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Mon Nov 24 2003

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    Message 1: 2nd Late Modern English Conference

     Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:58:12 -0500 (EST)
    From: jperez <jperezuvigo.es>
    Subject: 2nd Late Modern English Conference


    2nd Late Modern English Conference Short Title: LMEC2

    Date: 25-Nov-2004 - 27-Nov-2004 Location: Vigo, Spain Contact: Javier Perez-Guerra Contact Email: lmec2uvigo.es Meeting URL: http://webs.uvigo.es/lmec2

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics Subject Language Family: English Call Deadline: 20-Apr-2004

    Meeting Description:

    Second Late Modern English Conference: The English Language in the Late Modern Period 1700 - 1900 LMEC2 University of Vigo, 25 - 27 Nov 2004

    Call for papers

    The University of Vigo, through its Department of English, is organizing the Second International Conference on the English Language in the Late Modern Period 1700-1900 (LMEC2), which will take place in Vigo, 25th-27th November 2004. It is our aim to follow the path already unfolded by our colleagues at the University of Edinburgh in 2001 by presenting and evaluating ongoing research in the syntax, lexis, phonology, sociolinguistics, etc. of the period in question.

    Since the topic is still very much alive in the minds of everyone devoted to historical linguistics, we consider it a good idea to summon the LModE fellowship again in Vigo with several aims to pay heed to: a) what is the status of the projects we all presented at the Edinburgh Conference?, b) how many areas of the period are still unexplored?, c) what projects could be presented to tread on those relatively new linguistic territories?, etc. As this constitutes an almost never-ending list of research topics, we set out this Call for Papers by means of which we invite you to submit your proposals - papers and/or workshops - to participate in the Conference. The papers will last twenty minutes with a discussion of around ten minutes, whereas the workshops will cover either 60 or 90 minutes. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and take up one page only (including references), and may be submitted in hard copy or electronically to the e-mail address below, by 20th April 2004. It is the intention of the Conference organisers to promote the publication of an edited and peer-reviewed volume to include some of the material presented at the Conference. The following guest speakers have already confirmed their attendance: Prof. Laurel Brinton (British Columbia), Prof. Teresa Fanego (Santiago de Compostela), Prof. Charles Jones (Edinburgh), Prof. Bernd Kortmann (Freiburg) and Prof. Merja Kyt� (Uppsala). More information concerning registration and accommodation forms, travel arrangements, social programme, venue, etc., will be sent in due time. The website will also include those contents soon. If you are interested in attending the Conference do not hesitate to contact the organisers at the earliest. Abstracts, queries and comments should be sent to:

    Second Late Modern English Conference (LMEC2) Department of English Facultade de Filolox�a e Traducci�n University of Vigo Campus Lagoas-Marcosende E-36200 Vigo (Spain)

    The organising committee: Jorge L. Bueno-Alonso, Dolores Gonz�lez-lvarez, Javier P�rez-Guerra, Esperanza Rama-Mart�nez

    E-mail: lmec2uvigo.es Website: http://webs.uvigo.es/lmec2 Phone: +34 986812350 / 13958 / 12365 / 13959 Fax: +34 986812380

    Message 2: 30th Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society

     Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:21:39 -0500 (EST)
    From: bls <blssocrates.berkeley.edu>
    Subject: 30th Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society


    30th Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society Short Title: BLS 30

    Date: 13-Feb-2004 - 16-Feb-2004 Location: Berkeley, CA, United States of America Contact: Nicholas Fleisher Contact Email: blssocrates.berkeley.edu Meeting URL: http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics Call Deadline: 03-Dec-2003

    Meeting Description:

    The conference will consist of a General Session, a Parasession and a Special Session.

    GENERAL SESSION The General Session will cover all areas of linguistic interest. We encourage proposals from diverse theoretical frameworks and also welcome papers on language-related topics from disciplines such as Anthropology, Cognitive Science, Literature, Neuroscience and Psychology. Invited Speakers: Alice Harris, SUNY Stony Brook Bruce Hayes, University of California, Los Angeles Elizabeth Hume, Ohio State University Dan Jurafsky, University of Colorado, Boulder & Stanford University

    PARASESSION: ''Conceptual Structure and Cognition in Grammatical Theory'' The Parasession invites submissions addressing the following question: to what extent and in what ways can findings from cognitive science and psychology be integrated into formalisms for linguistic analysis? Papers representing all views and approaches are sought. Those that address both experimental data and formal theoretical models are particularly welcomed. Invited Speakers: Melissa Bowerman, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Adele Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Alec Marantz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    SPECIAL SESSION: ''Morphology of Native American Languages'' The Special Session covers the morphology of native languages of the Americas. Papers in all areas of morphological inquiry, from all approaches, are welcomed. Invited Speakers: Andrew Garrett, University of California, Berkeley Monica Macaulay, University of Wisconsin, Madison Anthony Woodbury, University of Texas, Austin

    ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Abstracts must be received in our office (not postmarked) by

    *** 5:00 pm, December 3, 2003 ***

    An author may submit at most one single and one joint abstract. In case of joint authorship, one address should be designated for communication with BLS. Abstracts should be as specific as possible, with a statement of topic, approach and conclusions, and may be at most 400 words (not including data and references, which may be placed on the reverse side). 10 copies of an anonymous, one-page (8.5''x11'') abstract should be sent, along with a 3''x5'' card listing: (1) paper title (2) session (General/Para/Special) (3) name(s) of author(s) (4) affiliation(s) of author(s) (5) address where notification of acceptance should be sent (6) phone number for each author (7) email address for each author (8) subfield (syntax, phonology, etc.)

    SEND ABSTRACTS TO BLS 30 Abstracts Committee 1203 Dwinelle Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2650

    Abstracts may also be submitted via e-mail. Only those abstracts formatted as ASCII text, PDF, or Microsoft Word (Mac version preferred) can be accepted. Electronically submitted abstracts should have the author's name as filename, followed by the appropriate file extension. The text of the message must contain the information requested in (1)-(8) above. We cannot accept faxed abstracts. Send electronic submissions to <blssocrates.berkeley.edu>.

    PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION Presentations are allotted 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions. Presented papers are published in the BLS Proceedings. Authors agree to provide camera-ready copy (up to 12 pages) by May 15, 2004.

    REGISTRATION INFORMATION All attendees, including presenters, must register for the conference. For advance registration, we can accept only checks or money orders drawn on US banks in US dollars, made payable to the Berkeley Linguistics Society.

    Received in our office by February 1, 2004: Students $20 Non-students $40

    On-site, or received after February 1, 2004: Students $25 Non-students $55

    SEND ADVANCE REGISTRATION TO BLS 30 Registration 1203 Dwinelle Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2650

    BLS will arrange ASL interpretation if requested before Dec. 1, 2003.

    We may be contacted:

    Email: blssocrates.berkeley.edu Phone/Fax: 510-642-5808 Website: http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/

    Updates will be posted to our website. The conference schedule will be posted in January.