From john at RESEARCH.HAIFA.AC.IL  Mon Nov  1 07:26:12 1999
From: john at RESEARCH.HAIFA.AC.IL (John Myhill)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 09:26:12 +0200
Subject: second call for responses
Message-ID: <MON.1.NOV.1999.092612.0200.JOHN@RESEARCH.HAIFA.AC.IL>

Dear Funknetters,
I greatly appreciate the many answers you all have sent me to my message
'who can you 'love'?' They have been very informative. However, I have
detected
a fairly extreme skewing in the sample of respondents--there were quite a
few females who directly answered my question (i.e. specifically stated
to what extent they themselves could say 'love' (non-hyperbolically and
non-romantically) to describe their feelings about friends), and two males
who identified themselves as gay who gave similarly helpful answers, but
the heteresexual males (or at least the males who did not identify
themselves as gay) uniformly talked in general about their impressions
about how OTHER people use the word or about the meaning in Greek or some
other language; although these answers were interesting, I believe I
detected in this a tactic which woman have referred to as 'avoiding talking
about their feelings.' A number of female respondents specifically said
that they have the feeling that men use the word differently. So how about
it, (non-gay) guys? In spite of all the answers I got, I still have only
myself as heterosexual male data. Help!
John


From CMWEBB at STUDENT.USCA.SC.EDU  Mon Nov  1 14:20:06 1999
From: CMWEBB at STUDENT.USCA.SC.EDU (CMWEBB)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 09:20:06 -0500
Subject: conference on alternatives to Chomsky
Message-ID: <MON.1.NOV.1999.092006.0500.CMWEBB@STUDENT.USCA.SC.EDU>

 I would like to recieve information about the conference on alternatives to
Chomsky.
Christina Webb


From spikeg at OWLNET.RICE.EDU  Wed Nov  3 04:45:13 1999
From: spikeg at OWLNET.RICE.EDU (Spike Gildea)
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 23:45:13 -0500
Subject: October LSA Bulletin (fwd)
Message-ID: <TUE.2.NOV.1999.234513.0500.SPIKEG@OWLNET.RICE.EDU>

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 13:59:51 -0500
From: LSA <lsa at lsadc.org>
Subject: October LSA Bulletin

The October 1999 LSA Bulletin is now available on the LSA web site:
www.lsadc.org


From delancey at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU  Wed Nov  3 21:14:49 1999
From: delancey at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Scott Delancey)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 13:14:49 -0800
Subject: Job at Oregon
Message-ID: <WED.3.NOV.1999.131449.0800.DELANCEY@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Oregon seeks
applicants for a tenure-related position in functional linguistics,
beginning September 16, 2000.  Rank is open.  Salary is competitive
depending on rank and experience.  The successful candidate
will have a significant record of research in functional / cognitive
/ typological linguistics, preferably based at least in part on fieldwork
or experimental research.  Evidence of excellence in teaching will weigh
heavily in consideration of applicants for the position.  Ability to teach
courses in another subspecialty, e.g. phonology, sociolinguistics,
historical linguistics, is highly desirable.

Completed applications will be reviewed beginning January 1,
1999.  A complete application requires a letter of application,
CV, sample publications, evidence of teaching, and three letters
of recommendation.  Materials should be sent to:

          Scott DeLancey, Chair
          Department of Linguistics
          1290 University of Oregon
          Eugene, OR 97403-1290, USA

          delancey at darkwing.uoregon.edu

The University of Oregon is an AA/EO Institution.


From sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Wed Nov  3 23:22:28 1999
From: sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Robin Sackmann)
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 00:22:28 +0100
Subject: Home page of Integrational Linguistics
Message-ID: <THU.4.NOV.1999.002228.0100.>

Integrational Linguistics has a new Web site. The URL is

  http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il

Integrational Linguistics is an independent, powerful
approach to linguistics combining a comprehensive theory of
language and a theory of grammars and providing a
consistent framework for the analysis and description of
arbitrary languages from any point of view that is
linguistically relevant.

On our home page you'll find, among other things, several
introductory online texts, a comprehensive bibliography of
Integrational Linguistics, and an overview of books
originating from Integrational Linguistics.

The home page is available in English, German, and Spanish.
A Chinese version is in preparation.


_______________________________________

 Robin Sackmann, M.A.
 Research and Teaching Assistant
 FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
 Berlin, Germany
____________________________
 sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de
 Tel. & Fax  +49-30-838-2973
 Secretary   +49-30-838-4429
 Home        +49-30-621 4649
_______________________________________
 http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il


From susan at LING.UTA.EDU  Thu Nov  4 01:29:51 1999
From: susan at LING.UTA.EDU (Susan Herring)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 19:29:51 -0600
Subject: Seiko Fujii
Message-ID: <WED.3.NOV.1999.192951.0600.SUSAN@LING.UTA.EDU>

Does anyone know the current whereabouts of Seiko Y. Fujii?
Last I knew, she was at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign.

Thanks,
Susan
============================================================
Susan C. Herring, Ph.D.         (817) 272-5234  office
Associate Professor             (817) 272-2731  fax
Program in Linguistics          susan at ling.uta.edu
University of Texas             http://ling.uta.edu/~susan/
Arlington, TX 76019  USA
============================================================


From barlow at RUF.RICE.EDU  Thu Nov  4 01:53:28 1999
From: barlow at RUF.RICE.EDU (Michael Barlow)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 19:53:28 -0600
Subject: Seiko Fujii - Found
In-Reply-To: <199911040129.TAA09335@ling.uta.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.3.NOV.1999.195328.0600.BARLOW@RUF.RICE.EDU>

Susan,

Yes, I saw Seiko in Tokyo last August. She is at the National Language
Research Institute. Her email is fujii at kokken.go.jp. Let me know if you
need other contact info for her.

Michael
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Barlow,      Department of Linguistics,       Rice University
barlow at rice.edu                               www.ruf.rice.edu/~barlow
Athelstan barlow at athel.com  www.athel.com (U.S.) www.athelstan.com (UK)


On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Susan Herring wrote:

> Does anyone know the current whereabouts of Seiko Y. Fujii?
> Last I knew, she was at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
> Champaign.
>
> Thanks,
> Susan
> ============================================================
> Susan C. Herring, Ph.D.         (817) 272-5234  office
> Associate Professor             (817) 272-2731  fax
> Program in Linguistics          susan at ling.uta.edu
> University of Texas             http://ling.uta.edu/~susan/
> Arlington, TX 76019  USA
> ============================================================
>


From spikeg at OWLNET.RICE.EDU  Fri Nov  5 15:08:51 1999
From: spikeg at OWLNET.RICE.EDU (Spike Gildea)
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 10:08:51 -0500
Subject: Home Page of Integrational Linguistics (fwd)
Message-ID: <FRI.5.NOV.1999.100851.0500.SPIKEG@OWLNET.RICE.EDU>

From: ph1u at andrew.cmu.edu
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 20:51:17 -0500
Subject: Home Page of Integrational Linguistics


Readers of FUNKNET may perhaps not all be aware that the Integrational
Linguistics ("Integrative Sprachwissenschaft") derived from the work of
Hans-Heinrich Lieb that is referred to in the recent message from Robin
Sackmann is not the same Integrational Linguistics that is associated with
Roy Harris. The coincidence of names is unfortunate. Some information about
Harrisian Integrationalism and the International Society for the
Integrational Study of Language and Communication is now available at:

www.gold.ac.uk/academic/eng/iaislc

- Paul Hopper


--On Thu, Nov 4, 1999 12:22 am +0100 "Robin Sackmann"
<sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:

> Integrational Linguistics has a new Web site. The URL is
>
>   http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il
>
> Integrational Linguistics is an independent, powerful
> approach to linguistics combining a comprehensive theory of
> language and a theory of grammars and providing a
> consistent framework for the analysis and description of
> arbitrary languages from any point of view that is
> linguistically relevant.
>
> On our home page you'll find, among other things, several
> introductory online texts, a comprehensive bibliography of
> Integrational Linguistics, and an overview of books
> originating from Integrational Linguistics.
>
> The home page is available in English, German, and Spanish.
> A Chinese version is in preparation.
>
>
> _______________________________________
>
>  Robin Sackmann, M.A.
>  Research and Teaching Assistant
>  FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
>  Berlin, Germany
> ____________________________
>  sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de
>  Tel. & Fax  +49-30-838-2973
>  Secretary   +49-30-838-4429
>  Home        +49-30-621 4649
> _______________________________________
>  http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il


From sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Sat Nov  6 00:36:47 1999
From: sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Robin Sackmann)
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 01:36:47 +0100
Subject: Home page of Integrational Linguistics
In-Reply-To: <82078.3150736614@pc39682.hss.cmu.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.6.NOV.1999.013647.0100.>

Paul Hopper kindly pointed out the ambiguity of the term "Integrational
Linguistics". True, coincidence of the names for two linguistic approaches is
unfortunate; but given the fact that Hans-Heinrich Lieb's "Integrational
Linguistics" and the approach by Roy Harris have virtually nothing in common,
confusion seems unlikely. Historically, both approaches chose the
denomination independently from each other at an early stage of their
developments (in the 1970s).

I didn't mention this correlation in my original posting because Professor
Harris and his approach are referred to on our home page; cf. the essay
"History of Integrational Linguistics: A short outline" at

  http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il


Robin Sackmann


On Nov. 4, 1999, Paul Hopper wrote:

> Readers of FUNKNET may perhaps not all be aware that the Integrational
> Linguistics ("Integrative Sprachwissenschaft") derived from the work of
> Hans-Heinrich Lieb that is referred to in the recent message from Robin
> Sackmann is not the same Integrational Linguistics that is associated with
> Roy Harris. The coincidence of names is unfortunate. Some information
> about Harrisian Integrationalism and the International Society for the
> Integrational Study of Language and Communication is now available at:
>
> www.gold.ac.uk/academic/eng/iaislc
>
> - Paul Hopper

_______________________________________

 Robin Sackmann, M.A.
 Research and Teaching Assistant
 FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
 Berlin, Germany
____________________________
 sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de
 Tel. & Fax  +49-30-838-2973
 Secretary   +49-30-838-4429
 Home        +49-30-621 4649
_______________________________________
 http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il


From dparvaz at UNM.EDU  Sat Nov  6 11:34:42 1999
From: dparvaz at UNM.EDU (Dan Parvaz)
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 04:34:42 -0700
Subject: Home page of Integrational Linguistics
In-Reply-To: <m11jtsO-00NWhwC@Mail.ZEDAT.FU-Berlin.DE>
Message-ID: <SAT.6.NOV.1999.043442.0700.DPARVAZ@UNM.EDU>

It's almost as confusing as the distinction between Functional Syntax and
FG ("Why are we reading so many disparate sources on 'Functional' syntax
when Simon Dik has published a Prolog-based grammar?") -- at least for the
first fifteen minutes or so...

Maybe there's a paper out there on the semantics of labeling linguistics
sub-disciplines :-)

Ah well,

Dan.


From STRECHTER at CSUCHICO.EDU  Fri Nov 12 18:25:45 1999
From: STRECHTER at CSUCHICO.EDU (Trechter, Sara)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 10:25:45 -0800
Subject: job announcement
Message-ID: <FRI.12.NOV.1999.102545.0800.STRECHTER@CSUCHICO.EDU>

 <<...>>
Dr. Sara Trechter
Asst. Professor Linguistics/English
CSU, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0830
(530) 898-5447 (office)
(530) 898-4450 (fax)


From STRECHTER at CSUCHICO.EDU  Fri Nov 12 19:14:43 1999
From: STRECHTER at CSUCHICO.EDU (Trechter, Sara)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:14:43 -0800
Subject: SLA job announcement
Message-ID: <FRI.12.NOV.1999.111443.0800.STRECHTER@CSUCHICO.EDU>

sorry about previous contentless message.

The English Department at California State University, Chico seeks to fill a
tenure-track position in Applied Linguistics/TESOL  with an emphasis on
Second Language Acquisition theory and methods.  Teaching responsibilities
include introduction to  SLA theories and methods, a graduate seminar on
Second Language Acquisition Theory, and English for Academic Purposes. The
position also involves advising ESL students, pursuing research and
publication, and providing service to the University community.  As a
university that educates students of various ethnic and cultural
backgrounds, we value a diverse faculty and staff and seek to create as
diverse a pool of candidates as possible. A Ph.D. in applied linguistics or
TESOL (with strong linguistics background). Teaching experience in EAP
(English for Academic Purposes) programs in the US and in ESL in a non-US
setting, or ESL/bilingual programs in K-12 schools in the U.S. and
demonstrated excellence in teaching and research are required. Rank and
salary are based on qualifications and experience.  Position begins Fall
2000.  To ensure full consideration, application must be received by
November 29, 1999. Send letter, dossier and recs. to Karen Hatch, Chair.,
English Dept., California State University, Chico, CA. 95929-0830. Chico is
an EEO/AA/ADA employer.

Dr. Sara Trechter
Asst. Professor Linguistics/English
CSU, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0830
(530) 898-5447 (office)
(530) 898-4450 (fax)


From delancey at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU  Sat Nov 13 17:31:26 1999
From: delancey at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Scott Delancey)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 09:31:26 -0800
Subject: schools and subdisciplines (nitpicking)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911060428180.2004-100000@s-leodm.unm.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.13.NOV.1999.093126.0800.DELANCEY@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Dan Parvaz wrote:

> It's almost as confusing as the distinction between Functional Syntax and
> FG ("Why are we reading so many disparate sources on 'Functional' syntax
> when Simon Dik has published a Prolog-based grammar?") -- at least for the
> first fifteen minutes or so...
>
> Maybe there's a paper out there on the semantics of labeling linguistics
> sub-disciplines :-)

Functionalism is a school of linguistics, not a sub-discipline.
Subdisciplines are enterprises which deal with some particular aspect
or subset of the problems of linguistics--phonetics, sociolinguistics,
neurolinguistics, stuff like that.  Functionalism, cognitive linguistics,
generative linguistics, etc., aren't--they endeavor to provide a
framework for the whole of the linguistic enterprise (even when they
differ about the details of what is actually part of "linguistics").

I don't mean to pick particularly on Dan here, I've seen this usage
on FUNKNET more than once before.  And maybe it doesn't matter at all,
except that I fear it reinforces the widespread confusion that equates
functional linguistics with the subdiscipline of discourse analysis.


Scott DeLancey


From dparvaz at UNM.EDU  Sat Nov 13 22:35:34 1999
From: dparvaz at UNM.EDU (Dan Parvaz)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 15:35:34 -0700
Subject: schools and subdisciplines (nitpicking)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.PMDF.3.96.991113092320.538983498B-100000@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
Message-ID: <SAT.13.NOV.1999.153534.0700.DPARVAZ@UNM.EDU>

"Nitpicking" -- inasmuch as it can be considered professional grooming
behavior -- is more than welcome. After a search-and-replace, my crack
still stands: Maybe there's a paper out there on the semantics of labeling
schools of linguistics."

Happy? ;-)

Dan.


From vkg1 at AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU  Sat Nov 13 22:26:55 1999
From: vkg1 at AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU (Victor Golla)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:26:55 -0800
Subject: schools and subdisciplines (nitpicking)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.PMDF.3.96.991113092320.538983498B-100000@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
Message-ID: <SAT.13.NOV.1999.142655.0800.VKG1@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU>

11/13/99

> Functionalism is a school of linguistics, not a sub-discipline.

<...>

>
>I don't mean to pick particularly on Dan here, I've seen this usage
>on FUNKNET more than once before.  And maybe it doesn't matter at all,
>except that I fear it reinforces the widespread confusion that equates
>functional linguistics with the subdiscipline of discourse analysis.

Scott is precisely correct, and it does matter.  It is an ancient
strategy, employed by every dominant paradigm, to dismiss competing
paradigms as trivial or irrelevant because they are concerned with
peripheral issues of no moment in the central debate.  With apologies
the Emperor Charles:  "I am a Functionalist when I analyze discourse,
a Bloomfieldian when I do dialectology, a Neogrammarian when I do
comparison, but when I do linguistics it is in the Minimalist Framework."

                                                        --Victor Golla


From tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU  Sun Nov 14 19:07:57 1999
From: tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Tom Givon)
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 11:07:57 -0800
Subject: schools and subdisciplines (nitpicking)
Message-ID: <SUN.14.NOV.1999.110757.0800.TGIVON@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>

Of course, the problem could be mitigated if we just stopped playing the
alphebet-soup game that has been so well perefected by The Other Guys, and
just went back to calling ourselves by our simple, rightful, old-fashioned
name -- "linguists". Better yet, why don't we  invite the other guys in on
this simple ploy.  It is disheartening to see so many functionalists display
the terminal symptoms of this fatal disease, Alphabet Soup Envy, casting and
re-casting themselves in  an endless proliferation  of beautifully-named
sects. (Where, oh where is Sigmund Freud where we so desparately need him?).
Hey you guys, let's go back to doing honest work. There's worlds of beautiful
stuff out there yet to be discovered & made sense of. TG
=================================

Victor Golla wrote:

> 11/13/99
>
> > Functionalism is a school of linguistics, not a sub-discipline.
>
> <...>
>
> >
> >I don't mean to pick particularly on Dan here, I've seen this usage
> >on FUNKNET more than once before.  And maybe it doesn't matter at all,
> >except that I fear it reinforces the widespread confusion that equates
> >functional linguistics with the subdiscipline of discourse analysis.
>
> Scott is precisely correct, and it does matter.  It is an ancient
> strategy, employed by every dominant paradigm, to dismiss competing
> paradigms as trivial or irrelevant because they are concerned with
> peripheral issues of no moment in the central debate.  With apologies
> the Emperor Charles:  "I am a Functionalist when I analyze discourse,
> a Bloomfieldian when I do dialectology, a Neogrammarian when I do
> comparison, but when I do linguistics it is in the Minimalist Framework."
>
>                                                         --Victor Golla


From juana at eucmos.sim.ucm.es  Mon Nov 15 11:50:41 1999
From: juana at eucmos.sim.ucm.es (Juana I. Marin Arrese)
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 12:50:41 +0100
Subject: 9th International Conference on Functional Grammar
Message-ID: <MON.15.NOV.1999.125041.0100.>

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR

    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
                 Madrid, Spain
              20-23 September 2000

        ** FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS **

        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), Cordoba (1996), and Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam (1998). 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
ninth in this series.

        The Ninth International Conference on Functional Grammar (ICFG9) will
be held at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) in
Madrid, from 20 to 23 September 2000, and will be organized by the
UNED in collaboration with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM).

        The organizing committee will be: Ricardo Mairal, Vicky Escandell
(UNED), Angela Downing, Joaquín Garrido, Juana Marin-Arrese, Elena
Martinez-Caro (UCM), Esperanza Torrego and Jesus de la Villa (UAM).

        The Conference will be held in English and will be devoted to
Functional Grammar (FG) as set out by the late Simon Dik (Dik, S.
1997. The Theory of Functional Grammar. Parts I & II. Ed. by K.
Hengeveld. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter). Papers are invited that address
matters arising from that book and more generally from the tradition
of work in FG.

There will also be a special section devoted to other functional
and/or cognitive models and approaches.

ABSTRACTS

        If you wish to present a paper, you are requested to send an abstract
of your presentation, preferably by snail mail to:

        Dr. Ricardo Mairal
        ICFG9
        Facultad de Filología
        Dpto. de Filologías Extranjeras
        Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
        c/ Senda del Rey, S/N
        28040 Madrid
        SPAIN

        E-mail: fgconference at vip.uned.es
        Phone:  34-91-398.6819
        Fax:      34-91-398.6826

                Deadline for receiving abstracts:
                ** 20 January, 2000 **

Please submit 3 anonymous copies + 1 camera-ready copy (with name &
affiliation) of your abstract.

Abstracts should:
        1. Be no longer than 300 words, and written in English.
        2. Clearly state the problem to be addressed or the research
questions raised by prior studies.
        3. State the main point(s) or argument(s) of the proposed
presentation, with relevant data if possible.
        4. Show relevance to FG, or more generally, to
functional/cognitive approaches.
        5. Give references to literature cited in the abstract.
       6.  Times New Roman, line spacing 1.5, margins 3.5

Please send a separate cover page with the following information:
        1. Name & institutional affiliation.
        2. Title of paper.
        3. Postal address.
        4. E-mail address.
        5. Phone and/or Fax number.
        6. Audiovisual needs for presentation.

Time allocated for presentation of papers will be 30 min. + 10 min.
for discussion.
You will be notified of whether your submission has been accepted by
15 May 2000.


FEES

        All participants will be asked to pay a fee of 12.000 ptas (approx.
76.61 EUROS). The fee, to be paid in Spanish currency, 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 Thursday afternoon, 21 September. The fee will not cover
the conference dinner on Friday, 22 September, for which all
participants in the Conference will be invited to sign up.



PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

        If you are intending to participate or are interested in receiving
further information, please return the pre-registration form below
asap (preferably by e-mail):

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

        9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR
                Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia
                                 Madrid, Spain
                                20-23 September 2000


Name:

Address:





E-mail address:

Phone and/or Fax number:


I intend to participate:  YES / NO

I intend to present a paper:  YES / NO








------- End of forwarded message -------
Dra. Juana I. Marín-Arrese
Dpto. de Filología Inglesa
Facultad de Filología
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Ciudad Universitaria, s/n
28040 Madrid-SPAIN

E-mail: juana at eucmos.sim.ucm.es
Phone: (34-1)-/(91)- 394.5274
Fax:   (34-1)-/(91)- 394.5478


From ptb0 at UMAIL.UCSB.EDU  Wed Nov 17 15:46:00 1999
From: ptb0 at UMAIL.UCSB.EDU (Paul T. Barthmaier)
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:46:00 -0800
Subject: Call for papers
Message-ID: <WED.17.NOV.1999.074600.0800.PTB0@UMAIL.UCSB.EDU>

WORKSHOP ON AMERICAN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES - CALL FOR PAPERS

                  Santa Barbara, CA
                  April 14-16, 2000

The linguistics department at the University of California, Santa
Barbara
announces its third annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
(WAIL), a forum for the discussion of theoretical and descriptive
linguistic studies of indigenous languages of the Americas.

Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic in Native
American
linguistics. Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for
discussion. Individuals may submit abstracts for one single and one
co-authored paper. Abstracts should be 500 words or less and can
submitted
by hard copy or e-mail. For hard copy submissions, please send five
copies
of your abstract and a 3x5 card with the following information: (1)
name;
(2) affiliation; (3) mailing address; (4) phone number; (5) e-mail
address; (6) title of your paper.

Send hard copy submissions to:
Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
Department of Linguistics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

E-mail submissions are encouraged. Include the information from the 3x5
card (above) in the body of the e-mail message, with the anonymous
abstract as an attachment.

Send e-mail submissions to:
wail at humanitas.ucsb.edu

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: January 30, 2000
Notification of acceptance will be by e-mail by February 15, 2000.

For further information contact the conference coordinator at
wail at humanitas.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-3776
or check out our web site at
http://linguistics.ucsb.edu/events/wail/wail.html




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From nordquis at UNM.EDU  Mon Nov 22 18:30:04 1999
From: nordquis at UNM.EDU (nordquis at UNM.EDU)
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 10:30:04 -0800
Subject: Call for papers
Message-ID: <MON.22.NOV.1999.103004.0800.>

The third annual High Desert Linguistics Conference will be held at the
University of New  Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, April 7-9, 2000.

        Keynote speakers:  Colette Grinevald and John Haiman

We invite submissions of proposals for 20-minute talks and 10 minute
discussion sessions in any area of linguistics from any theoretical
perspective. Papers in the following areas are especially welcome:
language change and variation, grammaticization, signed languages, Native
American languages, and computational linguistics. Please note that
selected papers from this conference will be published.

Submissions must include 2 copies of an anonymous abstract and an index
card including the following information:

  *Name
  *Title of Abstract and area (phonology, syntax etc.)
  *Affiliation(s)
  *Mailing address
  *e-mail address

    Abstracts must be at most one page with one-inch margins and typed in
at least 11-point font.  An optional second page is permitted for data and
citations.  Submissions are limited to 1 individual and 1 joint abstract
per author. Abstracts by e-mail are accepted.

Abstracts must be received no later than January 31, 2000.

We will only consider submissions that conform to the above guidelines.

ABSTRACTS SHOULD BE SENT TO:

HDLS
Department of Linguistics,
526 Humanities Bldg.
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131

or

kaaron at unm.edu


From charon at UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU  Mon Nov 29 16:57:29 1999
From: charon at UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU (charon at UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:57:29 -0800
Subject: BLS 26 Program
Message-ID: <MON.29.NOV.1999.085729.0800.>

                THE 26TH ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BERKELEY LINGUISTICS SOCIETY

                                        370 DWINELLE HALL
                        (LEVEL G/7TH FLOOR OF OFFICE SIDE OF BUILDING)
                                UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
                        http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS

                                        FEBRUARY 18-21, 2000


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2000

SPECIAL SESSION: SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF THE
AMERICAS

8:30    COFFEE

9:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        EMMON BACH,
                                UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST
BREAK

10:00   Multiple Antipassives in Halkomelem Salish
        Donna B. Gerdts, Simon Fraser University
        Thomas E. Hukari, University of Victoria
10:30   The semantics of the Salishan suffix *an/n'ak
        Mercedes Q. Hinkson, Simon Fraser University
11:00   Complex Predicates in Tsafiki
        Connie Dickinson, University of Oregon

LUNCH

12:30   Argument Structure of Klamath Bipartite Stems
        Scott DeLancey, University of Oregon
1:00    Word Order and Inverse Voice in Isthmus Mixe
        Julia Dieterman, University of Texas at Arlington
1:30    Aspectual classes and non-agentive morphosyntax in Lowland Chontal
        Loretta O'Connor, University of California, Santa Barbara
2:00    Demonstrative words in Passamaquoddy
        Eve Ng, State University of New York at Buffalo
2:30    INVITED SPEAKER:        MARIANNE MITHUN
                                UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
BREAK

3:30    Coordination, clitic placement, and prosody in Zapotec
        George Aaron Broadwell, State University of New York at Albany
4:00    Grammaticalization of Olutec motion verbs under areal contact
        Roberto Zavala, University of Oregon
4:30    Multiple Movement and Wh-in-situ in Inuktitut
        Carrie Gillon, University of British Columbia
5:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        JERRY SADOCK
                                UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO


SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2000

8:30    COFFEE

SESSION I: ASPECT
9:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        MANFRED KRIFKA
                                UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN
BREAK

10:00   Happening gradually
        Christopher Pinon, Universitat Dusseldorf
10:30   Event underspecification and aspect marking in Thai
        Jean-Pierre Koenig and Nuttanart Muansuwan, State University of New York
at Buffalo
11:00   Event Structure vs. Phasal Structure and Quasi-Discourse Relations
        Patrick Caudal and Laurent Roussarie, University of Paris 7

LUNCH

SESSION II: SYNTAX
12:30   On the topicalizing nature of multiple left-dislocations
        Eugenia Casielles, Wayne State University
1:00    Markedness and Pronoun Incorporation
        Han-Jung Lee, Stanford University
1:30    Syntactically-based lexical decomposition: the case of climb revisited
        Jaume Mateu Fontanals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2:00    The go (Particle) and Verb constructions in English
        Anatol Stefanowitsch, Rice University
2:30    INVITED SPEAKER:        ELLEN PRINCE
                                UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
BREAK

SESSION III: PHONOLOGY
3:30    Probability in phonological generalizations: modeling optional French
final consonants
        Benjamin K. Bergen, UC Berkeley and ICSI
4:00    Sonority-Driven Reduction
        Katherine M. Crosswhite, University of Rochester
4:30    Prominence, Augmentation, and Neutralization in Phonology
        Jennifer Smith, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
5:00    Re-examining default-to-opposite stress
        Matthew K. Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara
5:30    Yaka nasal harmony: spreading or segmental correspondence?
        Rachel Walker, University of Southern California
6:00    Describing Syncretism: Rules of referral after fifteen years
        Arnold Zwicky, Stanford University

ALTERNATE
        Laryngeal Neutralization in Lezghi
        Alan C. L. Yu, University of California, Berkeley


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2000

8:30    COFFEE

SESSION I: ASPECT
9:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        ANGELIKA KRATZER
                                UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST
BREAK

10:00   Imperfective Aspect and Event Participants in English, Chinese,
Korean and Japanese
        Juliet Wai-hong Du, University of Texas at Austin
10:30   From Imperfective to Progressive via Relative Present
        Elena Maslova, University of Bielefeld
11:00   Between perfective and past: Preterits in Turkic and Nakh-Daghestanian
        Sergei Tatevosov, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics,
Moscow State
        University

LUNCH

SESSION II: PHONETICS
12:30   Compensatory lengthening without moras: A study in phonologization
        Darya Kavitskaya and Jonathan Barnes, University of California, Berkeley
1:00    Trace of F2 peaks as a quantitative descriptor of aspiration
        Hansang Park, University of Texas at Austin
1:30    What is /l/?
        Joshua Guenter, University of California, Berkeley
2:00    On the accented/unaccented distinction in western Basque
        and the typology of accentual systems
        José Ignacio Hualde, Rajka Smiljanic and Jennifer Cole, University of
Illinois
2:30    INVITED SPEAKER:        SHERMAN WILCOX
                                UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
BREAK

SESSION III: SEMANTICS
3:30    The Need for the Resultative Network
        Cristiano Broccias, University of Pavia
4:00    A cognitive account of the English meronymic "by" phrase
        Monica Corston-Oliver, University of California, Berkeley
4:30    Referential Properties of Factive and Interrogative Complements
        Indicate their Semantics
        Michael Hegarty, Louisiana State University
5:00    The Distribution of Raising Constructions in French
        Michel Achard, Rice University
5:30    INVITED SPEAKER:        MICHAEL TOMASELLO
                                MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY AT LEIPZIG

ALTERNATE
        Vowel quality and voice quality correlations: A laryngeal account of their
origins
        Graham Thurgood, California State University, Fresno


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2000

8:30    COFFEE

SESSION I: ASPECT
9:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        BETH LEVIN
                                STANFORD UNIVERSITY
BREAK

10:00   The semantics of Russian aspect: Accounting for the uses of the
imperfective
        Esther Wood, University of California, Berkeley
10:30   Grammatical and Lexical Aspect in Guyanese Creole
        Jack Sidnell, Northwestern University

SESSION II: HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
11:00   Historical Development of Reported Speech in Chinese
        Jya-Lin Hwang, University of Hawaii, Manoa
11:30   Gesture, Lexical Words, and Grammar: Grammaticization Processes in ASL
        Barbara Shaffer, University of New Mexico

LUNCH

SESSION III: SOCIOLINGUISTICS
1:00    Absolute and Relative Scalar Particles in Spanish and Hindi
        Scott Schwenter and Shravan Vasishth, Ohio State University
1:30    Relation between gaze, head nodding and aizuti at a Japanese company
meeting
        Polly Szatrowski, University of Minnesota
2:00    The Korean Modal Marker keyss Revisited:
        A Marker of Achieved State of Intersubjectivity
        Kyung-Hee Suh, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
        Kyu-hyun Kim, Kyung Hee University
2:30    Distributed (and Dissolved) Pragmatics
        Kazuhiko Fukushima, Kansai Gaidai University

3:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        WALT WOLFRAM
                                NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

ALTERNATE
        An Auto-Optimal Theory of Grammar: Disjunctive Agreement in Yasin Burushaski
        Gregory D.S. Anderson and Randall H. Eggert, University of Chicago



**********************************************
Please check our web site for travel, accommodations, and program and
registration updates:

http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/BLS26.html

Note: BLS can arrange for ASL interpretation service if you notify us at
bls-abs at trill.linguistics.berkeley.edu before February 1, 2000.

REGISTRATION:

Early registration (before February 1):         Student $20,
                                                        Faculty $45
Late/On-site registration (after February 1):   Student $25,
                                                        Faculty $50

For advance registration we can only accept checks drawn on US banks.
Please make the checks payable to Berkeley Linguistics Society, and send
them to us at:

               BLS 26 Organizing Committee
               Department of Linguistics
               1203 Dwinelle Hall
               University of California, Berkeley
               Berkeley, CA 94720-2650
               USA


From wcmann at JUNO.COM  Mon Nov 29 21:51:44 1999
From: wcmann at JUNO.COM (William Mann)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:51:44 -0500
Subject: a new RST website and email discussion list
Message-ID: <MON.29.NOV.1999.165144.0500.WCMANN@JUNO.COM>

              Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST)
                        a new website
                   a new discussion group

     RST is an approach to discovering the linguistic
structures of texts. It is part of the study of what and how
texts communicate.
     RST provides an approach to explaining why texts are
coherent and arbitrary collections of sentences are not
coherent.  It also provides a basis for understanding
certain kinds of implicit communication.
     RST is used in computationally in text generation,
summarization, indexing and text assessment.

     A new website devoted to RST and its neighborhood is
at:

             http://www.sil.org/linguistics/RST

     The website includes an introduction to RST,
bibliographies, a resource for people who are analyzing text,
 published and unpublished analyses of particular texts,
ranging from small texts up to a page in size.  There are
separate bibliographies for linguistic references,
computational linguistic references and RST work by the
creators of RST.

     There is also a new email discussion group for
discussion of RST and how it relates to other linguistic
topics: coherence, implicit communication, pragmatics,
discourse linguistics, semantics and other frameworks for
understanding text.  The group will also discuss
computational uses.
     To sign up to receive the discussions by email and be
eligible to submit comments, send a message to

     LISTSERV at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG

     with

     SUBSCRIBE RSTLIST yourfirstname yourlastname

     in the body of the message.  Use whatever full name
form you want people to see.

     The Address list of RSTlist subscribers will not be
made public.

     The website and list are managed by Bill Mann.  He can be
reached at Bill_Mann at sil.org.


From dick at LINGUISTICS.UCL.AC.UK  Tue Nov 30 08:53:03 1999
From: dick at LINGUISTICS.UCL.AC.UK (Dick Hudson)
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:53:03 +0000
Subject: CALL: LAGB spring meeting
Message-ID: <TUE.30.NOV.1999.085303.0000.DICK@LINGUISTICS.UCL.AC.UK>

(Sorry if you receive multiple copies of this announcement via different
lists.)

      LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN

       Spring Meeting 2000: University College London

        First Circular and Call for Papers

The 2000 Spring Meeting of the LAGB will be held from Thursday 6th to
Saturday 8th April at University College London. The local organiser is
Karen Froud (uclykef at ucl.ac.uk).

NB Arrangements for BOOKING ACCOMMODATION are different from previous
conferences: you are strongly recommended to book accommodation using the
form in THIS CIRCULAR, rather than waiting till the second circular. See
details about booking at 5.

1. Geography                            2. Accommodation
3. Travel                                       4. Events
5. Booking                              6. Call for papers
7. How and when to submit an abstract   8. Format of abstracts
9. Content of abstracts                 10. Conference bursaries
11. Communications                      12. Future meetings
13. The LAGB committee                  14. Separate conference
15. Booking form

1. Geography
Situated in the Bloomsbury area in the centre of London, University College
London is within easy reach of many of London's delights: the British
Museum and some of Bloomsbury's most beautiful squares and gardens, the
bustle and clubs of Soho, the shopping centres at Oxford Street and Regent
Street, the market at Covent Garden, Leicester Square's cinemas and
restaurants, Theatreland on Drury Lane, bookshops on Charing Cross Road,
and many others.
UCL forms an integral part of this busy part of London, and its unique city
centre location means that the range of facilities and entertainments
within a short distance of the university buildings is second to none.

2. Accommodation
The accommodation for conference participants is in two locations, both
within five minutes' walk from the conference location.

+ Accommodation in Ramsay Hall (Maple Street, W1) , one of UCL's halls of
residence, consists of single bedrooms, with hand wash basins and shared
bathroom facilities, offered on a half-board basis (i.e. breakfast and
dinner provided) at the bargain price of £28.00 per person per night. This
can be booked through the local organiser (see 5).

+ Accommodation in the Tavistock Hotel (Tavistock Square, WC1) consists of
either single or twin bedrooms with ensuite facilities, television and
radio, and the price includes full breakfast. The Tavistock also has a
wine-bar and restaurant, and a pay garage is available for guests. Prices
are £65.00 per night for a single room and £83.60 for a twin room. If you
choose to book hotel accommodation, please contact the Tavistock Hotel
directly on  0171 636 8383 (you have to ask for reservations), saying that
you are attending the LAGB conference as they have reserved a certain
number of rooms for us (our contact there is Shauna, who is the
reservations manager).

        Please note that accommodation in Central London in the spring is at a
premium, and the rooms reserved for our conference delegates will be
allocated on a first-come first-served basis: please complete and return
the attached booking form as quickly as possible to be sure of a place. UCL
accommodation must be requested and paid for by February 22nd 2000 at the
latest; accommodation can be requested later than this but without any
guarantee of success.
        Conference presentations will take place in the main building of the
College on Gower Street.

3. Travel
Public transport links to UCL are excellent. It is five to ten minutes'
walk from the British Rail and Underground stations at Euston and King's
Cross. It is also very close to several other stations for the London
Underground: Warren Street (Victoria and Northern lines), Euston Square
(Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines), Goodge Street
(Northern line)
and Russell Square (Picadilly line - a direct link from Heathrow airport)
are all within ten minutes' walk. Buses, including the A2 direct service to
and from Heathrow airport, run to and from nearby Russell Square, King's
Cross and Euston Station. Gatwick and Luton airports are readily accessible
via British Rail links from King's Cross Thameslink, and trains to and from
Stansted airport run from Liverpool Street Station (a short tube journey
from Euston Square). Black cabs are also readily available, though these
can prove expensive. Driving in London is not recommended because of the
high density of traffic and the difficulty and expense of parking. UCL
cannot offer parking facilities to conference delegates, though parking if
required is available (for a fee) at nearby hotels.
        Further travel details, including a map of the London Underground, London
Bus Services map, and a London Connections map, will be sent out with the
booking packs.

4. Events at the conference

+ The Linguistics Association lecture (Thursday evening),  delivered by
Professor Mark Steedman (University of Edinburgh). The title will be "The
Syntactic Process".

+ A workshop (Thursday afternoon) on grammar and intonation, organised
jointly by Jill House and John Maidment (both UCL). The speakers will
include Carlos Gussenhoven (Nijmegen).

+ A language tutorial (Friday) on Bengali by Gillian Ramchand (Oxford).

+ A wine party (Thursday evening).

+ A meeting (Friday afternoon) of the Linguistics At School section on the
subject of the National Literacy Strategy, with a presentation from the
DfEE's NLS team.

        Note that the LAGB conference will be preceded by a short conference in
UCL which will be organised separately but which will use the same
accommodation. See the notice at 14.
        Enquiries about the LAGB meeting should be sent to the Meetings Secretary
(address at 13). Full details of the programme will be included in the
Second Circular, to be sent out in February.

5. Booking
UCL accommodation cannot be guaranteed unless booked before February 22nd
2000, so it is important to book accommodation NOW, rather than waiting
till the second circular. The conference fee and lunches may be paid for
later, but accommodation must be paid for when booked. (Payment cannot be
refunded after 22nd February.) Accommodation in UCL (at the prices quoted)
may still be available after this date, but it cannot be guaranteed. The
second circular will contain another booking form which may also be used
for accommodation as well as for unpaid conference fees and lunches.

6. Call for Papers
Members are invited to offer papers for the Meeting; abstracts are also
accepted from non-members. The LAGB welcomes submissions on any topic in
the field of linguistics; papers are selected on their (perceived) merits,
and not according to their subject matter or assumed theoretical framework.

7. How and when to submit an abstract
Abstracts must be submitted on paper (not by email or by fax). SEVEN
anonymous copies of the abstract, plus ONE with name and affiliation, i.e.
CAMERA-READY, should be submitted, and should be sent in the format
outlined below to the President (address at 13). You must write your
address for correspondence (email or surface) on the BACK of the
camera-ready copy. (Even if several authors are named on the front, there
should be only one name and address for correspondence.)
        Papers for the programme are selected anonymously - only the President
knows the name of the authors.  Where possible, authors should supply an
email address to which the committee's decision may be sent. All decisions
will be made by January 26th, and will be communicated by January 28th, so
please send an email to the President (dick at ling.ucl.ac.uk) if you have not
received your decision by that date.
        Abstracts must arrive by 7th January.  Abstracts may also be submitted now
for the meeting after the next one, but must be clearly marked as such. (In
general the abstract deadlines for the autumn and spring meetings are soon
after 1st June and 1st January respectively, so an abstract sent to reach
the President by that date will always be in time.)

8. Format of abstracts
Abstracts must be presented as follows: The complete abstract (i.e. the one
containing your title and your name) must be no longer than ONE A4 page
(21cm x 29.5cm) with margins of at least 2.5cm  on all sides. You may use
single spacing but type must be no smaller than 12 point. If the paper is
accepted the abstract will be photocopied and inserted directly into the
collection of abstracts sent out to participants, so the presentation
should be clear and clean.
        The following layout should be considered as standard:

        (title)  Optimality and the Klingon vowel shift
        (speaker)  Clark Kent (clark at astro.mars.ac.uk)
        (institution)  Department of Astrology, Eastern Mars University

The normal length for papers delivered at LAGB meetings is 25 minutes (plus
15 minutes discussion). Offers of longer papers (40 minutes) will also be
considered: please explain why your paper requires more time than usual,
and whether you would accept a 25-minute slot if the committee cannot offer
more. If you request 40 minutes, please write this on each of the anonymous
abstracts.
        The committee will plan the programme as soon as it has selected the
successful abstracts, so please indicate on the anonymous abstracts if you
cannot present your paper on either the second or third day of the
conference (7th or 8th April). It is very difficult to reschedule papers
after the programme has been planned.

9. Content of abstracts
The following guidelines may be useful:
+ You should clearly describe the paper's general topic. (The topic may be
a problem of theory or analysis or set of data which have not previously
been analysed.)
+ You should describe your treatment of the topic, and how it relates to
previous work on the same topic. (When referring to previous work, it is
enough to quote "Author (Date)" without giving full bibliographical
details.) It is not acceptable simply to promise ‘a solution'.
+ You should explain how you will justify your treatment, and quote crucial
evidence - you must trust the committee (and other conference attenders)
not to steal your ideas before you have presented them.  If you are taking
a stand on a controversial issue, summarise the arguments which lead you to
take up this position.

10. Conference Bursaries
Up to 10 bursaries are available for 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 the deadline for abstracts. Please state on your application: (a) date
of joining the LAGB (applicants must have been a member at least since the
date of the previous meeting); (b) whether or not you are a 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 who wish
to apply for funding should include all the above details WITH THEIR
ABSTRACT. The bursary normally covers a significant proportion of the
conference expenses and of travel within the UK.

11. Communications with the membership
Internet home page: The LAGB internet home page is now active at the
following address: http://clwww.essex.ac.uk/LAGB.
        Electronic network: Please join the LAGB electronic network which is used
for disseminating LAGB information and for consulting members quickly. It
can be subscribed to by sending the message "add lagb" to:
listserv at postman.essex.ac.uk.
        Nominations for speakers:  Nominations are requested for future guest
speakers; all suggestions should be sent to the Honorary Secretary.
        Changes of address:  Members are reminded to notify the Membership
Secretary of changes of address. An institutional address is preferred;
bulk mailing saves postage.

12. Future Meetings

7-9 September 2000              University of Durham.
5-7 April 2001                  University of Leeds.
Autumn 2001                     University of Reading.
Spring 2002 (provisional)                       University of Leicester.

The Meetings Secretary would very much like to receive offers of future
venues, particularly from institutions which the LAGB has not previously
visited.

13. The LAGB committee
President                               Professor Richard Hudson
        Department of Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London, Gower
Street, LONDON WC1E 6BT.  dick at ling.ucl.ac.uk
Honorary Secretary              Professor Anna Siewierska
         Department of Linguistics, University of Lancaster, LANCASTER LA1 4YW
A.Siewierska at lancaster.ac.uk
Membership Secretary            Dr. David Willis
         Dept. of Linguistics, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER M13 9PL.
david.willis at man.ac.uk
Meetings Secretary              Dr. Marjolein Groefsema
         Dept. of Linguistics, University of Hertfordshire, Watford Campus,
ALDENHAM, Herts. WD2 8AT. m.groefsema at herts.ac.uk
Treasurer                       Dr. Paul Rowlett
         Dept. of Modern Languages, University of Salford, SALFORD M5 4WT.
p.a.rowlett at mod-lang.salford.ac.uk
Assistant Secretary             Dr. Gillian Ramchand
        Linacre College, Oxford University, OXFORD OX1 3JA.
gillian.ramchand at linguistics-philology.oxford.ac.uk

14. Separate conference
In addition to the LAGB Spring Meeting, the Department of Phonetics and
Linguistcs at UCL is organising a CONFERENCE ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN
SYNTAX
AND PRAGMATICS. This conference will concentrate on Topic and Focus, but
abstracts from other areas that bear on the interface between syntax and
pragmatics will also be considered. Invited speakers are Luigi Rizzi and
one other (to be announced).
        The conference is partly supported by the LAGB and UCL. It will be held at
UCL before the LAGB meeting, on 5-6 April. The deadline for submissions is
14 January 1999. Details about submission of abstracts will be given in
separate mailings.
        Further details will be posted shortly. For more information contact:
Syntax/Pragmatics Conference Committee, Department of Phonetics and
Linguistics, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, OR
d.bury at ucl.ac.uk (Dirk Bury).

===================================================================
15. Booking form
Please send this form and your payment to the local organiser, Karen Froud.
You may pay by credit card, so you can use either paper (Department of
Phonetics and Linguistics, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT) or email
(karen at linguistics.ucl.ac.uk ).


A. Accommodation
This form should be used only for booking UCL accommodation (in Ramsay
Hall). For hotel booking, see 2 above.

Room plus breakfast and dinner, @ £28 per night -  fully refundable up to
22nd February.
                Night of Weds 5th April                         £.........
                Night of Thurs 6th April                        £..........
                Night of Friday 7th April                       £..........
(For other nights, please contact the local organiser.)

B. Meals - must be booked by Friday March 3rd.
                Lunch Thurs 6th April, @ £6             £..........
                Lunch Friday 7th April, @ £6            £..........
                Lunch Saturday 8th April, @ £6          £..........

C. Conference fee - may be paid at any time before the conference, but MUST
be paid by all participants, regardless of whether they use conference
accommodation and meals.
@ £20 (LAGB member), £25 (non-member)                   £..........

D. Total enclosed                                               £.........


E. Your details
Name:
Email address:
Mailing address (if you want conference details on paper):



F. Payment method:
F1. Sterling cheque payable to "University College London"              ........

F2. Credit card: Visa/Mastercard                ........
                Card number:            ........
                Expiry date:            ........
                Name on card:           ........
                Billing address:                ........

                Signature (if by post)

(Please note that we do not have an email secure link for credit-card
details.)


Special requirements

Please contact the local organiser directly for special dietary
requirements or for baby-sitting.

Richard (= Dick) Hudson

Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London,
Gower Street, London WC1E  6BT.
+44(0)171 419 3152; fax +44(0)171 383 4108;
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/dick/home.htm


From john at RESEARCH.HAIFA.AC.IL  Mon Nov  1 07:26:12 1999
From: john at RESEARCH.HAIFA.AC.IL (John Myhill)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 09:26:12 +0200
Subject: second call for responses
Message-ID: <MON.1.NOV.1999.092612.0200.JOHN@RESEARCH.HAIFA.AC.IL>

Dear Funknetters,
I greatly appreciate the many answers you all have sent me to my message
'who can you 'love'?' They have been very informative. However, I have
detected
a fairly extreme skewing in the sample of respondents--there were quite a
few females who directly answered my question (i.e. specifically stated
to what extent they themselves could say 'love' (non-hyperbolically and
non-romantically) to describe their feelings about friends), and two males
who identified themselves as gay who gave similarly helpful answers, but
the heteresexual males (or at least the males who did not identify
themselves as gay) uniformly talked in general about their impressions
about how OTHER people use the word or about the meaning in Greek or some
other language; although these answers were interesting, I believe I
detected in this a tactic which woman have referred to as 'avoiding talking
about their feelings.' A number of female respondents specifically said
that they have the feeling that men use the word differently. So how about
it, (non-gay) guys? In spite of all the answers I got, I still have only
myself as heterosexual male data. Help!
John


From CMWEBB at STUDENT.USCA.SC.EDU  Mon Nov  1 14:20:06 1999
From: CMWEBB at STUDENT.USCA.SC.EDU (CMWEBB)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 09:20:06 -0500
Subject: conference on alternatives to Chomsky
Message-ID: <MON.1.NOV.1999.092006.0500.CMWEBB@STUDENT.USCA.SC.EDU>

 I would like to recieve information about the conference on alternatives to
Chomsky.
Christina Webb


From spikeg at OWLNET.RICE.EDU  Wed Nov  3 04:45:13 1999
From: spikeg at OWLNET.RICE.EDU (Spike Gildea)
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 23:45:13 -0500
Subject: October LSA Bulletin (fwd)
Message-ID: <TUE.2.NOV.1999.234513.0500.SPIKEG@OWLNET.RICE.EDU>

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 13:59:51 -0500
From: LSA <lsa at lsadc.org>
Subject: October LSA Bulletin

The October 1999 LSA Bulletin is now available on the LSA web site:
www.lsadc.org


From delancey at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU  Wed Nov  3 21:14:49 1999
From: delancey at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Scott Delancey)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 13:14:49 -0800
Subject: Job at Oregon
Message-ID: <WED.3.NOV.1999.131449.0800.DELANCEY@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Oregon seeks
applicants for a tenure-related position in functional linguistics,
beginning September 16, 2000.  Rank is open.  Salary is competitive
depending on rank and experience.  The successful candidate
will have a significant record of research in functional / cognitive
/ typological linguistics, preferably based at least in part on fieldwork
or experimental research.  Evidence of excellence in teaching will weigh
heavily in consideration of applicants for the position.  Ability to teach
courses in another subspecialty, e.g. phonology, sociolinguistics,
historical linguistics, is highly desirable.

Completed applications will be reviewed beginning January 1,
1999.  A complete application requires a letter of application,
CV, sample publications, evidence of teaching, and three letters
of recommendation.  Materials should be sent to:

          Scott DeLancey, Chair
          Department of Linguistics
          1290 University of Oregon
          Eugene, OR 97403-1290, USA

          delancey at darkwing.uoregon.edu

The University of Oregon is an AA/EO Institution.


From sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Wed Nov  3 23:22:28 1999
From: sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Robin Sackmann)
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 00:22:28 +0100
Subject: Home page of Integrational Linguistics
Message-ID: <THU.4.NOV.1999.002228.0100.>

Integrational Linguistics has a new Web site. The URL is

  http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il

Integrational Linguistics is an independent, powerful
approach to linguistics combining a comprehensive theory of
language and a theory of grammars and providing a
consistent framework for the analysis and description of
arbitrary languages from any point of view that is
linguistically relevant.

On our home page you'll find, among other things, several
introductory online texts, a comprehensive bibliography of
Integrational Linguistics, and an overview of books
originating from Integrational Linguistics.

The home page is available in English, German, and Spanish.
A Chinese version is in preparation.


_______________________________________

 Robin Sackmann, M.A.
 Research and Teaching Assistant
 FREIE UNIVERSIT?T BERLIN
 Berlin, Germany
____________________________
 sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de
 Tel. & Fax  +49-30-838-2973
 Secretary   +49-30-838-4429
 Home        +49-30-621 4649
_______________________________________
 http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il


From susan at LING.UTA.EDU  Thu Nov  4 01:29:51 1999
From: susan at LING.UTA.EDU (Susan Herring)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 19:29:51 -0600
Subject: Seiko Fujii
Message-ID: <WED.3.NOV.1999.192951.0600.SUSAN@LING.UTA.EDU>

Does anyone know the current whereabouts of Seiko Y. Fujii?
Last I knew, she was at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign.

Thanks,
Susan
============================================================
Susan C. Herring, Ph.D.         (817) 272-5234  office
Associate Professor             (817) 272-2731  fax
Program in Linguistics          susan at ling.uta.edu
University of Texas             http://ling.uta.edu/~susan/
Arlington, TX 76019  USA
============================================================


From barlow at RUF.RICE.EDU  Thu Nov  4 01:53:28 1999
From: barlow at RUF.RICE.EDU (Michael Barlow)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 19:53:28 -0600
Subject: Seiko Fujii - Found
In-Reply-To: <199911040129.TAA09335@ling.uta.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.3.NOV.1999.195328.0600.BARLOW@RUF.RICE.EDU>

Susan,

Yes, I saw Seiko in Tokyo last August. She is at the National Language
Research Institute. Her email is fujii at kokken.go.jp. Let me know if you
need other contact info for her.

Michael
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Barlow,      Department of Linguistics,       Rice University
barlow at rice.edu                               www.ruf.rice.edu/~barlow
Athelstan barlow at athel.com  www.athel.com (U.S.) www.athelstan.com (UK)


On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Susan Herring wrote:

> Does anyone know the current whereabouts of Seiko Y. Fujii?
> Last I knew, she was at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
> Champaign.
>
> Thanks,
> Susan
> ============================================================
> Susan C. Herring, Ph.D.         (817) 272-5234  office
> Associate Professor             (817) 272-2731  fax
> Program in Linguistics          susan at ling.uta.edu
> University of Texas             http://ling.uta.edu/~susan/
> Arlington, TX 76019  USA
> ============================================================
>


From spikeg at OWLNET.RICE.EDU  Fri Nov  5 15:08:51 1999
From: spikeg at OWLNET.RICE.EDU (Spike Gildea)
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 10:08:51 -0500
Subject: Home Page of Integrational Linguistics (fwd)
Message-ID: <FRI.5.NOV.1999.100851.0500.SPIKEG@OWLNET.RICE.EDU>

From: ph1u at andrew.cmu.edu
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 20:51:17 -0500
Subject: Home Page of Integrational Linguistics


Readers of FUNKNET may perhaps not all be aware that the Integrational
Linguistics ("Integrative Sprachwissenschaft") derived from the work of
Hans-Heinrich Lieb that is referred to in the recent message from Robin
Sackmann is not the same Integrational Linguistics that is associated with
Roy Harris. The coincidence of names is unfortunate. Some information about
Harrisian Integrationalism and the International Society for the
Integrational Study of Language and Communication is now available at:

www.gold.ac.uk/academic/eng/iaislc

- Paul Hopper


--On Thu, Nov 4, 1999 12:22 am +0100 "Robin Sackmann"
<sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:

> Integrational Linguistics has a new Web site. The URL is
>
>   http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il
>
> Integrational Linguistics is an independent, powerful
> approach to linguistics combining a comprehensive theory of
> language and a theory of grammars and providing a
> consistent framework for the analysis and description of
> arbitrary languages from any point of view that is
> linguistically relevant.
>
> On our home page you'll find, among other things, several
> introductory online texts, a comprehensive bibliography of
> Integrational Linguistics, and an overview of books
> originating from Integrational Linguistics.
>
> The home page is available in English, German, and Spanish.
> A Chinese version is in preparation.
>
>
> _______________________________________
>
>  Robin Sackmann, M.A.
>  Research and Teaching Assistant
>  FREIE UNIVERSIT?T BERLIN
>  Berlin, Germany
> ____________________________
>  sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de
>  Tel. & Fax  +49-30-838-2973
>  Secretary   +49-30-838-4429
>  Home        +49-30-621 4649
> _______________________________________
>  http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il


From sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Sat Nov  6 00:36:47 1999
From: sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Robin Sackmann)
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 01:36:47 +0100
Subject: Home page of Integrational Linguistics
In-Reply-To: <82078.3150736614@pc39682.hss.cmu.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.6.NOV.1999.013647.0100.>

Paul Hopper kindly pointed out the ambiguity of the term "Integrational
Linguistics". True, coincidence of the names for two linguistic approaches is
unfortunate; but given the fact that Hans-Heinrich Lieb's "Integrational
Linguistics" and the approach by Roy Harris have virtually nothing in common,
confusion seems unlikely. Historically, both approaches chose the
denomination independently from each other at an early stage of their
developments (in the 1970s).

I didn't mention this correlation in my original posting because Professor
Harris and his approach are referred to on our home page; cf. the essay
"History of Integrational Linguistics: A short outline" at

  http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il


Robin Sackmann


On Nov. 4, 1999, Paul Hopper wrote:

> Readers of FUNKNET may perhaps not all be aware that the Integrational
> Linguistics ("Integrative Sprachwissenschaft") derived from the work of
> Hans-Heinrich Lieb that is referred to in the recent message from Robin
> Sackmann is not the same Integrational Linguistics that is associated with
> Roy Harris. The coincidence of names is unfortunate. Some information
> about Harrisian Integrationalism and the International Society for the
> Integrational Study of Language and Communication is now available at:
>
> www.gold.ac.uk/academic/eng/iaislc
>
> - Paul Hopper

_______________________________________

 Robin Sackmann, M.A.
 Research and Teaching Assistant
 FREIE UNIVERSIT?T BERLIN
 Berlin, Germany
____________________________
 sackmann at zedat.fu-berlin.de
 Tel. & Fax  +49-30-838-2973
 Secretary   +49-30-838-4429
 Home        +49-30-621 4649
_______________________________________
 http://www.germanistik.fu-berlin.de/il


From dparvaz at UNM.EDU  Sat Nov  6 11:34:42 1999
From: dparvaz at UNM.EDU (Dan Parvaz)
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 04:34:42 -0700
Subject: Home page of Integrational Linguistics
In-Reply-To: <m11jtsO-00NWhwC@Mail.ZEDAT.FU-Berlin.DE>
Message-ID: <SAT.6.NOV.1999.043442.0700.DPARVAZ@UNM.EDU>

It's almost as confusing as the distinction between Functional Syntax and
FG ("Why are we reading so many disparate sources on 'Functional' syntax
when Simon Dik has published a Prolog-based grammar?") -- at least for the
first fifteen minutes or so...

Maybe there's a paper out there on the semantics of labeling linguistics
sub-disciplines :-)

Ah well,

Dan.


From STRECHTER at CSUCHICO.EDU  Fri Nov 12 18:25:45 1999
From: STRECHTER at CSUCHICO.EDU (Trechter, Sara)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 10:25:45 -0800
Subject: job announcement
Message-ID: <FRI.12.NOV.1999.102545.0800.STRECHTER@CSUCHICO.EDU>

 <<...>>
Dr. Sara Trechter
Asst. Professor Linguistics/English
CSU, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0830
(530) 898-5447 (office)
(530) 898-4450 (fax)


From STRECHTER at CSUCHICO.EDU  Fri Nov 12 19:14:43 1999
From: STRECHTER at CSUCHICO.EDU (Trechter, Sara)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:14:43 -0800
Subject: SLA job announcement
Message-ID: <FRI.12.NOV.1999.111443.0800.STRECHTER@CSUCHICO.EDU>

sorry about previous contentless message.

The English Department at California State University, Chico seeks to fill a
tenure-track position in Applied Linguistics/TESOL  with an emphasis on
Second Language Acquisition theory and methods.  Teaching responsibilities
include introduction to  SLA theories and methods, a graduate seminar on
Second Language Acquisition Theory, and English for Academic Purposes. The
position also involves advising ESL students, pursuing research and
publication, and providing service to the University community.  As a
university that educates students of various ethnic and cultural
backgrounds, we value a diverse faculty and staff and seek to create as
diverse a pool of candidates as possible. A Ph.D. in applied linguistics or
TESOL (with strong linguistics background). Teaching experience in EAP
(English for Academic Purposes) programs in the US and in ESL in a non-US
setting, or ESL/bilingual programs in K-12 schools in the U.S. and
demonstrated excellence in teaching and research are required. Rank and
salary are based on qualifications and experience.  Position begins Fall
2000.  To ensure full consideration, application must be received by
November 29, 1999. Send letter, dossier and recs. to Karen Hatch, Chair.,
English Dept., California State University, Chico, CA. 95929-0830. Chico is
an EEO/AA/ADA employer.

Dr. Sara Trechter
Asst. Professor Linguistics/English
CSU, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0830
(530) 898-5447 (office)
(530) 898-4450 (fax)


From delancey at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU  Sat Nov 13 17:31:26 1999
From: delancey at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Scott Delancey)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 09:31:26 -0800
Subject: schools and subdisciplines (nitpicking)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911060428180.2004-100000@s-leodm.unm.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.13.NOV.1999.093126.0800.DELANCEY@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Dan Parvaz wrote:

> It's almost as confusing as the distinction between Functional Syntax and
> FG ("Why are we reading so many disparate sources on 'Functional' syntax
> when Simon Dik has published a Prolog-based grammar?") -- at least for the
> first fifteen minutes or so...
>
> Maybe there's a paper out there on the semantics of labeling linguistics
> sub-disciplines :-)

Functionalism is a school of linguistics, not a sub-discipline.
Subdisciplines are enterprises which deal with some particular aspect
or subset of the problems of linguistics--phonetics, sociolinguistics,
neurolinguistics, stuff like that.  Functionalism, cognitive linguistics,
generative linguistics, etc., aren't--they endeavor to provide a
framework for the whole of the linguistic enterprise (even when they
differ about the details of what is actually part of "linguistics").

I don't mean to pick particularly on Dan here, I've seen this usage
on FUNKNET more than once before.  And maybe it doesn't matter at all,
except that I fear it reinforces the widespread confusion that equates
functional linguistics with the subdiscipline of discourse analysis.


Scott DeLancey


From dparvaz at UNM.EDU  Sat Nov 13 22:35:34 1999
From: dparvaz at UNM.EDU (Dan Parvaz)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 15:35:34 -0700
Subject: schools and subdisciplines (nitpicking)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.PMDF.3.96.991113092320.538983498B-100000@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
Message-ID: <SAT.13.NOV.1999.153534.0700.DPARVAZ@UNM.EDU>

"Nitpicking" -- inasmuch as it can be considered professional grooming
behavior -- is more than welcome. After a search-and-replace, my crack
still stands: Maybe there's a paper out there on the semantics of labeling
schools of linguistics."

Happy? ;-)

Dan.


From vkg1 at AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU  Sat Nov 13 22:26:55 1999
From: vkg1 at AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU (Victor Golla)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:26:55 -0800
Subject: schools and subdisciplines (nitpicking)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.PMDF.3.96.991113092320.538983498B-100000@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
Message-ID: <SAT.13.NOV.1999.142655.0800.VKG1@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU>

11/13/99

> Functionalism is a school of linguistics, not a sub-discipline.

<...>

>
>I don't mean to pick particularly on Dan here, I've seen this usage
>on FUNKNET more than once before.  And maybe it doesn't matter at all,
>except that I fear it reinforces the widespread confusion that equates
>functional linguistics with the subdiscipline of discourse analysis.

Scott is precisely correct, and it does matter.  It is an ancient
strategy, employed by every dominant paradigm, to dismiss competing
paradigms as trivial or irrelevant because they are concerned with
peripheral issues of no moment in the central debate.  With apologies
the Emperor Charles:  "I am a Functionalist when I analyze discourse,
a Bloomfieldian when I do dialectology, a Neogrammarian when I do
comparison, but when I do linguistics it is in the Minimalist Framework."

                                                        --Victor Golla


From tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU  Sun Nov 14 19:07:57 1999
From: tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Tom Givon)
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 11:07:57 -0800
Subject: schools and subdisciplines (nitpicking)
Message-ID: <SUN.14.NOV.1999.110757.0800.TGIVON@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>

Of course, the problem could be mitigated if we just stopped playing the
alphebet-soup game that has been so well perefected by The Other Guys, and
just went back to calling ourselves by our simple, rightful, old-fashioned
name -- "linguists". Better yet, why don't we  invite the other guys in on
this simple ploy.  It is disheartening to see so many functionalists display
the terminal symptoms of this fatal disease, Alphabet Soup Envy, casting and
re-casting themselves in  an endless proliferation  of beautifully-named
sects. (Where, oh where is Sigmund Freud where we so desparately need him?).
Hey you guys, let's go back to doing honest work. There's worlds of beautiful
stuff out there yet to be discovered & made sense of. TG
=================================

Victor Golla wrote:

> 11/13/99
>
> > Functionalism is a school of linguistics, not a sub-discipline.
>
> <...>
>
> >
> >I don't mean to pick particularly on Dan here, I've seen this usage
> >on FUNKNET more than once before.  And maybe it doesn't matter at all,
> >except that I fear it reinforces the widespread confusion that equates
> >functional linguistics with the subdiscipline of discourse analysis.
>
> Scott is precisely correct, and it does matter.  It is an ancient
> strategy, employed by every dominant paradigm, to dismiss competing
> paradigms as trivial or irrelevant because they are concerned with
> peripheral issues of no moment in the central debate.  With apologies
> the Emperor Charles:  "I am a Functionalist when I analyze discourse,
> a Bloomfieldian when I do dialectology, a Neogrammarian when I do
> comparison, but when I do linguistics it is in the Minimalist Framework."
>
>                                                         --Victor Golla


From juana at eucmos.sim.ucm.es  Mon Nov 15 11:50:41 1999
From: juana at eucmos.sim.ucm.es (Juana I. Marin Arrese)
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 12:50:41 +0100
Subject: 9th International Conference on Functional Grammar
Message-ID: <MON.15.NOV.1999.125041.0100.>

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR

    Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia
                 Madrid, Spain
              20-23 September 2000

        ** FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS **

        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), Cordoba (1996), and Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam (1998). 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
ninth in this series.

        The Ninth International Conference on Functional Grammar (ICFG9) will
be held at the Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia (UNED) in
Madrid, from 20 to 23 September 2000, and will be organized by the
UNED in collaboration with the Universidad Aut?noma de Madrid (UAM)
and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM).

        The organizing committee will be: Ricardo Mairal, Vicky Escandell
(UNED), Angela Downing, Joaqu?n Garrido, Juana Marin-Arrese, Elena
Martinez-Caro (UCM), Esperanza Torrego and Jesus de la Villa (UAM).

        The Conference will be held in English and will be devoted to
Functional Grammar (FG) as set out by the late Simon Dik (Dik, S.
1997. The Theory of Functional Grammar. Parts I & II. Ed. by K.
Hengeveld. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter). Papers are invited that address
matters arising from that book and more generally from the tradition
of work in FG.

There will also be a special section devoted to other functional
and/or cognitive models and approaches.

ABSTRACTS

        If you wish to present a paper, you are requested to send an abstract
of your presentation, preferably by snail mail to:

        Dr. Ricardo Mairal
        ICFG9
        Facultad de Filolog?a
        Dpto. de Filolog?as Extranjeras
        Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia
        c/ Senda del Rey, S/N
        28040 Madrid
        SPAIN

        E-mail: fgconference at vip.uned.es
        Phone:  34-91-398.6819
        Fax:      34-91-398.6826

                Deadline for receiving abstracts:
                ** 20 January, 2000 **

Please submit 3 anonymous copies + 1 camera-ready copy (with name &
affiliation) of your abstract.

Abstracts should:
        1. Be no longer than 300 words, and written in English.
        2. Clearly state the problem to be addressed or the research
questions raised by prior studies.
        3. State the main point(s) or argument(s) of the proposed
presentation, with relevant data if possible.
        4. Show relevance to FG, or more generally, to
functional/cognitive approaches.
        5. Give references to literature cited in the abstract.
       6.  Times New Roman, line spacing 1.5, margins 3.5

Please send a separate cover page with the following information:
        1. Name & institutional affiliation.
        2. Title of paper.
        3. Postal address.
        4. E-mail address.
        5. Phone and/or Fax number.
        6. Audiovisual needs for presentation.

Time allocated for presentation of papers will be 30 min. + 10 min.
for discussion.
You will be notified of whether your submission has been accepted by
15 May 2000.


FEES

        All participants will be asked to pay a fee of 12.000 ptas (approx.
76.61 EUROS). The fee, to be paid in Spanish currency, 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 Thursday afternoon, 21 September. The fee will not cover
the conference dinner on Friday, 22 September, for which all
participants in the Conference will be invited to sign up.



PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

        If you are intending to participate or are interested in receiving
further information, please return the pre-registration form below
asap (preferably by e-mail):

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

        9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR
                Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia
                                 Madrid, Spain
                                20-23 September 2000


Name:

Address:





E-mail address:

Phone and/or Fax number:


I intend to participate:  YES / NO

I intend to present a paper:  YES / NO








------- End of forwarded message -------
Dra. Juana I. Mar?n-Arrese
Dpto. de Filolog?a Inglesa
Facultad de Filolog?a
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Ciudad Universitaria, s/n
28040 Madrid-SPAIN

E-mail: juana at eucmos.sim.ucm.es
Phone: (34-1)-/(91)- 394.5274
Fax:   (34-1)-/(91)- 394.5478


From ptb0 at UMAIL.UCSB.EDU  Wed Nov 17 15:46:00 1999
From: ptb0 at UMAIL.UCSB.EDU (Paul T. Barthmaier)
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:46:00 -0800
Subject: Call for papers
Message-ID: <WED.17.NOV.1999.074600.0800.PTB0@UMAIL.UCSB.EDU>

WORKSHOP ON AMERICAN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES - CALL FOR PAPERS

                  Santa Barbara, CA
                  April 14-16, 2000

The linguistics department at the University of California, Santa
Barbara
announces its third annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
(WAIL), a forum for the discussion of theoretical and descriptive
linguistic studies of indigenous languages of the Americas.

Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic in Native
American
linguistics. Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for
discussion. Individuals may submit abstracts for one single and one
co-authored paper. Abstracts should be 500 words or less and can
submitted
by hard copy or e-mail. For hard copy submissions, please send five
copies
of your abstract and a 3x5 card with the following information: (1)
name;
(2) affiliation; (3) mailing address; (4) phone number; (5) e-mail
address; (6) title of your paper.

Send hard copy submissions to:
Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
Department of Linguistics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

E-mail submissions are encouraged. Include the information from the 3x5
card (above) in the body of the e-mail message, with the anonymous
abstract as an attachment.

Send e-mail submissions to:
wail at humanitas.ucsb.edu

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: January 30, 2000
Notification of acceptance will be by e-mail by February 15, 2000.

For further information contact the conference coordinator at
wail at humanitas.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-3776
or check out our web site at
http://linguistics.ucsb.edu/events/wail/wail.html




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From nordquis at UNM.EDU  Mon Nov 22 18:30:04 1999
From: nordquis at UNM.EDU (nordquis at UNM.EDU)
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 10:30:04 -0800
Subject: Call for papers
Message-ID: <MON.22.NOV.1999.103004.0800.>

The third annual High Desert Linguistics Conference will be held at the
University of New  Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, April 7-9, 2000.

        Keynote speakers:  Colette Grinevald and John Haiman

We invite submissions of proposals for 20-minute talks and 10 minute
discussion sessions in any area of linguistics from any theoretical
perspective. Papers in the following areas are especially welcome:
language change and variation, grammaticization, signed languages, Native
American languages, and computational linguistics. Please note that
selected papers from this conference will be published.

Submissions must include 2 copies of an anonymous abstract and an index
card including the following information:

  *Name
  *Title of Abstract and area (phonology, syntax etc.)
  *Affiliation(s)
  *Mailing address
  *e-mail address

    Abstracts must be at most one page with one-inch margins and typed in
at least 11-point font.  An optional second page is permitted for data and
citations.  Submissions are limited to 1 individual and 1 joint abstract
per author. Abstracts by e-mail are accepted.

Abstracts must be received no later than January 31, 2000.

We will only consider submissions that conform to the above guidelines.

ABSTRACTS SHOULD BE SENT TO:

HDLS
Department of Linguistics,
526 Humanities Bldg.
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131

or

kaaron at unm.edu


From charon at UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU  Mon Nov 29 16:57:29 1999
From: charon at UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU (charon at UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:57:29 -0800
Subject: BLS 26 Program
Message-ID: <MON.29.NOV.1999.085729.0800.>

                THE 26TH ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BERKELEY LINGUISTICS SOCIETY

                                        370 DWINELLE HALL
                        (LEVEL G/7TH FLOOR OF OFFICE SIDE OF BUILDING)
                                UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
                        http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS

                                        FEBRUARY 18-21, 2000


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2000

SPECIAL SESSION: SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF THE
AMERICAS

8:30    COFFEE

9:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        EMMON BACH,
                                UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST
BREAK

10:00   Multiple Antipassives in Halkomelem Salish
        Donna B. Gerdts, Simon Fraser University
        Thomas E. Hukari, University of Victoria
10:30   The semantics of the Salishan suffix *an/n'ak
        Mercedes Q. Hinkson, Simon Fraser University
11:00   Complex Predicates in Tsafiki
        Connie Dickinson, University of Oregon

LUNCH

12:30   Argument Structure of Klamath Bipartite Stems
        Scott DeLancey, University of Oregon
1:00    Word Order and Inverse Voice in Isthmus Mixe
        Julia Dieterman, University of Texas at Arlington
1:30    Aspectual classes and non-agentive morphosyntax in Lowland Chontal
        Loretta O'Connor, University of California, Santa Barbara
2:00    Demonstrative words in Passamaquoddy
        Eve Ng, State University of New York at Buffalo
2:30    INVITED SPEAKER:        MARIANNE MITHUN
                                UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
BREAK

3:30    Coordination, clitic placement, and prosody in Zapotec
        George Aaron Broadwell, State University of New York at Albany
4:00    Grammaticalization of Olutec motion verbs under areal contact
        Roberto Zavala, University of Oregon
4:30    Multiple Movement and Wh-in-situ in Inuktitut
        Carrie Gillon, University of British Columbia
5:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        JERRY SADOCK
                                UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO


SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2000

8:30    COFFEE

SESSION I: ASPECT
9:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        MANFRED KRIFKA
                                UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN
BREAK

10:00   Happening gradually
        Christopher Pinon, Universitat Dusseldorf
10:30   Event underspecification and aspect marking in Thai
        Jean-Pierre Koenig and Nuttanart Muansuwan, State University of New York
at Buffalo
11:00   Event Structure vs. Phasal Structure and Quasi-Discourse Relations
        Patrick Caudal and Laurent Roussarie, University of Paris 7

LUNCH

SESSION II: SYNTAX
12:30   On the topicalizing nature of multiple left-dislocations
        Eugenia Casielles, Wayne State University
1:00    Markedness and Pronoun Incorporation
        Han-Jung Lee, Stanford University
1:30    Syntactically-based lexical decomposition: the case of climb revisited
        Jaume Mateu Fontanals, Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona
2:00    The go (Particle) and Verb constructions in English
        Anatol Stefanowitsch, Rice University
2:30    INVITED SPEAKER:        ELLEN PRINCE
                                UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
BREAK

SESSION III: PHONOLOGY
3:30    Probability in phonological generalizations: modeling optional French
final consonants
        Benjamin K. Bergen, UC Berkeley and ICSI
4:00    Sonority-Driven Reduction
        Katherine M. Crosswhite, University of Rochester
4:30    Prominence, Augmentation, and Neutralization in Phonology
        Jennifer Smith, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
5:00    Re-examining default-to-opposite stress
        Matthew K. Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara
5:30    Yaka nasal harmony: spreading or segmental correspondence?
        Rachel Walker, University of Southern California
6:00    Describing Syncretism: Rules of referral after fifteen years
        Arnold Zwicky, Stanford University

ALTERNATE
        Laryngeal Neutralization in Lezghi
        Alan C. L. Yu, University of California, Berkeley


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2000

8:30    COFFEE

SESSION I: ASPECT
9:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        ANGELIKA KRATZER
                                UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST
BREAK

10:00   Imperfective Aspect and Event Participants in English, Chinese,
Korean and Japanese
        Juliet Wai-hong Du, University of Texas at Austin
10:30   From Imperfective to Progressive via Relative Present
        Elena Maslova, University of Bielefeld
11:00   Between perfective and past: Preterits in Turkic and Nakh-Daghestanian
        Sergei Tatevosov, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics,
Moscow State
        University

LUNCH

SESSION II: PHONETICS
12:30   Compensatory lengthening without moras: A study in phonologization
        Darya Kavitskaya and Jonathan Barnes, University of California, Berkeley
1:00    Trace of F2 peaks as a quantitative descriptor of aspiration
        Hansang Park, University of Texas at Austin
1:30    What is /l/?
        Joshua Guenter, University of California, Berkeley
2:00    On the accented/unaccented distinction in western Basque
        and the typology of accentual systems
        Jos? Ignacio Hualde, Rajka Smiljanic and Jennifer Cole, University of
Illinois
2:30    INVITED SPEAKER:        SHERMAN WILCOX
                                UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
BREAK

SESSION III: SEMANTICS
3:30    The Need for the Resultative Network
        Cristiano Broccias, University of Pavia
4:00    A cognitive account of the English meronymic "by" phrase
        Monica Corston-Oliver, University of California, Berkeley
4:30    Referential Properties of Factive and Interrogative Complements
        Indicate their Semantics
        Michael Hegarty, Louisiana State University
5:00    The Distribution of Raising Constructions in French
        Michel Achard, Rice University
5:30    INVITED SPEAKER:        MICHAEL TOMASELLO
                                MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY AT LEIPZIG

ALTERNATE
        Vowel quality and voice quality correlations: A laryngeal account of their
origins
        Graham Thurgood, California State University, Fresno


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2000

8:30    COFFEE

SESSION I: ASPECT
9:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        BETH LEVIN
                                STANFORD UNIVERSITY
BREAK

10:00   The semantics of Russian aspect: Accounting for the uses of the
imperfective
        Esther Wood, University of California, Berkeley
10:30   Grammatical and Lexical Aspect in Guyanese Creole
        Jack Sidnell, Northwestern University

SESSION II: HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
11:00   Historical Development of Reported Speech in Chinese
        Jya-Lin Hwang, University of Hawaii, Manoa
11:30   Gesture, Lexical Words, and Grammar: Grammaticization Processes in ASL
        Barbara Shaffer, University of New Mexico

LUNCH

SESSION III: SOCIOLINGUISTICS
1:00    Absolute and Relative Scalar Particles in Spanish and Hindi
        Scott Schwenter and Shravan Vasishth, Ohio State University
1:30    Relation between gaze, head nodding and aizuti at a Japanese company
meeting
        Polly Szatrowski, University of Minnesota
2:00    The Korean Modal Marker keyss Revisited:
        A Marker of Achieved State of Intersubjectivity
        Kyung-Hee Suh, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
        Kyu-hyun Kim, Kyung Hee University
2:30    Distributed (and Dissolved) Pragmatics
        Kazuhiko Fukushima, Kansai Gaidai University

3:00    INVITED SPEAKER:        WALT WOLFRAM
                                NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

ALTERNATE
        An Auto-Optimal Theory of Grammar: Disjunctive Agreement in Yasin Burushaski
        Gregory D.S. Anderson and Randall H. Eggert, University of Chicago



**********************************************
Please check our web site for travel, accommodations, and program and
registration updates:

http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/BLS26.html

Note: BLS can arrange for ASL interpretation service if you notify us at
bls-abs at trill.linguistics.berkeley.edu before February 1, 2000.

REGISTRATION:

Early registration (before February 1):         Student $20,
                                                        Faculty $45
Late/On-site registration (after February 1):   Student $25,
                                                        Faculty $50

For advance registration we can only accept checks drawn on US banks.
Please make the checks payable to Berkeley Linguistics Society, and send
them to us at:

               BLS 26 Organizing Committee
               Department of Linguistics
               1203 Dwinelle Hall
               University of California, Berkeley
               Berkeley, CA 94720-2650
               USA


From wcmann at JUNO.COM  Mon Nov 29 21:51:44 1999
From: wcmann at JUNO.COM (William Mann)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:51:44 -0500
Subject: a new RST website and email discussion list
Message-ID: <MON.29.NOV.1999.165144.0500.WCMANN@JUNO.COM>

              Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST)
                        a new website
                   a new discussion group

     RST is an approach to discovering the linguistic
structures of texts. It is part of the study of what and how
texts communicate.
     RST provides an approach to explaining why texts are
coherent and arbitrary collections of sentences are not
coherent.  It also provides a basis for understanding
certain kinds of implicit communication.
     RST is used in computationally in text generation,
summarization, indexing and text assessment.

     A new website devoted to RST and its neighborhood is
at:

             http://www.sil.org/linguistics/RST

     The website includes an introduction to RST,
bibliographies, a resource for people who are analyzing text,
 published and unpublished analyses of particular texts,
ranging from small texts up to a page in size.  There are
separate bibliographies for linguistic references,
computational linguistic references and RST work by the
creators of RST.

     There is also a new email discussion group for
discussion of RST and how it relates to other linguistic
topics: coherence, implicit communication, pragmatics,
discourse linguistics, semantics and other frameworks for
understanding text.  The group will also discuss
computational uses.
     To sign up to receive the discussions by email and be
eligible to submit comments, send a message to

     LISTSERV at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG

     with

     SUBSCRIBE RSTLIST yourfirstname yourlastname

     in the body of the message.  Use whatever full name
form you want people to see.

     The Address list of RSTlist subscribers will not be
made public.

     The website and list are managed by Bill Mann.  He can be
reached at Bill_Mann at sil.org.


From dick at LINGUISTICS.UCL.AC.UK  Tue Nov 30 08:53:03 1999
From: dick at LINGUISTICS.UCL.AC.UK (Dick Hudson)
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:53:03 +0000
Subject: CALL: LAGB spring meeting
Message-ID: <TUE.30.NOV.1999.085303.0000.DICK@LINGUISTICS.UCL.AC.UK>

(Sorry if you receive multiple copies of this announcement via different
lists.)

      LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN

       Spring Meeting 2000: University College London

        First Circular and Call for Papers

The 2000 Spring Meeting of the LAGB will be held from Thursday 6th to
Saturday 8th April at University College London. The local organiser is
Karen Froud (uclykef at ucl.ac.uk).

NB Arrangements for BOOKING ACCOMMODATION are different from previous
conferences: you are strongly recommended to book accommodation using the
form in THIS CIRCULAR, rather than waiting till the second circular. See
details about booking at 5.

1. Geography                            2. Accommodation
3. Travel                                       4. Events
5. Booking                              6. Call for papers
7. How and when to submit an abstract   8. Format of abstracts
9. Content of abstracts                 10. Conference bursaries
11. Communications                      12. Future meetings
13. The LAGB committee                  14. Separate conference
15. Booking form

1. Geography
Situated in the Bloomsbury area in the centre of London, University College
London is within easy reach of many of London's delights: the British
Museum and some of Bloomsbury's most beautiful squares and gardens, the
bustle and clubs of Soho, the shopping centres at Oxford Street and Regent
Street, the market at Covent Garden, Leicester Square's cinemas and
restaurants, Theatreland on Drury Lane, bookshops on Charing Cross Road,
and many others.
UCL forms an integral part of this busy part of London, and its unique city
centre location means that the range of facilities and entertainments
within a short distance of the university buildings is second to none.

2. Accommodation
The accommodation for conference participants is in two locations, both
within five minutes' walk from the conference location.

+ Accommodation in Ramsay Hall (Maple Street, W1) , one of UCL's halls of
residence, consists of single bedrooms, with hand wash basins and shared
bathroom facilities, offered on a half-board basis (i.e. breakfast and
dinner provided) at the bargain price of ?28.00 per person per night. This
can be booked through the local organiser (see 5).

+ Accommodation in the Tavistock Hotel (Tavistock Square, WC1) consists of
either single or twin bedrooms with ensuite facilities, television and
radio, and the price includes full breakfast. The Tavistock also has a
wine-bar and restaurant, and a pay garage is available for guests. Prices
are ?65.00 per night for a single room and ?83.60 for a twin room. If you
choose to book hotel accommodation, please contact the Tavistock Hotel
directly on  0171 636 8383 (you have to ask for reservations), saying that
you are attending the LAGB conference as they have reserved a certain
number of rooms for us (our contact there is Shauna, who is the
reservations manager).

        Please note that accommodation in Central London in the spring is at a
premium, and the rooms reserved for our conference delegates will be
allocated on a first-come first-served basis: please complete and return
the attached booking form as quickly as possible to be sure of a place. UCL
accommodation must be requested and paid for by February 22nd 2000 at the
latest; accommodation can be requested later than this but without any
guarantee of success.
        Conference presentations will take place in the main building of the
College on Gower Street.

3. Travel
Public transport links to UCL are excellent. It is five to ten minutes'
walk from the British Rail and Underground stations at Euston and King's
Cross. It is also very close to several other stations for the London
Underground: Warren Street (Victoria and Northern lines), Euston Square
(Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines), Goodge Street
(Northern line)
and Russell Square (Picadilly line - a direct link from Heathrow airport)
are all within ten minutes' walk. Buses, including the A2 direct service to
and from Heathrow airport, run to and from nearby Russell Square, King's
Cross and Euston Station. Gatwick and Luton airports are readily accessible
via British Rail links from King's Cross Thameslink, and trains to and from
Stansted airport run from Liverpool Street Station (a short tube journey
from Euston Square). Black cabs are also readily available, though these
can prove expensive. Driving in London is not recommended because of the
high density of traffic and the difficulty and expense of parking. UCL
cannot offer parking facilities to conference delegates, though parking if
required is available (for a fee) at nearby hotels.
        Further travel details, including a map of the London Underground, London
Bus Services map, and a London Connections map, will be sent out with the
booking packs.

4. Events at the conference

+ The Linguistics Association lecture (Thursday evening),  delivered by
Professor Mark Steedman (University of Edinburgh). The title will be "The
Syntactic Process".

+ A workshop (Thursday afternoon) on grammar and intonation, organised
jointly by Jill House and John Maidment (both UCL). The speakers will
include Carlos Gussenhoven (Nijmegen).

+ A language tutorial (Friday) on Bengali by Gillian Ramchand (Oxford).

+ A wine party (Thursday evening).

+ A meeting (Friday afternoon) of the Linguistics At School section on the
subject of the National Literacy Strategy, with a presentation from the
DfEE's NLS team.

        Note that the LAGB conference will be preceded by a short conference in
UCL which will be organised separately but which will use the same
accommodation. See the notice at 14.
        Enquiries about the LAGB meeting should be sent to the Meetings Secretary
(address at 13). Full details of the programme will be included in the
Second Circular, to be sent out in February.

5. Booking
UCL accommodation cannot be guaranteed unless booked before February 22nd
2000, so it is important to book accommodation NOW, rather than waiting
till the second circular. The conference fee and lunches may be paid for
later, but accommodation must be paid for when booked. (Payment cannot be
refunded after 22nd February.) Accommodation in UCL (at the prices quoted)
may still be available after this date, but it cannot be guaranteed. The
second circular will contain another booking form which may also be used
for accommodation as well as for unpaid conference fees and lunches.

6. Call for Papers
Members are invited to offer papers for the Meeting; abstracts are also
accepted from non-members. The LAGB welcomes submissions on any topic in
the field of linguistics; papers are selected on their (perceived) merits,
and not according to their subject matter or assumed theoretical framework.

7. How and when to submit an abstract
Abstracts must be submitted on paper (not by email or by fax). SEVEN
anonymous copies of the abstract, plus ONE with name and affiliation, i.e.
CAMERA-READY, should be submitted, and should be sent in the format
outlined below to the President (address at 13). You must write your
address for correspondence (email or surface) on the BACK of the
camera-ready copy. (Even if several authors are named on the front, there
should be only one name and address for correspondence.)
        Papers for the programme are selected anonymously - only the President
knows the name of the authors.  Where possible, authors should supply an
email address to which the committee's decision may be sent. All decisions
will be made by January 26th, and will be communicated by January 28th, so
please send an email to the President (dick at ling.ucl.ac.uk) if you have not
received your decision by that date.
        Abstracts must arrive by 7th January.  Abstracts may also be submitted now
for the meeting after the next one, but must be clearly marked as such. (In
general the abstract deadlines for the autumn and spring meetings are soon
after 1st June and 1st January respectively, so an abstract sent to reach
the President by that date will always be in time.)

8. Format of abstracts
Abstracts must be presented as follows: The complete abstract (i.e. the one
containing your title and your name) must be no longer than ONE A4 page
(21cm x 29.5cm) with margins of at least 2.5cm  on all sides. You may use
single spacing but type must be no smaller than 12 point. If the paper is
accepted the abstract will be photocopied and inserted directly into the
collection of abstracts sent out to participants, so the presentation
should be clear and clean.
        The following layout should be considered as standard:

        (title)  Optimality and the Klingon vowel shift
        (speaker)  Clark Kent (clark at astro.mars.ac.uk)
        (institution)  Department of Astrology, Eastern Mars University

The normal length for papers delivered at LAGB meetings is 25 minutes (plus
15 minutes discussion). Offers of longer papers (40 minutes) will also be
considered: please explain why your paper requires more time than usual,
and whether you would accept a 25-minute slot if the committee cannot offer
more. If you request 40 minutes, please write this on each of the anonymous
abstracts.
        The committee will plan the programme as soon as it has selected the
successful abstracts, so please indicate on the anonymous abstracts if you
cannot present your paper on either the second or third day of the
conference (7th or 8th April). It is very difficult to reschedule papers
after the programme has been planned.

9. Content of abstracts
The following guidelines may be useful:
+ You should clearly describe the paper's general topic. (The topic may be
a problem of theory or analysis or set of data which have not previously
been analysed.)
+ You should describe your treatment of the topic, and how it relates to
previous work on the same topic. (When referring to previous work, it is
enough to quote "Author (Date)" without giving full bibliographical
details.) It is not acceptable simply to promise ?a solution'.
+ You should explain how you will justify your treatment, and quote crucial
evidence - you must trust the committee (and other conference attenders)
not to steal your ideas before you have presented them.  If you are taking
a stand on a controversial issue, summarise the arguments which lead you to
take up this position.

10. Conference Bursaries
Up to 10 bursaries are available for 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 the deadline for abstracts. Please state on your application: (a) date
of joining the LAGB (applicants must have been a member at least since the
date of the previous meeting); (b) whether or not you are a 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 who wish
to apply for funding should include all the above details WITH THEIR
ABSTRACT. The bursary normally covers a significant proportion of the
conference expenses and of travel within the UK.

11. Communications with the membership
Internet home page: The LAGB internet home page is now active at the
following address: http://clwww.essex.ac.uk/LAGB.
        Electronic network: Please join the LAGB electronic network which is used
for disseminating LAGB information and for consulting members quickly. It
can be subscribed to by sending the message "add lagb" to:
listserv at postman.essex.ac.uk.
        Nominations for speakers:  Nominations are requested for future guest
speakers; all suggestions should be sent to the Honorary Secretary.
        Changes of address:  Members are reminded to notify the Membership
Secretary of changes of address. An institutional address is preferred;
bulk mailing saves postage.

12. Future Meetings

7-9 September 2000              University of Durham.
5-7 April 2001                  University of Leeds.
Autumn 2001                     University of Reading.
Spring 2002 (provisional)                       University of Leicester.

The Meetings Secretary would very much like to receive offers of future
venues, particularly from institutions which the LAGB has not previously
visited.

13. The LAGB committee
President                               Professor Richard Hudson
        Department of Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London, Gower
Street, LONDON WC1E 6BT.  dick at ling.ucl.ac.uk
Honorary Secretary              Professor Anna Siewierska
         Department of Linguistics, University of Lancaster, LANCASTER LA1 4YW
A.Siewierska at lancaster.ac.uk
Membership Secretary            Dr. David Willis
         Dept. of Linguistics, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER M13 9PL.
david.willis at man.ac.uk
Meetings Secretary              Dr. Marjolein Groefsema
         Dept. of Linguistics, University of Hertfordshire, Watford Campus,
ALDENHAM, Herts. WD2 8AT. m.groefsema at herts.ac.uk
Treasurer                       Dr. Paul Rowlett
         Dept. of Modern Languages, University of Salford, SALFORD M5 4WT.
p.a.rowlett at mod-lang.salford.ac.uk
Assistant Secretary             Dr. Gillian Ramchand
        Linacre College, Oxford University, OXFORD OX1 3JA.
gillian.ramchand at linguistics-philology.oxford.ac.uk

14. Separate conference
In addition to the LAGB Spring Meeting, the Department of Phonetics and
Linguistcs at UCL is organising a CONFERENCE ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN
SYNTAX
AND PRAGMATICS. This conference will concentrate on Topic and Focus, but
abstracts from other areas that bear on the interface between syntax and
pragmatics will also be considered. Invited speakers are Luigi Rizzi and
one other (to be announced).
        The conference is partly supported by the LAGB and UCL. It will be held at
UCL before the LAGB meeting, on 5-6 April. The deadline for submissions is
14 January 1999. Details about submission of abstracts will be given in
separate mailings.
        Further details will be posted shortly. For more information contact:
Syntax/Pragmatics Conference Committee, Department of Phonetics and
Linguistics, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, OR
d.bury at ucl.ac.uk (Dirk Bury).

===================================================================
15. Booking form
Please send this form and your payment to the local organiser, Karen Froud.
You may pay by credit card, so you can use either paper (Department of
Phonetics and Linguistics, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT) or email
(karen at linguistics.ucl.ac.uk ).


A. Accommodation
This form should be used only for booking UCL accommodation (in Ramsay
Hall). For hotel booking, see 2 above.

Room plus breakfast and dinner, @ ?28 per night -  fully refundable up to
22nd February.
                Night of Weds 5th April                         ?.........
                Night of Thurs 6th April                        ?..........
                Night of Friday 7th April                       ?..........
(For other nights, please contact the local organiser.)

B. Meals - must be booked by Friday March 3rd.
                Lunch Thurs 6th April, @ ?6             ?..........
                Lunch Friday 7th April, @ ?6            ?..........
                Lunch Saturday 8th April, @ ?6          ?..........

C. Conference fee - may be paid at any time before the conference, but MUST
be paid by all participants, regardless of whether they use conference
accommodation and meals.
@ ?20 (LAGB member), ?25 (non-member)                   ?..........

D. Total enclosed                                               ?.........


E. Your details
Name:
Email address:
Mailing address (if you want conference details on paper):



F. Payment method:
F1. Sterling cheque payable to "University College London"              ........

F2. Credit card: Visa/Mastercard                ........
                Card number:            ........
                Expiry date:            ........
                Name on card:           ........
                Billing address:                ........

                Signature (if by post)

(Please note that we do not have an email secure link for credit-card
details.)


Special requirements

Please contact the local organiser directly for special dietary
requirements or for baby-sitting.

Richard (= Dick) Hudson

Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London,
Gower Street, London WC1E  6BT.
+44(0)171 419 3152; fax +44(0)171 383 4108;
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/dick/home.htm