8th functional grammar conference

[M. Hannay]

Eighth International Conference on Functional Grammar

SECOND AND FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
6-9 July 1998

Correspondence address: ICFG8, Faculteit der Letteren, Vrije Universiteit, De
Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fax: +31-20-444 6500. All
e-mail enquiries to: ICFG8 at let.vu.nl

Since 1984, there has been a highly successful biennial series of
International Conferences on Functional Grammar: Amsterdam (1984), Antwerp
(1986), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1988), Copenhagen (1990), Antwerp
(1992), York (1994), and Cordoba (1996).  Each of these conferences has
helped advance the theory of Functional Grammar and create an ever-growing
international community of researchers. It is now time to announce the eighth
in this series.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Eighth International Conference on Functional Grammar (ICFG8) will be
held at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 6 to 9 July 1998 and will be
organized by Mike Hannay, Caroline Kroon, Lachlan Mackenzie and Lourens de
Vries.

The Conference will be held in English and will be devoted to Functional
Grammar (FG) as set out by the late Simon Dik. His The theory of Functional
Grammar, Parts 1 and 2 has appeared posthumously with Mouton de Gruyter
(Berlin) in both a paperback version (DEM 58 per part) or in hardback, as
numbers 20 and 21 of the Functional Grammar Series. Papers are invited that
address matters arising from that book and more generally from the tradition
of work in FG. Extensive information on FG, including a bibliography of FG
and information on ordering Dik's books, can be found at the following
web-site:

        http://www.mis.coventry.ac.uk/FGIS/FGIS.html

On Saturday 4 July 1998, there will be a one-day Colloquium on the Predicate
in Functional Grammar at the Vrije Universiteit, organized jointly by the
Institute for Functional Research into Language and Language Use (IFOTT;
Amsterdam-Leiden) and the CNRS Nancy 2 (France); it is funded by the
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO and IFOTT. Participants
in ICFG8 are cordially invited to attend this Colloquium, free of charge.

ABSTRACTS

If you wish present a paper , you are requested to send an abstract of your
presentation, preferably by e-mail to ICFG8 at let.vu.nl, or by "snail mail" to:

ICFG8 Organizing Committee
Faculteit der Letteren,
Vrije Universiteit,
De Boelelaan 1105,
1081 HV Amsterdam,
The Netherlands

to arrive no later than 15 January 1998. Please note that this deadline MUST
be met.

Please make sure that your abstract is:
- no longer than 300 words
- written in good English

Your abstract should include the following:

1.      Title of the presentation
2.      Your name, postal address, institutional affiliation and (where
applicable) your e-mail address and/or fax number
3.      Text of the abstract
4.      References, if necessary
5.      An indication whether special audio-visual equipment is required
6.      An indication whether you will require accommodation in the
university dormitory during the Conference [see the section on accommodation
below]

All abstracts will be assessed by the Organizing Committee, which will put
together a programme that is thematically coherent. If there are sufficient
papers on (a) Predicate Formation and/or (b) the relation between Functional
Grammar and Cognitive Linguistics, special workshops will be incorporated
into the programme, to be led by Casper de Groot and Dik Bakker respectively.

FEES

All participants will be asked to pay a Conference fee of NLG (Netherlands
guilders) 175; there is a reduced fee of NLG 125 for linguists who are
unemployed. The fee, to be paid in full and in Dutch currency (cash) at the
beginning of the Conference, will cover participation in the conference
itself, the book of abstracts, the opening reception, tea and coffee during
breaks, as well as an excursion on Wednesday afternoon 8 July. There will
also be a banquet in the evening after the excursion, for which all
participants in the Conference will be invited to sign up (for an extra
charge). [Participants whose abstract has been selected for presentation or
who register as non-presenters will be informed how they can, if they wish,
pay in advance by credit card.]

TRAVEL TO AND FROM AMSTERDAM

Participants will be expected to make their own arrangements for travel to
and from Amsterdam. Their attention is drawn to the possibility of arriving
by Saturday 4 July 1998 and thereby benefiting from APEX air travel rates;
the Saturday can be spent at the Colloquium on the Predicate, and the Sunday
devoted to tourism - there will be an opening reception on Sunday evening, 5
July.

EATING

The university restaurants will be open to participants throughout the day
and in the evening. Participants will also be provided with a list of
recommended restaurants in Amsterdam.

PARTICIPANTS WITH NO PRESENTATION

Participants wishing to attend without presenting a paper should provide the
following information to the ICFG8 Organizing Committee:
n name
n postal address
n affiliation
n if available, e-mail and/or fax number

ACCOMMODATION

We have reserved a number of rooms in the Hospitium, the university
dormitory. The Hospitium is situated on tram lines 5 and 51, which pass the
Vrije Universiteit (4 minutes' ride) and continue to the Central Station (18
minutes). If you wish us to book a room for you in the Hospitium, please
indicate, when submitting your abstract, which type of accommodation you
require:
OPTION A: a single room, sharing the use of shower, toilet and kitchen at NLG
55 per night
OPTION B:  a double room including shower, toilet and kitchenette at NLG 140
per night; please indicate with whom you will be sharing the room
OPTION C: a three-person room including shower, toilet and kitchenette at NLG
140 per night; please indicate with which two persons you will be sharing the
room
OPTION D: a four-person suite with 2 bedrooms, a sitting room, a dining area,
shower, toilet and kitchenette at NLG 180 per night; please indicate with
which three persons you will be sharing the suite

In all cases, breakfast is available at an additional charge of NLG 12.50.

We will book accommodation for you in the Hospitium if you provide us with
all the following information:

*       which option (A,B,C,D) you wish
*       your date of arrival and date of departure
*       on which days, if any, you wish breakfast
*       if you wish to share a room (options B,C,D), a complete list of the
persons with whom you will be sharing

If for whatever reason you book now but do not attend the Conference, we will
cancel the booking at no cost to you provided you inform us of your
non-attendance by 1 June 1998.

If you prefer to stay in a hotel, you must make the booking yourself. Since
Amsterdam is a popular tourist centre in the summer, we would recommend that
you make at least a provisional booking quickly. The following hotels are
either close to tram line 5 or are within easy walking distance of the Vrije
Universiteit:

Hotel Omega, Jacob Obrechtstraat 31, 1071 KG Amsterdam
tel: +31-20-6645182; fax: +31-20-6640809
Single room with shower and toilet: NLG 115
Double room with shower and toilet: NLG 140-165
Double room with shower and toilet on the corridor: NLG 125

Hotel Trianon AMS, Jan Willem Brouwerstraat 3-7, Amsterdam
Hotel Holland AMS, P.C. Hooftstraat 162, Amsterdam
Single room, including breakfast: NLG 130
Double room, including breakfast: NLG 170

Hotel Terdam AMS, Tesselschadestraat 23, Amsterdam
Hotel Museum AMS, P.C. Hooftstraat 2, Amsterdam
Single room, including breakfast: NLG 160
Double room, including breakfast: NLG 230

Hotel Beethoven AMS, Beethovenstraat 43, Amsterdam
Hotel Lairesse AMS. Lairessestraat 7, Amsterdam
Single room, excluding breakfast: NLG 220
Double room, exlcluding breakfast: NLG 260
Breakfast is available at NLG 22 per person

To book at any of the 6 AMS hotels listed above, phone +31-20-6831811. Make
sure you ask for the corporate rate, mentioning the Vrije Universiteit (VU
for short).

Holiday Inn Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 2, 1083 HJ Amsterdam
tel. (Holiday Inn World Wide Reservations): 0800-0221155; fax: +31-20-6065491
Approximate prices: Single room NLG 350, double room NLG 425