LINGUIST List 16.913
Fri Mar 25 2005
Calls: General Ling/Finland; Syntax/Germany
Editor for this issue: Megan Zdrojkowski
<meganlinguistlist.org>
Directory
1. Kaius
Sinnemaki,
Approaches to Complexity in Language
2. Sam
Featherston,
31. Tagung zur Generativen Grammatik des Südens
Message 1: Approaches to Complexity in Language
Date: 23-Mar-2005
From: Kaius Sinnemaki <ksinnema
ling.helsinki.fi>
Subject: Approaches to Complexity in Language
Full Title: Approaches to Complexity in Language
Date: 24-Aug-2005 - 26-Aug-2005
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Contact Person: Urpo Nikanne
Meeting Email: complexity-organizers
ling.helsinki.fi
Web Site:
http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/complexity/complexity.shtml Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Call Deadline: 30-Apr-2005
Meeting Description:
The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) and the Department of General
Linguistics, University of Helsinki, jointly organize the symposium APPROACHES
TO COMPLEXITY IN LANGUAGE in Helsinki, Finland, on August 24-26, 2005. The
symposium will bring together scholars approaching linguistic complexity from
various points of view.
SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) and the Department of General
Linguistics, University of Helsinki, jointly organize the symposium
Approaches to Complexity in Language
in Helsinki, Finland, on August 24-26, 2005.
Language complexity has recently attracted the attention of linguists of various
persuasions. Obviously, the concept has different definitions in different
approaches to language. Some look at the issue from a more autonomous
theoretical point of view, drawing from e.g. information theory, while others
see complexity as difficulty of processing, language learning, and language
acquisition. These approaches need of course not be contradictory. Complexity
has always been an important issue for creolists and contact linguists, as well
as for formal theorists and psycholinguists. Of late, typologists have become
increasingly interested in the question.
Confirmed plenary speakers:
- Wouter Kusters (University of Leiden)
- Ritva Laury (California State University, Fresno; University of Helsinki)
- John McWhorter (Manhattan Institute; University of California Berkeley)
Activities:
- plenary lectures
- presentations by other participants (20 min + 10 min for discussion)
- posters
- workshops
We encourage contributions approaching language complexity from different points
of view, e.g.
- What is complexity in language and how should it be defined?
- Complexity in different linguistic domains (e.g. phonology, morphology,
syntax, lexicon).
- Complexity in spoken vs. written language.
- Does complexity in one domain correlate with (lack of) complexity in another?
- How do social changes and language contacts influence complexity?
- How can complexity be compared across languages?
The main topics of the symposium will center around these issues, but papers
approaching complexity from other points of view are equally welcome.
Submission of abstracts and workshop proposals:
The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words) is April
30, 2005. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to the address of the organizing
committee < complexity-organizers (at) ling.helsinki.fi >. The abstract should
be included in the body of the message. Please indicate clearly whether your
abstract is intended as a poster or a section paper. Participants will be
notified about acceptance by May 31, 2005. The abstracts will be published on
the web pages of the symposium at
http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/complexity/complexity.shtml.
Proposals for workshops should be submitted no later than April 30, 2005, and
notification of acceptance will be given by May 31. These one-day workshops will
run in parallel sessions with the main conference programme. Alternatively, the
first day of the symposium may be dedicated to workshops. The symposium
organizers will provide the lecture rooms and other facilities, but the workshop
organizers will be responsible for the organization of their workshops (choice
of speakers etc).
Registration:
The deadline for registration is August 1, 2005. Please register by e-mail to
the address of the organizing committee (see below).
Registration fees:
- general: EUR 50
- members of the association: EUR 25
- undergraduate students free
Participants from abroad are requested to pay in cash upon arrival. Participants
from Finland may send the registration fee by giro account no 800013-1424850 to
The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) / Symposium, or pay in cash upon
arrival.
In case you have further questions please contact the organizing committee (see
below).
Check for information updates at the symposium website:
http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/complexity/complexity.shtml Organizing committee:
Marja Etelämäki
Pentti Haddington
Soili Hakulinen
Arja Hamari
Fred Karlsson
Seppo Kittilä
Matti Miestamo
Urpo Nikanne
Heli Pitkänen
Kaius Sinnemäki
E-mail: < complexity-organizers (at) ling.helsinki.fi >
Message 2: 31. Tagung zur Generativen Grammatik des Südens
Date: 23-Mar-2005
From: Sam Featherston <sam.featherston
uni-tuebingen.de>
Subject: 31. Tagung zur Generativen Grammatik des Südens
Full Title: 31. Tagung zur Generativen Grammatik des Südens
Short Title: GGS 31
Date: 06-May-2005 - 08-May-2005
Location: Tübingen, Germany
Contact Person: Anca Plesa
Meeting Email: ggs
kalo.sfb.uni-tuebingen.de
TAGUNGSORT: Wilhelmstr. 19 (Parkplatzprobleme am Freitag!)
Die Laenge der Vortraege inkl. Diskussion (30 oder 40 min) werden wir dann kurz
nach dem 11.4. bekanntgeben.
Wolfgang Sternefeld, Anca Plesa und das A3 Projekt des SFB 441
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