LINGUIST List 15.2047

Sun Jul 11 2004

Calls: Ling Theories/Canada; General Ling/Switzerland

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  • chunghye, 24th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics
  • ur.shlonsky, Generative Linguistics in the Old World

    Message 1: 24th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics

     Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 16:57:56 -0400 (EDT)
    From: chunghye <chunghyesfu.ca>
    Subject: 24th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics


    24th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics Short Title: WCCFL 24

    Date: 18-Mar-2005 - 20-Mar-2005 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Contact: Chung-hye Han Contact Email: wccfl24sfu.ca Meeting URL: http://www.sfu.ca/~wccfl24

    Linguistic Sub-field: Linguistic Theories Call Deadline: 30-Nov-2004

    Meeting Description:

    The 24th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL 24) will be held on March 18-20, 2005, at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.

    FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

    The 24th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL24)

    March 18-20, 2005

    Simon Fraser University (SFU)

    We invite abstracts for twenty-minute talks with a ten-minute discussion on any aspect of theoretical linguistics. This year, there will be a Special Session on `Interfaces in the Grammar'. Abstracts on the interface between any modules of the grammar and its implications for the architecture of the grammar are invited.

    INVITED SPEAKERS:

    Bruce Hayes (UCLA) Mark Steedman (Edinburgh) Anna Szabolcsi (NYU)

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:

    Abstracts must be at most one page long on a letter-size sheet (8''1/2 by 11'') with one-inch margins and typed in at least 11-point font. An optional second page is permitted for data and references. Abstracts must be anonymous.

    Submissions are limited to 1 individual and 1 joint abstract per author.

    Abstracts must be submitted in one of the following formats:

    PDF attachment PS attachment hard copy (only if absolutely necessary)

    We strongly encourage electronic submissions, which should be sent to the WCCFL 24 e-mail address:

    wccfl24sfu.ca

    Please use 'Abstract' as the Subject header and include the information in (1) - (6), which should constitute the body of the message. Please make sure that all fonts are embedded.

    Author Information 1. Name(s) of author(s) 2. Title of talk 3. Area of specialization 4. Affiliation(s) 5. E-mail address(es) 6. Postal address(es)

    Hard copy submissions should include the information in (1) - (6) on a separate sheet, along with ten copies of the abstract. These should be sent to the WCCFL 24 postal address:

    WCCFL 24 Abstracts Committee Department of Linguistics Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC V5A1S6 Canada

    DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:

    Nov. 30, 2004, 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (Abstracts must be received by this time.)

    NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:

    Last week of January, 2005

    Electronic submissions will receive an email confirmation of the receipt of the abstract. For those submitting their abstracts through regular mail, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard if you wish to receive confirmation.

    Please visit our web-site for more information:

    http://www.sfu.ca/~wccfl24

    Message 2: Generative Linguistics in the Old World

     Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 18:52:41 -0400 (EDT)
    From: ur.shlonsky <ur.shlonskylettres.unige.ch>
    Subject: Generative Linguistics in the Old World


    Generative Linguistics in the Old World Short Title: GLOW

    Date: 29-Mar-2005 - 02-Apr-2005 Location: GENEVA, Switzerland Contact: UR SHLONSKY Contact Email: glow05lettres.unige.ch Meeting URL: http://www.unige.ch/glow05

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics, Linguistic Theories, Morphology, Philosophy of Language, Phonology, Semantics, Syntax, Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2004

    Meeting Description:

    The 28th GLOW Colloquium will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, in March/April 2005. The GLOW Main session (free topic) will take place from March 31 to April 2, preceded by three workshops on March 29 and 30.

    March 29: Symposium on the Philosophy of Linguistics March 30: Synchrony meets Diachrony in Phonology March 30: Semitic Syntax.

    For more information, keep an eye on the conference website, http://www.unige.ch/glow05, the GLOW website, http://glow.uvt.nl, and the Autumn issue of the GLOW Newsletter.

    Abstracts are invited to the GLOW main session (March 31 - April 2, 2005) on any topic in generative grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics).

    Invited speakers: Irene Heim (MIT), Howard Lasnik (University of Maryland College Park).

    The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2004. (Note change from previous years!).

    Abstracts should be sent anonymously as virus-free attached files (the name(s) should be clearly mentioned in the email only) to glow05lettres.unige.ch, in PDF format. Only electronic submissions will be considered.

    Abstracts may not exceed two pages of text with at least a one-inch margin on all four sides (measured on A4 paper) and must employ a font not smaller than 12 point. Each page may include a maximum of 50 lines of text. Abstracts may include an extra page for references (not examples), but this third page will not be published in the Spring 2005 GLOW newsletter.

    Upon acceptance, authors will be further asked to submit a camera-ready original abstract with their name, address and affiliation.

    A symposium on the Philosophy of Linguistics and two workshops will precede the main session. The symposium will be held on March 29 and the two workshops on March 30. There are separate Calls for Papers for the Syntax workshop (Semitic Syntax) and the Phonology workshop (Synchrony and Diachrony in Phonology).

    For further information, browse http://www.unige.ch/glow05 or write to glow05lettres.unige.ch.