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Confs: Conference on Role and Reference Grammar

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    Message 1: Conference on Role and Reference Grammar, Brazil

     Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:56:18 -0500
    From: vanvalinacsu.buffalo.edu> <vanvalinacsu.buffalo.edu>
    Subject: Conference on Role and Reference Grammar, Brazil


    First Announcement

    The 2003 International Course and Conference on Role and Reference Grammar S�o Paulo State University at S�o Jos� do Rio Preto, Brazil 14-20th July 2003

    Exploring the interfaces among meaning, function and morphosyntactic form

    Organization

    The organizing committee for RRG2003 consists of Robert Van Valin (University at Buffalo), Dan Everett (University of Manchester), Roberto Gomes Camacho (S�o Paulo State University), Marize M. Dall'Aglio Hattnher. (S�o Paulo State University), Ricardo Mairal (UNED, Madrid) and Toshio Ohori (Tokyo University).

    Event Programme

    A four-day international course will be followed by a three-day international conference. The course will include lecture sessions at three levels: introductory, post-graduate and specialized. Introductory sessions will present the basics of the main topic of the day; post-graduate sessions will provide a detailed account of functional models, including RRG and Functional Grammar; and specialized sessions will deal with advanced topics in RRG. The conference will stage papers, workshops and plenary sessions. There will also be a workshop on Amazonian languages headed by Daniel Everett on July 18-20 as part of the conference. The title is 'Autochthonous languages in Brazil and syntactic theory: functional and formal considerations'. Contact Daniel Everett (Dan.Everettman.ac.uk) for more details.

    Teaching and Discussion Topics

    RRG2003 will deal with issues in linguistic theory related to the theory of RRG as presented in Van Valin and LaPolla 1997: Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Special attention will be paid to the further elaboration of RRG in areas like morphology, information structure, and lexical semantics.

    Parallel Session on FG

    During the conference, there will be a parallel session on FG. Papers should be devoted to the elaboration of the theory of FG as set out in Dik 1997: The Theory of Functional Grammar. 2 Vols. Edited by Kees Hengeveld. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Workshops may bear on points of convergence and divergence between the two functional models.

    Invited Speakers

    Speakers invited to the course and conference include Anna Siewierska (Lancaster University), Balthasar Bickel (University of Leipzig), Dan Everett (University of Manchester), Robert Van Valin (University at Buffalo).

    Abstracts

    The deadline for the submission of abstracts of papers and workshops is March 15, 2003. Abstracts should be no longer than three hundred words, including references. The language of the conference will be English. Papers will last twenty minutes, followed by another ten minutes of discussion. Workshops will last forty-five minutes, followed by another fifteen minutes of discussion. The selection of papers for presentation will have been communicated by April 15, 2003.

    Conference/Course Fee and Further information

    A web page is under construction at the moment. Further information on RRG2003, including a detailed programme, accommodation information, payment, social events, etc., will be enclosed in subsequent announcements. Anyone interested in receiving further information should send a message to the e-mail address for RRG2003: RRG2003ibilce.unesp.br