From BILLY1 at MDX.AC.UK Wed May 1 14:05:33 1996 From: BILLY1 at MDX.AC.UK (billy clark) Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 14:05:33 +0000 Subject: CONFS: LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN Message-ID: LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN Autumn Meeting 1996: University of Wales Institute Cardiff First Circular and Call for Papers The 1996 Autumn Meeting will be held from Saturday 7 to Monday 9 September at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff. Local Organisers: Janig Stephens (jstephens at cihe.ac.uk), Helen Pandeli (hpandeli at cihe.ac.uk). Events: The Henry Sweet Lecture 1996 will be delivered by Professor Janet Fodor (CUNY) and is entitled "Setting parameters: fewer but better triggers." There will be a Workshop on "Learnability and language acquisition for linguists", organised by Stefano Bertolo (MIT). Language Acquisition is regarded by many as one of the most fundamental problems in Linguistics: how do children acquire, effortlessly and swiftly, systems of rules as complicated as those that are necessary to characterise a natural language? This question has a methodological counterpart in the related question: are there any descriptively sound linguistic theories that must be abandoned because they rely on systems of rules that are provably impossible for a human to learn? This introductory mini-course addresses this second methodological question: how should linguistic research be shaped by the formal and empirical requirements of learnability and language acquisition respectively? The course is tutorial in nature and presupposes no previous knowledge of these topics. This session of the meeting will be chaired by Robert Borsley and will be divided in two parts. In the first part Stefano Bertolo will introduce fundamental concepts and results from formal learning theory (criteria of successful learning, classes of hypotheses, modes of presentation and properties of learning functions) and assess the psychological plausibility of some of the available alternatives. The second part will discuss the learnability consequences of the Principles and Parameters Hypothesis with respect to descriptively and empirically motivated problems in Syntax (Martin Atkinson), Phonology (Jonathan Kaye) and Diachronic Syntax. There will be a Language Tutorial on Mohawk, given by Professor Marianne Mithun (University of California, Santa Barbara). Mohawk is a language of the Iroquoian family, which also includes Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Huron, Tuscarora, Cherokee, and several other lesser known languages. It is spoken primarily in six communities in Quebec, Ontario, and New York State. There are several thousand speakers, and some children are now learning the language again as a mother tongue. The language is of special interest typologically for a number of reasons. The match between morphological and syntactic categories is not always as might be expected. There are three quite distinct morphological categories: nouns, verbs, and particles. Morphological nouns are generally used as nominals syntactically, but morphological verbs may be used as predicates, as nominals, or as full clauses in themselves. The language is also of special interest for its high degree of productive polysynthesis. All verbs are finite and contain obligatory pronominal prefixes referring to their core arguments. They show an agent-patient pattern, which interacts with aspect in interesting ways. There is highly productive noun incorporation, which speakers use skillfully for both lexical and discourse purposes. Overall, the language provides an interesting look at the way functions may be spread over morphological and syntactic patterns, and the consequences of certain cross-linguistic differences. There will be a Wine Party on the Saturday evening, following Professor Fodor's lecture. Enquiries should be sent to the Meetings Secretary (address below). Call for Papers: Members and potential guests are invited to offer papers for the Meeting; abstracts are also accepted from non-members. The LAGB welcomes submissions on any linguistics or linguistics-related topic. Abstracts must arrive by 4 June 1996 and should be sent in the format outlined below to the following address: Professor G. Corbett, Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5XH. Papers for the programme are selected anonymously - only the President knows the name of the authors. Abstracts must be presented as follows: submit SEVEN anonymous copies of the abstract, plus ONE with name and affiliation, i.e. CAMERA-READY. The complete abstract containing your title and your name must be no longer than ONE A4 page (8.27" x 11.69") with margins of at least 1" on all sides. You may use single spacing (not more than six lines to the inch) and type must be no smaller than 12 characters per inch. Type uniformly in black (near-letter quality on a word processor) and make any additions in black. It is preferable to print out the abstracts using a laser printer, since if the paper is accepted the abstract will be photocopied and inserted directly into the collection of abstracts sent out to participants. WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE ON THE BACK OF THE ABSTRACT WHICH HAS YOUR NAME ON. The following layout should be considered as standard: (title) Optimality and the Klingon vowel shift (speaker) Clark Kent (institution) Department of Astrology, Eastern Mars University The following guidelines may be useful: 1. Briefly state the topic of your paper. 2. If your paper is to involve an analysis of linguistic material, give critical examples, along with a brief indication of their critical nature. 3. State the relevance of your ideas to past work or to the future development of the field. If you are taking a stand on a controversial issue, summarise the arguments which lead you to take up this position. Normal length of papers: 25 minutes (plus 15 minutes discussion). Squibs (10 minutes) or longer papers (40 minutes) will also be considered: please explain why your paper requires less or more time than usual. Conference Bursaries: There will be a maximum of 10 bursaries available to unsalaried members of the Association (e.g. PhD students) with preference given to those who are presenting a paper. Applications should be sent to the President, and must be received by 4 June 1996. Please state on your application: (a) date of joining the LAGB; (b) whether or not you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student; (c) if a student, whether you receive a normal grant; (d) if not a student, your employment situation. STUDENTS WHO ARE SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT and wish to apply for funding should include all the above details WITH THEIR ABSTRACT. Guests: Members may invite any number of guests to meetings of the association, upon payment of a stlg5 guest invitation fee. President Professor Greville Corbett, Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey, GUILDFORD, Surrey, GU2 5XH. e-mail: g.corbett at surrey.ac.uk Honorary Secretary Dr. David Adger, Dept. of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, Heslington, York. YO1 5DD. e-mail: da4 at tower.york.ac.uk. Membership Secretary Dr. Kersti Boerjars, Department of Linguistics, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER M13 9PL. e-mail: k.e.borjars at manchester.ac.uk Meetings Secretary Dr. Billy Clark, Communication Studies, Middlesex University, Trent Park, Bramley Road, LONDON N14 4XS. e-mail: billy1 at mdx.ac.uk Treasurer Dr. Paul Rowlett, Dept. of Modern Languages, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT. e-mail: p.a.rowlett at mod-lang.salford.ac.uk Assistant Secretary Dr. April McMahon, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, CAMBRIDGE CB3 9DQ. e-mail: AMM11 at hermes.cam.ac.uk BLN Editor Dr. Siew-Yue Killingley, Grevatt and Grevatt, 9 Rectory Drive, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NE13 1XT. Internet home page: http://clwww.essex.ac.uk/LAGB. NOTE: Our Spring 1997 meeting, at the University of Edinburgh from 7th-9th April, is adjacent to GALA '97, also at the University of Edinburgh, 4th-6th April. Further information: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/gala/ From dever at ISP.PITT.EDU Fri May 3 20:33:01 1996 From: dever at ISP.PITT.EDU (Dan Everett) Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 16:33:01 -0400 Subject: Position Announcement Message-ID: The Department of Linguistics of the University of Pittsburgh announces a one-year position at the rank of Visiting Assitant Professor (for candidates who will have earned the Ph.D. by Fall 1996) or Visiting Instructor (for those who do not have the Ph.D. in hand by date of hire) for the 1996-1997 academic year. The candidate will be expected to teach two introductory courses in the Fall term and three courses (one of these may be an advanced seminar in the candidate's area of specialty) in the Spring term. If administrative duties are assigned, there will be a compensatory course reduction, depending on the scope of the duties. The candidate will be expected to participate fully in the intellectual and academic life of the Department. The preferred area of specialization is phonology. Field experience with American Indian languages (South, North, or Meso) would also count in a candidate's favor. Ability to teach introductory-level courses in more than one major area of linguistics is also desirable. It is hoped that this position will be filled by June 04, 1996. Complete CVs with three letters of recommendation should be sent to Daniel L. Everett, Chair, Department of Linguistics, 2816 CL, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Evidence of superior teaching ability will be an important factor in the hiring decision. Please include phone numbers and email addresses in the application. The deadline for applications is May 25, 1996. Salary will be competitive. The position is subject to budgetary approval. From funkadmn at RUF.RICE.EDU Thu May 9 19:12:04 1996 From: funkadmn at RUF.RICE.EDU (funkadmn Departmental Account) Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 14:12:04 -0500 Subject: Subscribing & unsubscribing to funknet Message-ID: Dear funknetters, Those of you who will be away from your e-mail accounts for the summer may wish to unsubscribe from funknet so that your message boxes don't get too full. Please save the address and commands listed below so that you can resubscribe next semester. Those of you who may be moving or changing accounts for other reasons, please unsubscribe from the old account and resubscribe from the new account. To unsubscribe from funknet, send the message unsubscribe funknet to the address listserv at rice.edu The 'unsubscribe' message must be sent from the address that is currently on the funknet list. If you wish to have deleted from the list an old address from which you can no longer send mail, send a request to FUNKNET-request at rice.edu To change your address, send an 'unsubscribe' command from the old address and a 'subscribe' command from the new address. To subscribe to funknet, send the message subscribe funknet to the address listserv at rice.edu Jeff for funknet From W.Croft at MANCHESTER.AC.UK Fri May 24 14:55:31 1996 From: W.Croft at MANCHESTER.AC.UK (Bill Croft) Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 14:55:31 +0000 Subject: Research Assistant/Associate position Message-ID: The following advertisement will appear in the 28 May 1996 issue of The Guardian: *** The University of Manchester Department of Linguistics Research Assistant/Associate The post, available for a period of up to ten months from October 1996 or as soon as possible thereafter, will be as Research Assistant/Associate to the 'Typology of Attributive Constructions' project directed by Dr William Croft. The project will involve the collection of cross-linguistic data concerning the structure, use and historical development of attributive constructions. Previous research on attributive constructions is not required, but a keen interest in examining reference grammars and texts of genetically and geographically diverse languages is expected. Candidates, with or without a doctorate, who possess the relevant skills are encouraged to apply. Salary in the range 14317-15986 pounds sterling per annum. Further particulars and application forms (returnable by 25 June 1996) are available from the Director of Personnel, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom (tel.: 0161 275 2028, minicom 0161 275 7889; fax: 0161 275 2221), quoting ref.no.286/96. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the University welcomes applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of race, religion, gender or disability. Promoting quality teaching and research. *** Additional information: 1. The per annum salary figure in the advertisement will be prorated to the length of time of the appointment. 2. Candidates who are not citizens of the European Union will require a work permit in order to take up this post. 3. Further information may be obtained by contacting Dr W Croft (before 15 June: w.croft at man.ac.uk; tel.: 0161 275 3188; fax: 0161 275 3187; after 15 June: croft at mpi.nl). (Note that to telephone/fax from outside the UK, remove the 0 and prefix 44.) From iclc97 at WIM.LET.VU.NL Fri May 24 20:32:20 1996 From: iclc97 at WIM.LET.VU.NL (ICLC'97 Local Organizers) Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 22:32:20 +0200 Subject: Cognitive Linguistics Conference 1997 -- Call for Theme Session Proposals Message-ID: ************************************************************************** 5th INTERNATIONAL COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE July 14 - 19, 1997 Amsterdam ************************************************************************** First Announcement and Call for Theme Session Proposals The 1997 conference of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association will take place on the campus of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The conference has been scheduled to immediately precede the International Congress of Linguists in Paris. Conference topics include: structural characteristics of natural language categorization (such as prototypicality, metaphor, mental imagery, and cognitive models), the functional principles of linguistic organization (such as iconicity and naturalness), the conceptual interface between syntax and semantics, the experiential and pragmatic background of language-in-use, and the relationship between language and thought. Presentation formats will include invited plenary talks and thematically grouped paper sessions; in addition, the 1997 conference will introduce theme sessions and poster sessions. We are now soliciting proposals for theme sessions, to be submitted to the address below (preferably by email) by July 1, 1996. The accepted theme sessions and a preliminary list of invited plenary speakers will be publicized around September 1, 1996, along with the call for paper and poster abstracts. Theme sessions provide the opportunity to focus on a particular problem or question. They can take the form of a discussion forum, workshop, or data session. The organizer takes the responsibility for selecting and coordinating the contributions and choosing a suitable format. Individual presentations should be kept short in favor of substantial discussion time. Proposals for theme sessions should include a brief description of the topic and its relevance, and the intended format (nature and timing of the contributions). It might be advisable for organizers to ascertain cooperation from some prospective participants and list their names and contributions in the proposal; however, submissions which leave some room for additional participants (to be approved by the organizer) are particularly encouraged. Theme session organizers must be (or become) members of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA). IMPORTANT DATES July 1, 1996 proposals for theme sessions due Sept. 1, 1996 notification of acceptance/rejection of theme- sessions; call for poster and paper abstracts Nov. 15, 1996 abstracts for papers and posters due Feb. 15, 1997 notification of acceptance/rejection of papers and posters ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Theo Janssen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, chair) Gisela Redeker (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, secretary) Ad Foolen (Nijmegen University) Ton Goeman (Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam) Frederike van der Leek (University of Amsterdam) Fons Moerdijk (Instituut voor Nederlandse Lexicologie, Leyden) Wilbert Spooren (Tilburg University) Arie Verhagen (Utrecht University) Marjolijn Verspoor (Groningen University) ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE ICLC'97 (Th. Janssen / G. Redeker) Faculteit der Letteren Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1105 NL-1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands email: iclc97 at let.vu.nl fax: +31-20-4446500 ************************************************************************** From mccay at JET.ES Mon May 27 13:34:19 1996 From: mccay at JET.ES (Alan R. King) Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 14:34:19 +0100 Subject: modal survey summary Message-ID: Thanks to everyone who responded to the questions for my modal survey, which involved giving translations of "I can/have to/want to go to Tokyo". In all I have documented about a hundred languages thanks to your help and that of readers of other lists. I have just posted a several-page summary of the results so far on the LINGUIST list. If you are not on that list but would like to receive a copy of the summary, please send me a short message. Alan R. King | EMAIL: mccay at jet.es Indamendi 13, 7C | [or if all else fails] 70244.1674 at compuserve.com 20800 Zarautz | FAX: +34-43-130396 Gipuzkoa Euskal Herria / Basque Country (Spain) From BILLY1 at MDX.AC.UK Wed May 1 14:05:33 1996 From: BILLY1 at MDX.AC.UK (billy clark) Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 14:05:33 +0000 Subject: CONFS: LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN Message-ID: LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN Autumn Meeting 1996: University of Wales Institute Cardiff First Circular and Call for Papers The 1996 Autumn Meeting will be held from Saturday 7 to Monday 9 September at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff. Local Organisers: Janig Stephens (jstephens at cihe.ac.uk), Helen Pandeli (hpandeli at cihe.ac.uk). Events: The Henry Sweet Lecture 1996 will be delivered by Professor Janet Fodor (CUNY) and is entitled "Setting parameters: fewer but better triggers." There will be a Workshop on "Learnability and language acquisition for linguists", organised by Stefano Bertolo (MIT). Language Acquisition is regarded by many as one of the most fundamental problems in Linguistics: how do children acquire, effortlessly and swiftly, systems of rules as complicated as those that are necessary to characterise a natural language? This question has a methodological counterpart in the related question: are there any descriptively sound linguistic theories that must be abandoned because they rely on systems of rules that are provably impossible for a human to learn? This introductory mini-course addresses this second methodological question: how should linguistic research be shaped by the formal and empirical requirements of learnability and language acquisition respectively? The course is tutorial in nature and presupposes no previous knowledge of these topics. This session of the meeting will be chaired by Robert Borsley and will be divided in two parts. In the first part Stefano Bertolo will introduce fundamental concepts and results from formal learning theory (criteria of successful learning, classes of hypotheses, modes of presentation and properties of learning functions) and assess the psychological plausibility of some of the available alternatives. The second part will discuss the learnability consequences of the Principles and Parameters Hypothesis with respect to descriptively and empirically motivated problems in Syntax (Martin Atkinson), Phonology (Jonathan Kaye) and Diachronic Syntax. There will be a Language Tutorial on Mohawk, given by Professor Marianne Mithun (University of California, Santa Barbara). Mohawk is a language of the Iroquoian family, which also includes Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Huron, Tuscarora, Cherokee, and several other lesser known languages. It is spoken primarily in six communities in Quebec, Ontario, and New York State. There are several thousand speakers, and some children are now learning the language again as a mother tongue. The language is of special interest typologically for a number of reasons. The match between morphological and syntactic categories is not always as might be expected. There are three quite distinct morphological categories: nouns, verbs, and particles. Morphological nouns are generally used as nominals syntactically, but morphological verbs may be used as predicates, as nominals, or as full clauses in themselves. The language is also of special interest for its high degree of productive polysynthesis. All verbs are finite and contain obligatory pronominal prefixes referring to their core arguments. They show an agent-patient pattern, which interacts with aspect in interesting ways. There is highly productive noun incorporation, which speakers use skillfully for both lexical and discourse purposes. Overall, the language provides an interesting look at the way functions may be spread over morphological and syntactic patterns, and the consequences of certain cross-linguistic differences. There will be a Wine Party on the Saturday evening, following Professor Fodor's lecture. Enquiries should be sent to the Meetings Secretary (address below). Call for Papers: Members and potential guests are invited to offer papers for the Meeting; abstracts are also accepted from non-members. The LAGB welcomes submissions on any linguistics or linguistics-related topic. Abstracts must arrive by 4 June 1996 and should be sent in the format outlined below to the following address: Professor G. Corbett, Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5XH. Papers for the programme are selected anonymously - only the President knows the name of the authors. Abstracts must be presented as follows: submit SEVEN anonymous copies of the abstract, plus ONE with name and affiliation, i.e. CAMERA-READY. The complete abstract containing your title and your name must be no longer than ONE A4 page (8.27" x 11.69") with margins of at least 1" on all sides. You may use single spacing (not more than six lines to the inch) and type must be no smaller than 12 characters per inch. Type uniformly in black (near-letter quality on a word processor) and make any additions in black. It is preferable to print out the abstracts using a laser printer, since if the paper is accepted the abstract will be photocopied and inserted directly into the collection of abstracts sent out to participants. WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE ON THE BACK OF THE ABSTRACT WHICH HAS YOUR NAME ON. The following layout should be considered as standard: (title) Optimality and the Klingon vowel shift (speaker) Clark Kent (institution) Department of Astrology, Eastern Mars University The following guidelines may be useful: 1. Briefly state the topic of your paper. 2. If your paper is to involve an analysis of linguistic material, give critical examples, along with a brief indication of their critical nature. 3. State the relevance of your ideas to past work or to the future development of the field. If you are taking a stand on a controversial issue, summarise the arguments which lead you to take up this position. Normal length of papers: 25 minutes (plus 15 minutes discussion). Squibs (10 minutes) or longer papers (40 minutes) will also be considered: please explain why your paper requires less or more time than usual. Conference Bursaries: There will be a maximum of 10 bursaries available to unsalaried members of the Association (e.g. PhD students) with preference given to those who are presenting a paper. Applications should be sent to the President, and must be received by 4 June 1996. Please state on your application: (a) date of joining the LAGB; (b) whether or not you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student; (c) if a student, whether you receive a normal grant; (d) if not a student, your employment situation. STUDENTS WHO ARE SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT and wish to apply for funding should include all the above details WITH THEIR ABSTRACT. Guests: Members may invite any number of guests to meetings of the association, upon payment of a stlg5 guest invitation fee. President Professor Greville Corbett, Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey, GUILDFORD, Surrey, GU2 5XH. e-mail: g.corbett at surrey.ac.uk Honorary Secretary Dr. David Adger, Dept. of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, Heslington, York. YO1 5DD. e-mail: da4 at tower.york.ac.uk. Membership Secretary Dr. Kersti Boerjars, Department of Linguistics, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER M13 9PL. e-mail: k.e.borjars at manchester.ac.uk Meetings Secretary Dr. Billy Clark, Communication Studies, Middlesex University, Trent Park, Bramley Road, LONDON N14 4XS. e-mail: billy1 at mdx.ac.uk Treasurer Dr. Paul Rowlett, Dept. of Modern Languages, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT. e-mail: p.a.rowlett at mod-lang.salford.ac.uk Assistant Secretary Dr. April McMahon, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, CAMBRIDGE CB3 9DQ. e-mail: AMM11 at hermes.cam.ac.uk BLN Editor Dr. Siew-Yue Killingley, Grevatt and Grevatt, 9 Rectory Drive, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NE13 1XT. Internet home page: http://clwww.essex.ac.uk/LAGB. NOTE: Our Spring 1997 meeting, at the University of Edinburgh from 7th-9th April, is adjacent to GALA '97, also at the University of Edinburgh, 4th-6th April. Further information: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/gala/ From dever at ISP.PITT.EDU Fri May 3 20:33:01 1996 From: dever at ISP.PITT.EDU (Dan Everett) Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 16:33:01 -0400 Subject: Position Announcement Message-ID: The Department of Linguistics of the University of Pittsburgh announces a one-year position at the rank of Visiting Assitant Professor (for candidates who will have earned the Ph.D. by Fall 1996) or Visiting Instructor (for those who do not have the Ph.D. in hand by date of hire) for the 1996-1997 academic year. The candidate will be expected to teach two introductory courses in the Fall term and three courses (one of these may be an advanced seminar in the candidate's area of specialty) in the Spring term. If administrative duties are assigned, there will be a compensatory course reduction, depending on the scope of the duties. The candidate will be expected to participate fully in the intellectual and academic life of the Department. The preferred area of specialization is phonology. Field experience with American Indian languages (South, North, or Meso) would also count in a candidate's favor. Ability to teach introductory-level courses in more than one major area of linguistics is also desirable. It is hoped that this position will be filled by June 04, 1996. Complete CVs with three letters of recommendation should be sent to Daniel L. Everett, Chair, Department of Linguistics, 2816 CL, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Evidence of superior teaching ability will be an important factor in the hiring decision. Please include phone numbers and email addresses in the application. The deadline for applications is May 25, 1996. Salary will be competitive. The position is subject to budgetary approval. From funkadmn at RUF.RICE.EDU Thu May 9 19:12:04 1996 From: funkadmn at RUF.RICE.EDU (funkadmn Departmental Account) Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 14:12:04 -0500 Subject: Subscribing & unsubscribing to funknet Message-ID: Dear funknetters, Those of you who will be away from your e-mail accounts for the summer may wish to unsubscribe from funknet so that your message boxes don't get too full. Please save the address and commands listed below so that you can resubscribe next semester. Those of you who may be moving or changing accounts for other reasons, please unsubscribe from the old account and resubscribe from the new account. To unsubscribe from funknet, send the message unsubscribe funknet to the address listserv at rice.edu The 'unsubscribe' message must be sent from the address that is currently on the funknet list. If you wish to have deleted from the list an old address from which you can no longer send mail, send a request to FUNKNET-request at rice.edu To change your address, send an 'unsubscribe' command from the old address and a 'subscribe' command from the new address. To subscribe to funknet, send the message subscribe funknet to the address listserv at rice.edu Jeff for funknet From W.Croft at MANCHESTER.AC.UK Fri May 24 14:55:31 1996 From: W.Croft at MANCHESTER.AC.UK (Bill Croft) Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 14:55:31 +0000 Subject: Research Assistant/Associate position Message-ID: The following advertisement will appear in the 28 May 1996 issue of The Guardian: *** The University of Manchester Department of Linguistics Research Assistant/Associate The post, available for a period of up to ten months from October 1996 or as soon as possible thereafter, will be as Research Assistant/Associate to the 'Typology of Attributive Constructions' project directed by Dr William Croft. The project will involve the collection of cross-linguistic data concerning the structure, use and historical development of attributive constructions. Previous research on attributive constructions is not required, but a keen interest in examining reference grammars and texts of genetically and geographically diverse languages is expected. Candidates, with or without a doctorate, who possess the relevant skills are encouraged to apply. Salary in the range 14317-15986 pounds sterling per annum. Further particulars and application forms (returnable by 25 June 1996) are available from the Director of Personnel, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom (tel.: 0161 275 2028, minicom 0161 275 7889; fax: 0161 275 2221), quoting ref.no.286/96. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the University welcomes applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of race, religion, gender or disability. Promoting quality teaching and research. *** Additional information: 1. The per annum salary figure in the advertisement will be prorated to the length of time of the appointment. 2. Candidates who are not citizens of the European Union will require a work permit in order to take up this post. 3. Further information may be obtained by contacting Dr W Croft (before 15 June: w.croft at man.ac.uk; tel.: 0161 275 3188; fax: 0161 275 3187; after 15 June: croft at mpi.nl). (Note that to telephone/fax from outside the UK, remove the 0 and prefix 44.) From iclc97 at WIM.LET.VU.NL Fri May 24 20:32:20 1996 From: iclc97 at WIM.LET.VU.NL (ICLC'97 Local Organizers) Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 22:32:20 +0200 Subject: Cognitive Linguistics Conference 1997 -- Call for Theme Session Proposals Message-ID: ************************************************************************** 5th INTERNATIONAL COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE July 14 - 19, 1997 Amsterdam ************************************************************************** First Announcement and Call for Theme Session Proposals The 1997 conference of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association will take place on the campus of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The conference has been scheduled to immediately precede the International Congress of Linguists in Paris. Conference topics include: structural characteristics of natural language categorization (such as prototypicality, metaphor, mental imagery, and cognitive models), the functional principles of linguistic organization (such as iconicity and naturalness), the conceptual interface between syntax and semantics, the experiential and pragmatic background of language-in-use, and the relationship between language and thought. Presentation formats will include invited plenary talks and thematically grouped paper sessions; in addition, the 1997 conference will introduce theme sessions and poster sessions. We are now soliciting proposals for theme sessions, to be submitted to the address below (preferably by email) by July 1, 1996. The accepted theme sessions and a preliminary list of invited plenary speakers will be publicized around September 1, 1996, along with the call for paper and poster abstracts. Theme sessions provide the opportunity to focus on a particular problem or question. They can take the form of a discussion forum, workshop, or data session. The organizer takes the responsibility for selecting and coordinating the contributions and choosing a suitable format. Individual presentations should be kept short in favor of substantial discussion time. Proposals for theme sessions should include a brief description of the topic and its relevance, and the intended format (nature and timing of the contributions). It might be advisable for organizers to ascertain cooperation from some prospective participants and list their names and contributions in the proposal; however, submissions which leave some room for additional participants (to be approved by the organizer) are particularly encouraged. Theme session organizers must be (or become) members of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA). IMPORTANT DATES July 1, 1996 proposals for theme sessions due Sept. 1, 1996 notification of acceptance/rejection of theme- sessions; call for poster and paper abstracts Nov. 15, 1996 abstracts for papers and posters due Feb. 15, 1997 notification of acceptance/rejection of papers and posters ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Theo Janssen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, chair) Gisela Redeker (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, secretary) Ad Foolen (Nijmegen University) Ton Goeman (Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam) Frederike van der Leek (University of Amsterdam) Fons Moerdijk (Instituut voor Nederlandse Lexicologie, Leyden) Wilbert Spooren (Tilburg University) Arie Verhagen (Utrecht University) Marjolijn Verspoor (Groningen University) ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE ICLC'97 (Th. Janssen / G. Redeker) Faculteit der Letteren Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1105 NL-1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands email: iclc97 at let.vu.nl fax: +31-20-4446500 ************************************************************************** From mccay at JET.ES Mon May 27 13:34:19 1996 From: mccay at JET.ES (Alan R. King) Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 14:34:19 +0100 Subject: modal survey summary Message-ID: Thanks to everyone who responded to the questions for my modal survey, which involved giving translations of "I can/have to/want to go to Tokyo". In all I have documented about a hundred languages thanks to your help and that of readers of other lists. I have just posted a several-page summary of the results so far on the LINGUIST list. If you are not on that list but would like to receive a copy of the summary, please send me a short message. Alan R. 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