LINGUIST List 14.951

Tue Apr 1 2003

Calls: General Ling, MI USA/General Ling, Netherlands

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  • pires, North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference
  • f.wester, TABU-day

    Message 1: North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference

     Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 19:14:34 +0000
    From: pires <piresumich.edu>
    Subject: North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference


    North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference Short Title: NAULC 2003

    Date: 10-Oct-2003 - 10-Oct-2003 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America Contact: Sarah Thomason Contact Email: undconfumich.edu Meeting URL: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/ling/news/undconf.htm

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics Call Deadline: 31-May-2003

    Meeting Description:

    We invite abstracts from undergraduate students in any area of linguistics, for 20-minute talks (with 10-minute discussion period) aiming at advancing linguists' knowledge of any aspect of language structure, acquisition, and/or use.

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    The University of Michigan announces the:

    NORTH AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE October 10, 2003 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    INVITED SPEAKER Professor Lila Gleitman, of the University of Pennsylvania

    Abstracts will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, cogency of reasoning, and potential contribution to advancing linguists' knowledge of any aspect of language structure, acquisition, and/or use.

    Deadline for abstract submission: MAY 31, 2003 Notification of acceptance: JUNE 30, 2003

    Abstract must be anonymous, one-page long, 12pt. font, 1'' margin on all sides, with an optional second page only for examples and references.

    Abstract should be PREFERABLY emailed as an attachment (PDF format) to <undconfumich.edu> (MS Word .rtf or .doc format also accepted), or submitted on paper (5 anonymous copies) to: Undergraduate Linguistics Conference Linguistics Department 4080 Frieze Building, 105 S. State St. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 Make sure to include, in your submission, a message or cover page with: paper's title, author's name & affiliation, contact information.

    Registration will be free, and we hope to find free crash space for students, but speakers and other attendees will need to pay their own travel expenses.

    Conference participants are also welcome to stay over Saturday, October 11, to attend the annual Michigan Linguistics Society Conference, at which the invited speaker will be Professor Ray Jackendoff, of Brandeis University.

    More details about the conference at http://www.lsa.umich.edu/ling/news/undconf.htm

    Message 2: TABU-day

     Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 02:55:33 +0000
    From: f.wester <f.westerlet.rug.nl>
    Subject: TABU-day


    TABU-day

    Date: 20-Jun-2003 - 20-Jun-2003 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Contact: Femke Wester Contact Email: tabulet.rug.nl Meeting URL: http://www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/clcg/events/tabudag/

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics Call Deadline: 14-May-2003

    Meeting Description:

    TABU-day: one-day conference on General Linguistics June 28 2003 University of Groningen

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    We are pleased to announce that the yearly conference TABU-day will be held on June 28, 2003. TABU-day is an annual one-day conference on general linguistics, organised by the University of Groningen. All aspects of linguistics will be covered. The conference languages are English and Dutch. The TABU-day will be held at the following location:

    Harmonie building Oude Kijk in't Jatstraat 26 Groningen, The Netherlands

    Two key note speakers are invited: Steven Abney (Michigan University). The title of his talk will be: ''Linguistics and Computational Linguistics''.

    Rob Schoonen (University of Amsterdam). The title of his talk will be: ''Knowledge or fluency? The role of linguistic knowledge, metacognitive knowledge and processing speed in L1 and EFL reading and writing development''. We invite linguists to submit an abstract, which should not exceed 400 words and can be either in Dutch or English. An abstract should contain:

    1. The title of the paper 2. The author's name, address, affiliation, e-mail address and phone number 3. The text of the abstract 4. Any requirements for special equipment (beamer, lap-top etc.)

    The presentations are twenty minutes in length, followed by five minutes of discussion. Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail in Word format, to the following address: Tabulet.rug.nl. Participation is free of costs, but all participants (including those who will not present a paper) are requested to fill in the submission form at our web site: Http://www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/clcg/events/tabudag/.

    The abstract deadline is May 14, 2003.

    New information will be posted on our web-site. A second e-mail circular containing more information about the conference will be send out in June 2003 to all members of CLCG, COLIBRI, LOT and Neder-list. If you are not a member of one of these but would like to receive the second e-mail, please let us know.

    The organisers,

    Dieuwke de Goede, Femke Wester, Sible Andringa, John Nerbonne en Charlotte Gooskens

    Faculteit der Letteren, ATW Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Postbus 716 9700 AS GRONINGEN e-mail: tabulet.rug.nl Phone: +31 (0)50 363 7412 (De Goede en Wester) Web-site: http://www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/clcg/events/tabudag/