LINGUIST List 13.2859

Tue Nov 5 2002

Calls: Meaning & Intonation/Language & Society

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  • Vlachou, Evangelia, Amsterdam-Utrecht workshop on "Meaning and Intonation", 19 November 2002
  • echun, Symposium about Language and Society

    Message 1: Amsterdam-Utrecht workshop on "Meaning and Intonation", 19 November 2002

     Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 18:11:43 +0100
    From: Vlachou, Evangelia <Evangelia.Vlachoulet.uu.nl>
    Subject: Amsterdam-Utrecht workshop on "Meaning and Intonation", 19 November 2002


    We are very pleased to announce the program of the 4th Amsterdam/Utrecht workshop, this time on the topic of Meaning and Intonation. The workshop will take place on the 19th of November 2002, at the University of Utrecht, Utrecht Institute of Linguistics. For information how to get to the workshop venue, please consult the following web site: http://www-uilots.let.uu.nl/events/conflinks.htm

    Contact persons: Rick Nouwen: rick.nouwenlet.uu.nl Evangelia Vlachou: evangelia.vlachoulet.uu.nl

    PROGRAM: 09.30-10.00 Welcome 10.00-10.10 Introduction 10.10-11.00 Carlos Gussenhoven&nbsp 11.00-11.15 Coffee Break 11.15-11.55 Marie Nilsenova: Intonation in Question Declaratives 11.55-12.35 Jocelyn Ballantyne: What's the difference between focus and pitch accent 12.35-13.15 Ad Neeleman &amp; Kriszta Szendroi: Superman sentences 13.15-14.15 Lunch Break 14.15-14.55 Heleen Hoekstra: Neither focus nor accent 14.55-15.35 Maria Aloni, Alistair Butler, Darrin Hindsill: (De)-accenting in Bidirectional OT 15.35-15.50 Tea Break 15.50-16.40 Emiel Krahmer: Perceiving Focus 16.40-17.15 General Discussion Session

    "Meaning and intonation" is organised under the auspices of the Institute of Logic, Language and Computation at the University of Amsterdam http://www.illc.uva.nl and the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics at the University of Utrecht http://www-uilots.let.uu.nl

    We are looking forward to seeing you there!

    The organisers Robert van Rooy, Evangelia Vlachou and Rick Nouwen

    Message 2: Symposium about Language and Society

     Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 14:23:50 +0000
    From: echun <echunmail.utexas.edu>
    Subject: Symposium about Language and Society


    SYMPOSIUM ABOUT LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY--AUSTIN Short Title: SALSA 2003 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Date: 11-Apr-2003 - 13-Apr-2003

    Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2003

    Web Site: http://www.utexas.edu/students/salsa/index.shtml Contact Person: SALSA Organizers Meeting Email: utsalsauts.cc.utexas.edu Linguistic Subfield(s): Sociolinguistics

    Meeting Description:

    SALSA is pleased to announce its 11th annual meeting to be held APRIL 11-13, 2003, at the University of Texas at Austin. We encourage the submission of abstracts on research that addresses the relationship of language to culture and society. SALSA 2003 keynote speakers include Richard Bauman (Indiana University), Penelope Eckert (Stanford University), Lisa Green (University of Texas at Austin), and Karen Tracy (University of Colorado at Boulder).

    The SYMPOSIUM ABOUT LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY--AUSTIN is pleased to announce its 11th annual meeting to be held APRIL 11-13, 2003, at the University of Texas at Austin. We encourage the submission of abstracts on research that addresses the relationship of language to culture and society. Desired frameworks include but are not limited to:

    LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIOLINGUISTICS ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY SPEECH PLAY, VERBAL ART, AND POETICS LANGUAGE AND MEDIA POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LANGUAGE LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION DISCOURSE ANALYSIS LANGUAGE VITALITY LANGUAGE SOCIALIZATION GESTURE IN TALK AND INTERACTION

    2003 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Richard Bauman, Indiana University Penelope Eckert, Stanford University Lisa Green, University of Texas at Austin Karen Tracy, University of Colorado at Boulder

    Papers delivered at the conference will be published as a special edition of the Texas Linguistic Forum. Speakers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Papers will be selected based on the evaluation of an anonymous written abstract, which may not exceed 600 words. This year, we will accept only electronic submissions.

    SUBMISSIONS

    Please email your abstract to utsalsauts.cc.utexas.edu, Subject: SALSA 11 Abstract. Please include in the following order:

    1. Title of the paper 2. Author�Euro(tm)s name 3. Author�Euro(tm)s affiliation 4. Address, phone number, and email address at which the author wishes to be notified 5. A 600-word abstract* 6. A short 200-word abstract* for publication in the conference program 7. Equipment needs (e.g., overhead projector, computer projection, etc.)

    *Please send the abstracts as a Word attachment as well as in the body of the email message.

    **Visit the SALSA web page for submission guidelines and conference details: ** http://www.utexas.edu/students/salsa/index.shtml

    Deadline for receipt of abstracts is JANUARY 15, 2003. Late submissions will not be accepted, and we cannot accept papers that are to be published elsewhere. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent in mid-February 2003. Registration fees will be approximately $20 for students and $40 for non-students. Completed papers must be brought to the conference to be included in the published proceedings.

    Contact us at: SALSA University of Texas at Austin Department of Linguistics 1 University Station B5100 Austin TX 78712-0198 Email: utsalsauts.cc.utexas.edu