9th International Conference on Functional Grammar

[Juana I. Marin Arrese]

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):

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                                PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

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


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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