LINGUIST List 14.2839

Fri Oct 17 2003

Calls: General Ling/Canada; Ling & Literature/TX, USA

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  • shanwest, Structure and Constituency of the Languages of the Americas
  • ml200021, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics

    Message 1: Structure and Constituency of the Languages of the Americas

    Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:58:10 +0000
    From: shanwest <shanwestuvic.ca>
    Subject: Structure and Constituency of the Languages of the Americas


    9th Annual Workshop on the Structure and Constituency of the Languages of the Americas

    Short Title: WSCLA 9

    Date: 06-Feb-2004 - 08-Feb-2004 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Contact: Leslie Saxon Contact Email: wscla9uvic.ca Meeting URL: http://web.uvic.ca/ling/wscla/index.htm

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics Call Deadline: 01-Dec-2003

    Meeting Description:

    A forum for research on the formal study of the aboriginal languages of the Americas adn issues of language revitalization. WSCLA 9 - Call for Papers

    February 6-8, 2004

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact the organizers: wscla9uvic.ca

    Call for Papers

    The central objective of this workshop is to bring together linguists who are engaged in research on the formal study of the Aboriginal languages of the Americas so that they may exchange ideas across theories, language families, generations of scholars, and importantly, across the academic and non-academic communities who are involved in language maintenance and revitalization. We invite papers that address the theme of this year�Euro(tm)s conference:

    Inside and Outside the Lexicon

    While the lexicon and its interaction with other components of grammar remains a primary concern of all linguists, the interest of this theme for the Workshop depends on a structural property that distinguishes many languages of the Americas on the one hand from the Indo-European type on the other: complexity of word formation. Theoretical issues arise concerning the bounds of lexical items, as defined in terms of their components of either sound or meaning; the categorization and identification of word roots, affixes, and clitics; the formation processes for lexical items; and the articulation of lexical structures with phonological (sound-based) and syntactic (grammatical) structure.

    Invited speakers:

    Carrie Dyck, Memorial University of Newfoundland - on the phonological domain of word and intonational phrase in Cayuga

    Lisa Matthewson, University of British Columbia - on invariant syntax and the semantic properties of functional elements

    Jerrold Sadock, University of Chicago - lexicalization and lexical productivity in polysynthetic languages

    Invited student speaker:

    Leora Bar-el, University of British Columbia - lexical verb classes and aspect in Skwxwu7mesh (Salishan)

    Papers in the core areas of formal linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) within any formal theoretical framework will also be considered. Following the tradition of this workshop, we dedicate the final day to a linking between research on structural topics and contributions to language preservation and revitalization. This year the theme of the final day will be:

    Dictionaries and communities

    Invited panelists:

    Carrie Dyck, Memorial University of Newfoundland - compiler of a Cayuga dictionary

    Peter Jacobs, Squamish Nation Education and University of British Columbia - compiler of a Squamish dictionary

    Patrick Moore, University of British Columbia - compiler of a Kaska Dictionary

    Peter Brand, First People's Cultural Foundation [to be confirmed] - originator of 'FirstVoices' project on community language archiving

    The panelists' presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion on this topic by all workshop participants.

    Please submit a one-page abstract (a second page with references and extra examples may be included). Abstracts should be submitted in four copies, at least one of which should be camera-ready. Abstracts may be submitted by e-mail attachment to wscla9uvic.ca, preferably in .pdf, Word, Rich Text Format, or WordPerfect formats, in descending order of preference. All submissions should provide the following items of information separate from the abstract itself:

    1. name 2. address 3. affiliation 4. telephone number 5. e-mail address 6. faculty/graduate student/postdoctoral fellow/independent scholar status

    Abstracts sent by snail-mail should be addressed to:

    WSCLA 9 c/o Dr. Leslie Saxon Department of Linguistics University of Victoria PO Box 3045, STN CSC Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P4

    e-mail: wscla9uvic.ca

    The deadline for abstracts to be received is Monday December 1, 2003. The program will be announced in late December.


    Message 2: Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics

    Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:12:23 +0000
    From: ml200021 <ml200021yahoo.com>
    Subject: Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics


    14th Colloquium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics

    Date: 10-Apr-2004 - 10-Apr-2004 Location: Austin, Texas, United States of America Contact: Tim Ditoro Contact Email: tditoromail.utexas.edu

    Linguistic Sub-field: Ling & Literature Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2003

    Meeting Description:

    The 14th Colloquium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics will be hosted by the Graduate Student Organization of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. This colloquium is organized by graduate students in order to give other graduate students an opportunity to share their current work. You are invited to submit papers on all topics related to Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics. 14th Colloquium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics

    CALL FOR PAPERS April 10, 2004

    The 14th Colloquium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics will be hosted by the Graduate Student Organization of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. This colloquium is organized by graduate students in order to give other graduate students an opportunity to share their current work. You are invited to submit papers on all topics related to Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics.

    Abstract Information: Please submit a 250 word abstract postmarked by December 31, 2003. Abstracts may be sent via post-mail or e-mail. Do not include any personal information on the abstract. The abstract itself should consist of only the title of the paper and abstract. On a separate page please include the following information: title of your presentation, name, e-mail address, institution address, office and home phone numbers. Submissions of panels (not to exceed three papers) are encouraged.

    Submission: Literature abstracts may be sent to Rocio Ocón (rochisoundyahoo.com) or Debra Ochoa (debraoexcite.com) at University of Texas at Austin, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Batts Hall 110/B3700 Austin, TX 78712-1155. Linguistics abstracts may be sent to Steven Byrd (ml200021yahoo.com) or Tim Ditoro (tditoromail.utexas.edu) at The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Batts Hall 110/B3700 Austin, TX 78712-1155. Paper Format: please keep in mind that papers should not exceed a reading period of twenty minutes (8 pages) in order to allow sufficient time for discussion. The papers may be in Spanish, Portuguese, or English. Registration: registration fees and other information will be posted on the Department website at a further date. www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/spanish/

    We look forward to your participation!