-20
fax: (+48 61) 852-31-03

e-mail: plmifa.amu.edu.pl

www: http://elex.amu.edu.pl/ifa/plm/

PLM Organisers
Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk
Jaroslaw Weckwerth


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CALL FOR PAPERS
Workshop on
THE SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF SLAVIC NEGATION
May 1-2, 1999
during
32nd Poznan Linguistic Meeting (PLM'99)
Poznan, Poland
April 30 - May 2, 1999


INVITED SPEAKERS (to be confirmed):
Eva HAJICOVA, Charles University, Prague
Maria Luisa RIVERO, University of Ottawa

ABSTRACTS
Abstracts are invited for 30-minute talks on all aspects of
(morpho)syntax and semantics of negation in Slavic languages (also
comparing Slavic negation to that in other languages) from any
theoretical perspective. The official language of the workshop will
be English.
We have tentatively arranged with Slavica Publishers for publishing a
volume of selected papers presented at the workshop. Further details
will be announced at the workshop.

ABSTRACT REQUIREMENTS:
Abstracts should be no more than one standard size page in length
with the option of including an additional page for data and
references. Abstracts should be in at least 10-point type with 1-inch
margins, single-spaced. They should be anonymous.
The PREFERRED WAY of submitting an abstract is via email. Abstracts
should be sent to the following address:

adampsfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de

Acceptable formats are: pure ASCII, PostScript, TeX, LaTeX, LaTeX2e,
RTF, also gzipped uuencoded versions thereof. Please, send in a
separate email the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s), address
for correspondence, and the title of the paper.
Alternatively, 3 copies of the abstract, accompanied by a separate
card stating the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation, address, and
the title of the paper, should be sent to:

Adam Przepiorkowski
IPI PAN
ul. Ordona 21
01-237 Warszawa
Poland

Abstracts should be received not later than on February 12, 1999.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission deadline: 12th February 1999
Acceptance notification: 14th March 1999
Programme announcement: 1st April 1999
Workshop: 1st -- 2nd May 1999

PARTICIPATION:
Anybody intending to participate (including the speakers) should
register for the Poznan Linguistic Meeting (PLM'99).

Any inquiries should be sent to the address below.

ADAM PRZEPIORKOWSKI
Universitaet Tuebingen, GK ILS
Seminar fuer Sprachwissenschaft
Wilhelmstr. 113
D-72074 Tuebingen
Germany
office: (+49 7071) 2972741
home: (+49 7071) 62410
email: adampsfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de
WWW: http://www.sfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de/~adamp/


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TITLE

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NAME

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AFFILIATION

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ADDRESS

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ A PAPER, SPECIFY THE SECTION

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TITLE OF THE PAPER

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I WILL PROBABLY ARRIVE IN POZNAN ON

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SPECIAL WISHES

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CALL FOR PAPERS
for
a workshop
on
Constraints and/vs. preferences
1 May 1999

during



PLM'99
32nd Poznan Linguistic Meeting
Recent developments in linguistic theory
30 April - 2 May


ISSUES & SPECIAL TOPICS:
* the nature of both constraints and preferences and their
epistemological compatibility
* scalar nature of preferences vs. absolute nature of constraints
(scalar constraints ?)
* hierarchy vs. rule order (principles of ranking)
* constraints vs. rules/processes
* predictive and explanatory power of constraints and preferences
* constraints/preferences and online processing
* learnability problem
* pro/contra parallelisms between diachronic change and
synchronic rules/processes
* phonological and phonetic constraints
* illustrations and empirical evidence for any claims concerning the
above issues

SPEAKERS who confirmed their participation so far:
Wolfgang U. Dressler (Vienna)
Rajendra Singh (Montreal)
Nikolaus Ritt (Vienna)
Martin Prinzhorn (Vienna)

ABSTRACTS:
Please send one-page abstracts to dkasiaifa.amu.edu.pl by the
end of February 1999.

REGISTRATION:
Please register for the Poznan Linguistic Meeting if you intend to
participate (as a speaker or otherwise) in the workshop. You will
find the reply form and address in the first circular of the PLM'99
http://elex.amu.edu.pl/ifa/plm/index.html



Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk
dkasiaifa.amu.edu.pl