LINGUIST List 14.3309

Mon Dec 1 2003

Calls: Historical Ling/USA; Philosophy of Lang/Belgium

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  • dianne.jonas, 8th Diachronic Generative Syntax Conference
  • Nathalie.Gontier, Evolutionary Epistemology, Language and Culture

    Message 1: 8th Diachronic Generative Syntax Conference

     Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:29:16 -0500 (EST)
    From: dianne.jonas <dianne.jonasyale.edu>
    Subject: 8th Diachronic Generative Syntax Conference


    8th Diachronic Generative Syntax Conference Short Title: DIGS VIII

    Date: 24-Jun-2004 - 27-Jun-2004 Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America Contact: Dianne Jonas Contact Email: digs8bloch.ling.yale.edu Meeting URL: http://bloch.ling.yale.edu/~digs8

    Linguistic Sub-field: Historical Linguistics Call Deadline: 01-Feb-2004

    Meeting Description:

    DIGS VIII will be held June 24-27 2004, at Yale University. The theme of the conference is syntactic variation and change. Further information is available at http://bloch.ling.yale.edu/~digs8

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    Call Deadline: 01-Feb-2004

    8th Diachronic Generative Syntax conference - DIGS VIII June 24-27, 2004 Yale University

    Conference theme: Syntactic variation and change

    Invited speakers:

    Jan-Terje Faarlund (University of Oslo) Alice Harris (Stony Brook University) Alison Henry (University of Ulster at Jordanstown) Paul Kiparksy (Stanford University) John Whitman (Cornell University) David Willis (University of Cambridge)

    The 8th Diachronic Generative Syntax conference (DIGS VIII) will be held at Yale University on June 24-27 2004. The conference is hosted by the Department of Linguistics.

    Conference email: digs8bloch.ling.yale.edu Conference website: http://bloch.ling.yale.edu/~digs8

    SUBMISSION DEADLINE. Feb. 1st, 2004. Notification will be sent in mid-March.

    SUBMISSION DETAILS. The focus of the meeting will be on syntactic variation and change. Abstracts related to the theme of the meeting are invited for 30-minute talks (20 minutes for presentation + 10 minutes for questions and discussions).

    Abstracts must be limited to 2 pages and may be submitted electronically (Word, .rtf, or .pdf formats only) to digs8bloch.ling.yale.edu. Please include �EurooeDIGS VIII Abstract�Euro in the subject line and the title, author's name, affiliation and e-mail address in the body of the message.

    Alternatively, 5 copies (4 anonymous and 1 with author�Euro(tm)s name and affiliation) of a 2-page abstract should be sent to the following address:

    DIGS VIII Department of Linguistics Yale University PO Box 208366 New Haven, CT 06520-3866 U.S.A

    Message 2: Evolutionary Epistemology, Language and Culture

     Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:27:48 -0500 (EST)
    From: Nathalie.Gontier <Nathalie.Gontiervub.ac.be>
    Subject: Evolutionary Epistemology, Language and Culture


    Evolutionary Epistemology, Language and Culture Short Title: EELC

    Date: 26-May-2004 - 28-May-2004 Location: Brussels, Belgium Contact: Nathalie Gontier Contact Email: Nathalie.Gontiervub.ac.be Meeting URL: http://www.vub.ac.be/CLWF/eelc

    Linguistic Sub-field: Philosophy of Language Call Deadline: 01-Feb-2004

    Meeting Description:

    Evolutionary Epistemology, Language & Culture (EELC) 3-day Congress - May 26-28, 2004 Free University of Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels - Belgium Congress' website: http://www.vub.ac.be/CLWF/eelc

    The main theme of the Congress is to investigate the origin and evolution of language and/or culture from within Evolutionary Epistemology.

    Evolutionary Epistemology, a term first coined by Donald T. Campbell, is a fast growing field within philosophy of science which focuses mainly on the evolution of evolutionary mechanisms (the EEM-programme) and the evolution of evolutionary theories (the EET-programme), a distinction made by Michael Bradie and William Harms. The main idea of this discipline is that we should take Darwin seriously (Michael Ruse), emphasizing the importance of natural selection in the investigation of the origin and evolution of our cognitive abilities such as language, culture or science.

    Because of recent developments within biology, the time has come however, to not only take Darwin seriously, but to also investigate the possibilities other evolutionary theories, such as systemstheory, theories about self-organization, punctuated equilibrium, symbiogenesis, insights in the homeobox, �Euro� can bring to the field.

    The nature/nurture debate within anthropology has cleared room for an investigation in the diverse learning strategies and practices used by members of different cultures and the time has come to ask how these cognitive learning abilities interact with and evolved out of our biological cognitive capacities.

    Therefore, the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science and the Centre Leo Apostel, both of the Free University of Brussels, organize a 3-day congress on Evolutionary Epistemology, Language and Culture. The conference 's main aim will be to bring together scholars working on (the origin and evolution of ) language and/or culture from within the framework of Evolutionary Epistemology, especially EEM. Preference will be given to those abstracts that formulate criticisms towards modularity, universal selection theories and universal Darwinism, but nevertheless adhere to an evolutionary view to study language and culture.

    Invited Speakers * Franz Wuketits (Institute for Philosophy of Science - University of Vienna) * Tim Ingold (Department of Anthropology - University of Aberdeen) * More tba

    Program Committee: Nathalie Gontier, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Diederik Aerts

    Important dates

    Abstract deadline: February 1, 2004 Notification of Acceptance: March 1, 2004 Registration Deadline: May 1, 2004 Conference: 26 - 28 May, 2004 Call for abstracts

    The language of the conference lectures will be English.

    We welcome philosophers, linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, biologists, etc. to submit an abstract. Presentations must be directed to an interdisciplinary audience.

    Topics include but are not limited to: * General Evolutionary Epistemology (EE), especially EEM, implemented in (the origin, variation, evolution of) language and/or culture * Nonadaptive EE *language evolution * cultural evolution * EE and systems theory, self-organization, punctuated equilibrium, Symbiogenesis, homeogenes, etc. * EE and learning strategies or cultural practices, implemented in (the origin, variation, evolution of) language and/or culture *(criticisms towards) the units/levels of selection debate in general or implemented in the origin and/or evolution of language

    Preference will be given to abstracts that formulate criticisms towards Memetics, Modularity, Universal Selection theories and Universal Darwinism, but nevertheless adhere to an evolutionary view, especially systemstheory, for the study of language and/or culture.

    Submission of abstracts

    One-Page abstracts (including diagrams, references, etc. are now solicited for 30 minutes presentations (+ 15 minutes discussion). Please use a 12 pt. font and the page should have 2,5 cm margins al around. The text should be single-spaced.

    In the head of the abstract please give: Author(s) name(s), title of the abstract, affiliation of the author(s) (in brief, one line), e-mail address of the author(s), max. 5 keywords.

    Send your abstract in pdf-file, MS Word document or plain text as an attachment to Nathalie.Gontiervub.ac.be. In the subject of the mail, please write ''Abstract EELC 2004''. Deadline for submitting: February 1, 2004.

    Proceedings

    Proceedings of the congress lectures will be arranged in the scientific journal Foundations of Science.

    Scientific refereeing committee

    * Franz Wuketits (Institute for Philosophy of Science - University of Vienna) * Jean Paul Van Bendegem (Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science - Free University of Brussels) * Diederik Aerts (Centre Leo Apostel - Free University of Brussels) * Hendrik Pinxten (Department of Comparative Science of Cultures - University of Ghent) * Francis Heylighen (Centre Leo Apostel - Free University of Brussels * Piet Van de Craen (Department of Linguistics - Free University of Brussels) * Nathalie Gontier (Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science - Free University of Brussels)

    More tba.