LINGUIST List 15.2049

Sun Jul 11 2004

Calls: Phonology/Switzerland; Applied Ling/Malaysia

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  • ur.shlonsky, Synchrony Meets Diachrony In Phonology
  • chongld, 3rd ASIA CALL International Conference

    Message 1: Synchrony Meets Diachrony In Phonology

     Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 19:12:12 -0400 (EDT)
    From: ur.shlonsky <ur.shlonskylettres.unige.ch>
    Subject: Synchrony Meets Diachrony In Phonology


    Synchrony Meets Diachrony In Phonology

    Date: 30-Mar-2005 - 30-Mar-2005 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Contact: Marc van Oostendorp Contact Email: marc.van.oostendorpmeertens.knaw.nl Meeting URL: http://www.unige.ch/glow05

    Linguistic Sub-field: Phonology Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2004

    This is a session of the following conference: Generative Linguistics in the Old World

    Meeting Description:

    Pre-Glow phonology workshop entitled: ''Synchrony Meets Diachrony In Phonology''.

    Abstracts are invited for 40-minute talks. Abstracts should be no longer than 2 pages long (+ a third page with references only). They should be sent as virus-free electronic attachments in PDF format to glow05lettres.unige.ch and should arrive no later than Nov 1, 2004 (one month earlier than previous years.) The subject line of the message should read ''Phonology workshop abstract submission'' and the body of the message should include author name(s), e-mail and postal addresses.

    The distinction which Ferdinand de Saussure introduced between synchronic and diachronic explanations has had a strong impact on twentieth century phonological theory.

    Within generative grammar, it has long been assumed that all sound-related regularities within a language should be accounted for within the synchronic grammar. This has at times given rise to analyses which seem ironically, to be a better approximation of a historical account of the changes the language had undergone than of the knowledge a native speaker would have been able to acquire.

    Recent years have witnessed a revised interest both in phonological theories which aim to give phonological explanations which are 'grounded' in the phonetics and cognitive factors, as well as of theories which are, on the contrary, 'substance-free'.

    Both types of theory place some of the burden of explanation for synchronic phenomena on diachrony. Grounded theories explain phenomena which are unnatural and opaque, while 'substance-free' phonologists deal with relative markedness by relating it to diachronic factors.

    These views of synchronic phonology have opposite implications for the study of diachrony: for the former, they provide an explanation for unnatural behaviour, whereas for the latter, they explain phonological naturalness.

    What is the evidence for one position over the other? How much evidence does a language learner have about the diachrony of the language? And how relevant are theories of grammar for the study of language change and vice versa? These are some of the questions we wish to study in this workshop.

    It has often been observed that the nineteenth century was the century of diachronic linguistics and the twentieth century that of synchronic linguistics, and that this difference was due to de Saussure. In the workshop, we will bring together international specialists to find out how the Saussurian heritage is relevant to generative phonologists in the twenty-first century.

    Message 2: 3rd ASIA CALL International Conference

     Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 01:54:35 -0400 (EDT)
    From: chongld <chongldgyeongju.ac.kr>
    Subject: 3rd ASIA CALL International Conference


    3rd ASIA CALL International Conference

    Date: 24-Nov-2004 - 25-Nov-2004 Location: Penang, Malaysia Contact: Larry Chong Contact Email: chongldgyeongju.ac.kr Meeting URL: http://asiacall.org

    Linguistic Sub-field: Applied Linguistics Subject Language: English Call Deadline: 31-Aug-2004

    Meeting Description:

    ASIA CALL 2004 Penang, Malaysia November 24-25, 2004

    Theme: Computer Assisted Language Learning & Collaborations in ASIA

    Subtheme: Computer Assisted Language Learning Technology Enhanced Language Learning Multimedia Assisted Language Learning Mobile Assisted Language Learning Corpus Linguistics Multiple Intelligences All applied linguistic fields Not restricted on CALL

    Date: The submission deadline: August 31, 2004 The Notification : September 15, 2004

    For more information, send e-mail to

    chongldgyeongju.ac.kr

    Larry Chong President, ASIA CALL Association tel: 82 54 770 5134 chongldgyeongju.ac.kr