From llshuang at READING.AC.UK Mon Oct 1 13:24:00 2001 From: llshuang at READING.AC.UK (Yan Huang) Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 14:24:00 +0100 Subject: new anaphora book (fwd) Message-ID: Dear colleagues - can I let you know that my new book on anaphora has recently come out. It shows that various generative appraoches are mistaken and it advances a functional neo-Gricean pragmatic analysis. I attach an OUP flyer below. Hope the book will be of interest to your students and libraries. Many thanks for your attention, Yan Huang. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford University Press Anaphora: A Cross-linguistic Study (Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory) Yan Huang This is the most extensive cross-linguistic account of anaphora ever published. Anaphora is at the centre of work on the interface between syntax, semantics and pragmatics. It is also a subject of key current interest in psycho- and computational linguistics and to research on the philosophy of language and language in cognitive science. Yan Huang provides an extensive yet accessible overview of the major contemporary issues surrounding anaphora and gives a critical survey of the many and diverse contemporary approaches to it. He also advances the neo-Gricean pragmatic theory of anaphora he has developed in earlier work. The survey and analysis are based on a rich collection of data drawn from a representative range of some 550 of the world's languages. The topics the author covers include binding and control, null subjects and objects, long-distance reflexivization, VP-ellipsis, logophoricity, bridging-cross reference, switch-reference and discourse anaphora. Written by a leading expert on anaphora, this book will be the standard point of reference for all those interested in this important topic in theoretical linguisitcs. Yan Huang (PhD, Cambridge; DPhil, Oxford) is Reader in Linguistics at the University of Reading. He has taught previously at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed The Syntax and Pragmatics of Anaphora (Cambridge University Press, 1994). He has also published a number of articles and reviews in major international journals of linguistics. August 2000 412pp ISBN 0-19-823529-1 hb ISBN 0-19-823528-3 pb From kemmer at RUF.RICE.EDU Tue Oct 2 16:44:01 2001 From: kemmer at RUF.RICE.EDU (Dr. Suzanne E. Kemmer) Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:44:01 -0500 Subject: Job - Univ. New Mexico Message-ID: JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Univ. New Mexico The Department of Linguistics and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of New Mexico announce a joint tenure-track position at open rank in Spanish Linguistics to begin in August of 2002, pending budgetary capability. Minimal Qualifications: Ph.D. in Linguistics, Spanish Linguistics or closely related field by August 2002, a program of research in Spanish Linguistics and teaching experience in the area. Desirable Qualifications: Established research and teaching specialization in Spanish sociolinguistics, syntax, or discourse analysis. Ability to teach general linguistics courses in the areas of specialization. Experience teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Experience advising graduate students. Interest in the Spanish of New Mexico and the Southwest. Ability to maintain strong ties between the two departments involved. Deadline for receipt of application is November 26, 2001. Send signed letter of application, curriculum vitae and names of three references to: Joan Bybee, Chair Department of Linguistics UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Humanities, Room 526 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1196 This position includes a full benefits package. Salary is commensurate with qualifications. The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Please direct inquiries to Joan Bybee: jbybee at unm.edu From clements at INDIANA.EDU Sun Oct 7 05:31:39 2001 From: clements at INDIANA.EDU (J. Clancy Clements) Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 00:31:39 -0500 Subject: Position in Spanish Linguistics Message-ID: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SPANISH LINGUISTICS Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish specializing in Hispanic sociolinguistics, to begin August 2002. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research focus is language variation. A secondary specialty in any one of the following areas is desirable: phonology, phonetics, linguistic theory, or quantitative research methodology. Teaching responsibilities include but are not limited to courses on Hispanic linguistics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Ph.D. in hand by time of appointment is required. Native or near-native proficiency of Spanish is required. Send letter of application, CV, 3 letters of recommendation, teaching evaluations from two different courses, and a writing sample to: James F. Lee, Chair of Search and Screen Committee, 1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 844 Ballantine Hall, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103. Applications received by November 15, 2001 will be given full consideration. Indiana University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. ********************************************* J. Clancy Clements Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics Director of Undergraduate Studies Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, BH844 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, IN 49405 Tel 812-855-8612; Fax 812-855-4526 http://www.indiana.edu/~spanport/clements.html ********************************************* From promotion at BENJAMINS.COM Mon Oct 8 19:20:01 2001 From: promotion at BENJAMINS.COM (Jessica Balaschak) Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 15:20:01 -0400 Subject: New Titles: Givon, 2 volumes Message-ID: John Benjamins Publishing would like to announce the publication of the following volumes in the field of Functional Linguistics: Syntax I. An Introduction. T. GIVÓN (University of Oregon) United States and Canada: 1 58811 065 6 / USD 90.00 (Hardcover) 1 58811 066 4 / USD 29.95 (Paperback) Rest of world: 90 272 2577 X / NLG 198.00 (Hardcover) 90 272 2578 8 / NLG 66.00 (Paperback) Syntax II. An Introduction. T.GIVÓN (University of Oregon) United States and Canda: 1 58811 067 2 / USD 80.00 (Hardcover) 1 58811 068 0 / USD 26.95 (Paperback) Rest of world: 90 272 2579 6 / NLG 176.00 (Hardcover) 90 272 2580 X / NLG 60.00 (Paperback) This new edition of Syntax: A functional-typological introduction is at many points radically revised. In the previous edition (1984) the author deliberately chose to de-emphasize the more formal aspects of syntactic structure, in favor of a more comprehensive treatment of the semantic and pragmatic correlates of syntactic structure. With hindsight the author now finds the de-emphasis of the formal properties a somewhat regrettable choice, since it creates the false impression that one could somehow be a functionalist without being at the same time a structuralist. To redress the balance, explicit treatment is given to the core formal properties of syntactic constructions, such as constituency and hierarchy (phrase structure), grammatical relations and relational control, clause union, finiteness and governed constructions. At the same time, the cognitive and communicative underpinning of grammatical universals are further elucidated and underscored, and the interplay between grammar, cognition and neurology is outlined. Also the relevant typological database is expanded, now exploring in greater precision the bounds of syntactic diversity. Lastly, Syntax treats synchronic-typological diversity more explicitly as the dynamic by-product of diachronic development or grammaticalization. In so doing a parallel is drawn between linguistic diversity and diachrony on the one hand and biological diversity and evolution on the other. It is then suggested that -- as in biology -- synchronic universals of grammar are exercised and instantiated primarily as constraints on development, and are thus merely the apparent by-products of universal constraints on grammaticalization. John Benjamins Publishing Co. Offices: Philadelphia Amsterdam: Websites: http://www.benjamins.com http://www.benjamins.nl E-mail: service at benjamins.com customer.services at benjamins.nl Phone: +215 836-1200 +31 20 6762325 Call toll free to order: 1-800-562-5666 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kees.hengeveld at HUM.UVA.NL Tue Oct 9 12:46:29 2001 From: kees.hengeveld at HUM.UVA.NL (kees hengeveld) Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:46:29 +0200 Subject: conference and course on functional grammar Message-ID: The 10th International Conference on Functional Grammar (ICFG10) will take place at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from June 26 till 29, 2002. ICFG10 will be devoted to all aspects of Functional Grammar (FG), but special attention will be given to the topic of Expression rules. The Conference will be preceded by a Postgraduate Course on Functional Grammar from June 17 till 21, which will also be hosted by the University of Amsterdam. This intensive course on Functional Grammar will enable linguists unfamiliar with the theory to prepare for the conference, but can also be attended independently from the conference. The course is organized with participants at the PhD level in mind. If you wish to receive full information on the conference and/or the postgraduate course please send a message to: ICFG at HUM.UVA.NL From tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Fri Oct 12 04:41:44 2001 From: tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Tom Givon) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 21:41:44 -0700 Subject: Ken Hale Message-ID: Dear friends & fellow travelers, I was hoping someone else would beat me to this sad debt, but it seems no one has, and it has been a peculiar year to say the least. So-- on Monday morning, Oct. 8, one of our best & most beloved, Ken Hale, passed away after a long illness. Perhaps the best testimony to Ken's magnificent life was that he was beloved and appreciated in equal measures on both sides of the linguistic divide. For he combined a life-long infatuation with the minutiae of far-flung languages with an unquenchable curiosity about what was made Human Language tick; that, and deep concern for the survival of endangered languages and cultures. Ken was a polyglot who loved theory, a country boy who loved the open range and the Western fiddle, a buddy to go up the desert mountain with. Above all perhaps, he was a true sweetheart who never had a sour word to say about anybody. In linguistics, that alone must earn him a citation, alas posthumous, for supreme valor. We will all miss him. CON CUIDADO, JEFE! Tomas From tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Fri Oct 12 04:44:48 2001 From: tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Tom Givon) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 21:44:48 -0700 Subject: Ken Hale Message-ID: Dear friends & fellow travelers, I was hoping someone else would beat me to this sad debt, but it seems no one has, and it has been a peculiar year to say the least. So-- on Monday morning, Oct. 8, one of our best & most beloved, Ken Hale, passed away after a long illness. Perhaps the best testimony to Ken's magnificent life was that he was beloved and appreciated in equal measures on both sides of the linguistic divide. For he combined a life-long infatuation with the minutiae of far-flung languages with an unquenchable curiosity about what made Human Language tick; that, and deep concern for the survival of endangered languages and cultures. Ken was a polyglot who loved theory, a country boy who loved the open range and the Western fiddle, a buddy to go up the desert mountain with. Above all perhaps, he was a true sweetheart who never had a sour word to say about anybody. In linguistics, that alone must earn him a citation, alas posthumous, for supreme valor. We will all miss him. CON CUIDADO, JEFE! Tomas From Dan.Everett at MAN.AC.UK Thu Oct 11 21:40:07 2001 From: Dan.Everett at MAN.AC.UK (Dan Everett) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 16:40:07 -0500 Subject: Ken Hale Message-ID: Tom's eulogy to Ken Hale indeed captures much of the spirit that made Ken so beloved. Words cannot express how much Ken helped me personally, inspired me in so many ways. I remember once waiting to talk to Ken in his MIT office. There was a Visiting Scholar from China ahead of me. When he came out, I asked him how Ken's Mandarin was. He replied "Just like being home". Another time I asked Dean & Lucille Saxton, SIL workers among the O'odham (Papago) how well Ken spoke that language. They said something like, 'we have been here for 30 years working on this language and everytime Ken visits he puts us to shame with his flawless Papago.' I repeated this story to Ken once and he said "That's silly. I don't speak it nearly as good as they do." Humilty, patience, love for language, security, noncompetitive with others. The greatest fieldworker I have ever known. MIT has lost an entire library of knowledge and a colleague whom Chomsky once called 'the Bach of linguistics'. We are all much the poorer for his loss. I hope that many of us can follow more closely his example of kindness. Dan Everett From tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Sat Oct 13 06:38:56 2001 From: tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Tom Givon) Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 23:38:56 -0700 Subject: Ken Hale Message-ID: A MESSAGE FORWARDED FROM JOHN HAIMAN: My teacher Ken Hale In the spring of 1969, as a second year grad student, I took Field Methods from Ken Hale. The language of study was Papago, which, as Dan Everett has reminded us, Ken spoke perfectly, along with who knows how many other languages. You would never know it from that class, where Ken's spoken Papago was confined to some brief and totally inaudible murmurs to Al Alvarez. What I remember from that class is not Ken's phenomenal linguistic gift, but another one which is maybe almost as rare. He had the gift of admiration. He was enthusiastic and appreciative without a hint of condescension -- not only to us, his privileged students, but, as I later learned, to almost everyone. To all of us, his inferiors. I've met with this kind of generosity in two or three people in my life. John Haiman From kemmer at RICE.EDU Sun Oct 14 19:31:46 2001 From: kemmer at RICE.EDU (Suzanne Kemmer) Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 14:31:46 -0500 Subject: Book Notice - Tomasello & Bates, eds. Message-ID: Forwarded From: Michael Tomasello > ************************************************************* > Book Notice > ************************************************************* > > > Language Development: The Essential Readings > Blackwell, $39.95 US paperback > > Michael Tomasello & Elizabeth Bates > > > Language development is an extraordinarily active subfield in the > cognitive sciences, with a long history and a bright future. Research > on child language is an interdisciplinary enterprise, uniting the > efforts of psychologists, linguists, computer scientists, educators, > neuroscientists and health practicioners. Selection of representative > readings from such a large and well-established field is no easy > matter. To respond to this challenge, Tomasello & Bates have emphasized > recent papers (including some that were updated or commissioned for this > volume) that illustrate the contribution of child language research to > developmental cognitive science. Essential works on the major > milestones of language development are provided (on speech perception in > the first year, vocabulary development in the second and third year, and > the full flowering of grammar), followed by tutorials that emphasize the > neural substrates of language development, computational models of > language learning, and the proper interpretation of genetic > contributions to developmental language disorders. Although the authors > of the papers chosen for this volume represent a broad spectrum of > theoretical perspectives, there is a deliberate bias in favor of an > interactive approach. The volume is designed to avoid jargon and > in-group technicalities, and should be accessible to advanced > undergraduates, graduate students and research scientists within the > many disciplines that participate in cognitive science. > > > 0. General Introduction > > 1. Introduction to Speech Perception > > 1.0 Introduction > > 1.1. Peter W. Jusczyk. Finding and Remembering Words: Some Beginnings > by English-Learning Infants. Current Directions in Psychological > Science, 1997, Volume 6, 170-174 > > 1.2. Janet F. Werker and Ren�e N. Desjardins. Listening to Speech in > the 1st Year of Life: Experiential Influences on Phoneme Perception. > Current Directions in Psychological Science, 1995, Volume 4, 76-81. > > 1.3. Franck Ramus, Marc D. Hauser, Cory Miller, Dylan Morris, Jacques > Mehler. Language Discrimination by Human Newborns and by Coton-Top > Tamarin Monkeys. Science, 2000, Volume 288, 349-351 > > 1.4. R. L. G�mez and L. A. Gerken. Infant artificial language learning > and language acquisition. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2000, 4, > 178.186 > > 1.5. Anne Fernald, John P. Pinto, Daniel Swingley, Amy Weinberg, and > Gerald W. McRoberts. Rapid Gains in Speed of Verbal Processing by > Infants in the 2nd Year. Psychological Science, 1998, Volume 9, 228-231 > > > > 2. Inrroduction to Word learning > > 2.0. Introduction > > 2.1. Helen I. Shwe and Ellen M. Markman. Young Children�s Appreciation > of the Mental Impact of Their Communicative Signals. Developmental > Psychology, 1997, Volume 33, 630-636 > > 2.2. Maria Cristina Caselli et al. Lexical Development in English and > Italian. Cognitive Development, 1995 > > 2.3. Michael Tomasello. Perceiving Intentions an Learning Words in the > Second Year of Life. In: M.Bowerman and S. Levinson (Eds.), Language > Acquisition and Conceptual Development, 2000, Cambridge University Press > > 2.4. Lori Markson and Paul Bloom. Evidence Against a Dedicated System > for Word Learning in Children. Nature, 1997, Volume 385, 813-815 > > 2.5. Elizabeth Bates, Judith C. Goodman. On the Inseparability of > Grammar and the Lexicon: Evidence from Acquisition, Aphasia and > Real-Time Processing. Language and Cognitive Processes, 1997, 507-584 > > > 3. Introduction to Grammtical Development > > 3.0. Introduction > > 3.1. Michael Tomasello. The Item-Based Nature of Children�s Early > Syntactic Development.. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2000, Volume 4, > 156-163 > > 3.2. Nameera Akhtar. Acquiring Basic Word Order: Evidence for > Data-Driven Learning of Syntactic Structure. Journal of Child Language, > 1999, Volume 26, 339-356 > > 3.3. Klaus-Michael Koepcke. The Acquisition of Plural Marking in > English and German Revisited: Schemata Versus Rules. Journal of Child > Language, 1998, Volume 25, 293-319 > > 3.4. Nancy Budwig. An Exploration Into Children�s Use of Passives. > Linguistics, 1990, Volume 28, 1221-1252 > > 3.5. Lois Bloom, Matthew Rispoli, Barbara Gartner, and Jeremie Hafitz. > Acquisition of Complementation. Journal of Child Language, 1989, Volume > 16, 101-120 > > 3.6. Dan I. Slobin. Form/Function Relations: How Do Children Find Out > What They Are?. In: M.Bowerman and S. Levinson (Eds.), Language > Acquisition and Conceptual Development, 2000, Cambridge University Press > > > > 4. Brain, Genes, & Computation in Language Development > > 4.0. Introduction > > 4.1. Jeffrey. L. Elman. Connectionism and Language Acquisition. > > 4.2. Barbara Clancy and Barbara Finlay. Neural Correlelates of Early > Language Learning. Excerpted from: E. Bates, D. Thal, B.L. Finlay, and > B. Clancy. Early Language Development and its Neural Correlates (in > press) Early Language Development and its Neural Correlates To appear in > I. Rapin and S. Segalowitz (Eds.), Handbook of Neuropsychology, Volume > 6, Child Neurology (2nd edition). Amsterdam: Elsevier > > 4.3. Annette Karniloff-Smith. Development Itself Is the Key to > Understanding Developmental Disorders. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, > 1998, Volume 2, 389-398 > > -- From lamb at RICE.EDU Mon Oct 15 17:51:18 2001 From: lamb at RICE.EDU (Sydney Lamb) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 12:51:18 -0500 Subject: LACUS Forum 29 Announcement Message-ID: Apologies if you get this more than once as a result of multiple postings. LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES (LACUS) ASSOCIATION DE LINGUISTIQUE DU CANADA ET DES ETATS-UNIS (ALCEU) THE TWENTY-NINTH LACUS FORUM To Be Held at the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio July 30 - August 3, 2002 Conference Theme: LINGUISTICS AND THE REAL WORLD FEATURED SPEAKERS Carrie Cameron, President, Culture and Communication Adele Goldberg, University of Illinois George Heidorn, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research CALL FOR PAPERS While papers relating to the conference theme are especially invited, abstracts are welcomed on all subjects in linguistics and interdisciplinary areas involving language. Papers accepted for the program will be scheduled for either 15 minutes or 25 minutes, with 5 minutes allowed for discussion. The following list of topics relating to the theme is intended as suggestive rather than comprehensive: LINGUISTICS AND THE REAL WORLD 1. The real-world use of language: Conversational interaction Corpus linguistics 2. Real-world applications of linguistics: Enhancing intercultural communication Enhancing intracultural communication Legaleze, User manuals, etc. Language teaching Language maintenance and revitalization Computational Linguistics Translation, Grammar Checking, Artificial Intelligence, Automatic Speech Recognition and Production Other commercial applications: Naming, Speech recognition and generation, Input methods for Chinese characters, etc. Applied lexicography 3. Real-world evidence in linguistics, including Experimental phonetics, Psychoacoustics, Psycholinguistics 4. The neurological basis of language GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS Maximum length: 400 words (not including references). References should be limited to two or three (additional references may be included on a separate page, but in that case they will not appear in the meeting handbook.) Please do not include tables or figures in the abstract. Anonymity: The abstract should not identify the author(s). 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Where to Submit: lois.stanford at ualberta.ca Those without access to e-mail should send the abstract and accompanying information via snail mail, to: Lois Stanford, Chair, LACUS Conference Committee Linguistics Department, 4-32 Assiniboia Hall University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E7, Canada Due Date for Abstracts: 15 January 2002 DESIRABLE PROPERTIES OF ABSTRACTS Evaluators of abstracts will appreciate your attention to these desiderata: Informative but brief title Clear statement of the problem or questions addressed Clear statement of the main point(s) or argument(s) Informative examples Clear indication of relevance to related work Avoidance of jargon and polemic References to literature (not included in 450-word limit) ELIGIBILITY You do not have to be a member of LACUS to submit an abstract. If your abstract is accepted, you must be a member to present your paper at the meeting. Members will automaticallly receive the publication resulting from the conference. SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS Proposals for panels or special sessions or workshops or tutorials are also welcome. Please contact Lois Stanford or Syd Lamb (lamb at rice.edu) right away with your ideas. PRESIDENTS' PRIZES Continuing a tradition started by the late Kenneth Pike, a committee consisting of the President, the President-Elect, and former Presidents of LACUS will select the winner of the annual Presidents' Prize, with an award of $500, for 'the best paper' by a junior scholar. For purposes of this prize, 'junior scholar' is defined as one who has had a doctoral degree or its equivalent for less than five years. The Presidents' Predoctoral prize, with an award of $100, will be given for 'the best paper' by a student who has not yet received a doctor's degree. For purposes of these prizes, 'best paper' is defined as that which in the judgement of the committee makes the most important contribution to knowledge. Organization and presentation may also be considered. The prizes will be awarded at the annual banquet, to be held at the end of the meeting, Saturday, August 3rd. Only single-authored presentations will be considered for prizes. A person who has won the same prize twice will no longer be eligible. Junior scholars and predoctoral scholars should identify their status in the e-mail message sent in with the abstracts, to indicate their eligibility for one of the prizes. FINANCIAL AID Limited funds to assist scholars coming from countries with weak currencies may be available. For information contact the Conference Committee Chair. PUBLICATION A panel of referees will select certain papers presented at the meeting for publication, with appropriate revisions, in LACUS Forum XXIX. VENUE The University of Toledo is located near the intersection of Interstate highways 80/90 and 75, about one hour south by car from Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. The URL for the University of Toledo is http://www.utoledo.edu ACCOMMODATIONS Low-cost housing will be available on campus, and accommodations will also be available in nearby motels. Watch the lacus web site (www.lacus.org) for further information. FURTHER INFORMATION Updated conference information will be posted to the LACUS website at approximately the beginning of every month from now until July next. See http://www.lacus.org or http://www.glendon.yorku.ca/lacus (mirror site) Detailed information will be sent to all LACUS members and to nonmember authors of accepted abstracts in March. ADDRESS QUESTIONS about the conference program to: Lois Stanford ADDRESS QUESTIONS about Toledo and local arrangements to Douglas Coleman CONFERENCE COMMITTEE: Lois Stanford, University of Alberta, Chair Ruth Brend, Ann Arbor, Michigan Lilly Chen, Rice University Douglas Coleman, University of Toledo Sydney Lamb, Rice University Adam Makkai, University of Illinois at Chicago William Sullivan, University of Florida From kees.hengeveld at HUM.UVA.NL Tue Oct 23 15:36:22 2001 From: kees.hengeveld at HUM.UVA.NL (Kees Hengeveld) Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:36:22 +0200 Subject: machtelt bolkestein Message-ID: Dear colleagues, It is our sad task to inform you of the sudden and totally unexpected death of our friend and colleague Machtelt Bolkestein. Machtelt passed away on Sunday 22 October around 8 pm. At present we understand that the cause of her death was blood-poisoning resulting from what originally seemed to be an innocent flu. Machtelt was a functional grammarian right from the inception of Dikkian FG. Her many publications bear witness to her commitment to functionalist theory in general and FG in particular: her applications to Latin were pioneering, her contributions to theory-building meticulous. She never missed an ICFG conference, and was actively involved in all FG activities. Machtelt was very much part of the FG community, organizing, editing, discussing, and, above all, always trying to bring people together. The FG research group in Amsterdam, and with us functionalists worldwide, will greatly miss Machtelt. Casper de Groot Kees Hengeveld Lachlan Mackenzie From spike at DARKWING.UOREGON.EDU Wed Oct 31 19:58:55 2001 From: spike at DARKWING.UOREGON.EDU (Spike Gildea) Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:58:55 -0800 Subject: Assistant Professor Position #8218 Message-ID: Linguistics Department University of Oregon Assistant Professor Position #8218 The Department of linguistics at the University of Oregon seeks applicants for an Assistant Professor position in phonology, beginning September 16, 2002. The successful candidate will fit with the department's focus on functional/historical/cognitive linguistics and commitment to working with primary (especially fieldwork derived) and empirical data. Applications from specialists in laboratory or historical phonology are especially welcome. The ideal candidate should also be fluent in current formal models of phonology. An additional specialization in discourse, cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition or first language acquisition is also sought. Evidence of excellence in teaching will weigh heavily in consideration of applicants for the position. Completed applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, 2001. Preliminary interviews will be held at the LSA meeting in January. A complete application requires a letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, sample publications, evidence of teaching, and three letters of recommendation. Materials should be sent to: Spike Gildea, Chair Department of Linguistics 1290 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1290 USA The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution, committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the American Disabilities Act. From llshuang at READING.AC.UK Mon Oct 1 13:24:00 2001 From: llshuang at READING.AC.UK (Yan Huang) Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 14:24:00 +0100 Subject: new anaphora book (fwd) Message-ID: Dear colleagues - can I let you know that my new book on anaphora has recently come out. It shows that various generative appraoches are mistaken and it advances a functional neo-Gricean pragmatic analysis. I attach an OUP flyer below. Hope the book will be of interest to your students and libraries. Many thanks for your attention, Yan Huang. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford University Press Anaphora: A Cross-linguistic Study (Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory) Yan Huang This is the most extensive cross-linguistic account of anaphora ever published. Anaphora is at the centre of work on the interface between syntax, semantics and pragmatics. It is also a subject of key current interest in psycho- and computational linguistics and to research on the philosophy of language and language in cognitive science. Yan Huang provides an extensive yet accessible overview of the major contemporary issues surrounding anaphora and gives a critical survey of the many and diverse contemporary approaches to it. He also advances the neo-Gricean pragmatic theory of anaphora he has developed in earlier work. The survey and analysis are based on a rich collection of data drawn from a representative range of some 550 of the world's languages. The topics the author covers include binding and control, null subjects and objects, long-distance reflexivization, VP-ellipsis, logophoricity, bridging-cross reference, switch-reference and discourse anaphora. Written by a leading expert on anaphora, this book will be the standard point of reference for all those interested in this important topic in theoretical linguisitcs. Yan Huang (PhD, Cambridge; DPhil, Oxford) is Reader in Linguistics at the University of Reading. He has taught previously at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed The Syntax and Pragmatics of Anaphora (Cambridge University Press, 1994). He has also published a number of articles and reviews in major international journals of linguistics. August 2000 412pp ISBN 0-19-823529-1 hb ISBN 0-19-823528-3 pb From kemmer at RUF.RICE.EDU Tue Oct 2 16:44:01 2001 From: kemmer at RUF.RICE.EDU (Dr. Suzanne E. Kemmer) Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:44:01 -0500 Subject: Job - Univ. New Mexico Message-ID: JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Univ. New Mexico The Department of Linguistics and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of New Mexico announce a joint tenure-track position at open rank in Spanish Linguistics to begin in August of 2002, pending budgetary capability. Minimal Qualifications: Ph.D. in Linguistics, Spanish Linguistics or closely related field by August 2002, a program of research in Spanish Linguistics and teaching experience in the area. Desirable Qualifications: Established research and teaching specialization in Spanish sociolinguistics, syntax, or discourse analysis. Ability to teach general linguistics courses in the areas of specialization. Experience teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Experience advising graduate students. Interest in the Spanish of New Mexico and the Southwest. Ability to maintain strong ties between the two departments involved. Deadline for receipt of application is November 26, 2001. Send signed letter of application, curriculum vitae and names of three references to: Joan Bybee, Chair Department of Linguistics UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Humanities, Room 526 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1196 This position includes a full benefits package. Salary is commensurate with qualifications. The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Please direct inquiries to Joan Bybee: jbybee at unm.edu From clements at INDIANA.EDU Sun Oct 7 05:31:39 2001 From: clements at INDIANA.EDU (J. Clancy Clements) Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 00:31:39 -0500 Subject: Position in Spanish Linguistics Message-ID: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SPANISH LINGUISTICS Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish specializing in Hispanic sociolinguistics, to begin August 2002. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research focus is language variation. A secondary specialty in any one of the following areas is desirable: phonology, phonetics, linguistic theory, or quantitative research methodology. Teaching responsibilities include but are not limited to courses on Hispanic linguistics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Ph.D. in hand by time of appointment is required. Native or near-native proficiency of Spanish is required. Send letter of application, CV, 3 letters of recommendation, teaching evaluations from two different courses, and a writing sample to: James F. Lee, Chair of Search and Screen Committee, 1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 844 Ballantine Hall, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103. Applications received by November 15, 2001 will be given full consideration. Indiana University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. ********************************************* J. Clancy Clements Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics Director of Undergraduate Studies Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, BH844 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, IN 49405 Tel 812-855-8612; Fax 812-855-4526 http://www.indiana.edu/~spanport/clements.html ********************************************* From promotion at BENJAMINS.COM Mon Oct 8 19:20:01 2001 From: promotion at BENJAMINS.COM (Jessica Balaschak) Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 15:20:01 -0400 Subject: New Titles: Givon, 2 volumes Message-ID: John Benjamins Publishing would like to announce the publication of the following volumes in the field of Functional Linguistics: Syntax I. An Introduction. T. GIV?N (University of Oregon) United States and Canada: 1 58811 065 6 / USD 90.00 (Hardcover) 1 58811 066 4 / USD 29.95 (Paperback) Rest of world: 90 272 2577 X / NLG 198.00 (Hardcover) 90 272 2578 8 / NLG 66.00 (Paperback) Syntax II. An Introduction. T.GIV?N (University of Oregon) United States and Canda: 1 58811 067 2 / USD 80.00 (Hardcover) 1 58811 068 0 / USD 26.95 (Paperback) Rest of world: 90 272 2579 6 / NLG 176.00 (Hardcover) 90 272 2580 X / NLG 60.00 (Paperback) This new edition of Syntax: A functional-typological introduction is at many points radically revised. In the previous edition (1984) the author deliberately chose to de-emphasize the more formal aspects of syntactic structure, in favor of a more comprehensive treatment of the semantic and pragmatic correlates of syntactic structure. With hindsight the author now finds the de-emphasis of the formal properties a somewhat regrettable choice, since it creates the false impression that one could somehow be a functionalist without being at the same time a structuralist. To redress the balance, explicit treatment is given to the core formal properties of syntactic constructions, such as constituency and hierarchy (phrase structure), grammatical relations and relational control, clause union, finiteness and governed constructions. At the same time, the cognitive and communicative underpinning of grammatical universals are further elucidated and underscored, and the interplay between grammar, cognition and neurology is outlined. Also the relevant typological database is expanded, now exploring in greater precision the bounds of syntactic diversity. Lastly, Syntax treats synchronic-typological diversity more explicitly as the dynamic by-product of diachronic development or grammaticalization. In so doing a parallel is drawn between linguistic diversity and diachrony on the one hand and biological diversity and evolution on the other. It is then suggested that -- as in biology -- synchronic universals of grammar are exercised and instantiated primarily as constraints on development, and are thus merely the apparent by-products of universal constraints on grammaticalization. John Benjamins Publishing Co. Offices: Philadelphia Amsterdam: Websites: http://www.benjamins.com http://www.benjamins.nl E-mail: service at benjamins.com customer.services at benjamins.nl Phone: +215 836-1200 +31 20 6762325 Call toll free to order: 1-800-562-5666 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kees.hengeveld at HUM.UVA.NL Tue Oct 9 12:46:29 2001 From: kees.hengeveld at HUM.UVA.NL (kees hengeveld) Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:46:29 +0200 Subject: conference and course on functional grammar Message-ID: The 10th International Conference on Functional Grammar (ICFG10) will take place at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from June 26 till 29, 2002. ICFG10 will be devoted to all aspects of Functional Grammar (FG), but special attention will be given to the topic of Expression rules. The Conference will be preceded by a Postgraduate Course on Functional Grammar from June 17 till 21, which will also be hosted by the University of Amsterdam. This intensive course on Functional Grammar will enable linguists unfamiliar with the theory to prepare for the conference, but can also be attended independently from the conference. The course is organized with participants at the PhD level in mind. If you wish to receive full information on the conference and/or the postgraduate course please send a message to: ICFG at HUM.UVA.NL From tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Fri Oct 12 04:41:44 2001 From: tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Tom Givon) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 21:41:44 -0700 Subject: Ken Hale Message-ID: Dear friends & fellow travelers, I was hoping someone else would beat me to this sad debt, but it seems no one has, and it has been a peculiar year to say the least. So-- on Monday morning, Oct. 8, one of our best & most beloved, Ken Hale, passed away after a long illness. Perhaps the best testimony to Ken's magnificent life was that he was beloved and appreciated in equal measures on both sides of the linguistic divide. For he combined a life-long infatuation with the minutiae of far-flung languages with an unquenchable curiosity about what was made Human Language tick; that, and deep concern for the survival of endangered languages and cultures. Ken was a polyglot who loved theory, a country boy who loved the open range and the Western fiddle, a buddy to go up the desert mountain with. Above all perhaps, he was a true sweetheart who never had a sour word to say about anybody. In linguistics, that alone must earn him a citation, alas posthumous, for supreme valor. We will all miss him. CON CUIDADO, JEFE! Tomas From tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Fri Oct 12 04:44:48 2001 From: tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Tom Givon) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 21:44:48 -0700 Subject: Ken Hale Message-ID: Dear friends & fellow travelers, I was hoping someone else would beat me to this sad debt, but it seems no one has, and it has been a peculiar year to say the least. So-- on Monday morning, Oct. 8, one of our best & most beloved, Ken Hale, passed away after a long illness. Perhaps the best testimony to Ken's magnificent life was that he was beloved and appreciated in equal measures on both sides of the linguistic divide. For he combined a life-long infatuation with the minutiae of far-flung languages with an unquenchable curiosity about what made Human Language tick; that, and deep concern for the survival of endangered languages and cultures. Ken was a polyglot who loved theory, a country boy who loved the open range and the Western fiddle, a buddy to go up the desert mountain with. Above all perhaps, he was a true sweetheart who never had a sour word to say about anybody. In linguistics, that alone must earn him a citation, alas posthumous, for supreme valor. We will all miss him. CON CUIDADO, JEFE! Tomas From Dan.Everett at MAN.AC.UK Thu Oct 11 21:40:07 2001 From: Dan.Everett at MAN.AC.UK (Dan Everett) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 16:40:07 -0500 Subject: Ken Hale Message-ID: Tom's eulogy to Ken Hale indeed captures much of the spirit that made Ken so beloved. Words cannot express how much Ken helped me personally, inspired me in so many ways. I remember once waiting to talk to Ken in his MIT office. There was a Visiting Scholar from China ahead of me. When he came out, I asked him how Ken's Mandarin was. He replied "Just like being home". Another time I asked Dean & Lucille Saxton, SIL workers among the O'odham (Papago) how well Ken spoke that language. They said something like, 'we have been here for 30 years working on this language and everytime Ken visits he puts us to shame with his flawless Papago.' I repeated this story to Ken once and he said "That's silly. I don't speak it nearly as good as they do." Humilty, patience, love for language, security, noncompetitive with others. The greatest fieldworker I have ever known. MIT has lost an entire library of knowledge and a colleague whom Chomsky once called 'the Bach of linguistics'. We are all much the poorer for his loss. I hope that many of us can follow more closely his example of kindness. Dan Everett From tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Sat Oct 13 06:38:56 2001 From: tgivon at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU (Tom Givon) Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 23:38:56 -0700 Subject: Ken Hale Message-ID: A MESSAGE FORWARDED FROM JOHN HAIMAN: My teacher Ken Hale In the spring of 1969, as a second year grad student, I took Field Methods from Ken Hale. The language of study was Papago, which, as Dan Everett has reminded us, Ken spoke perfectly, along with who knows how many other languages. You would never know it from that class, where Ken's spoken Papago was confined to some brief and totally inaudible murmurs to Al Alvarez. What I remember from that class is not Ken's phenomenal linguistic gift, but another one which is maybe almost as rare. He had the gift of admiration. He was enthusiastic and appreciative without a hint of condescension -- not only to us, his privileged students, but, as I later learned, to almost everyone. To all of us, his inferiors. I've met with this kind of generosity in two or three people in my life. John Haiman From kemmer at RICE.EDU Sun Oct 14 19:31:46 2001 From: kemmer at RICE.EDU (Suzanne Kemmer) Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 14:31:46 -0500 Subject: Book Notice - Tomasello & Bates, eds. Message-ID: Forwarded From: Michael Tomasello > ************************************************************* > Book Notice > ************************************************************* > > > Language Development: The Essential Readings > Blackwell, $39.95 US paperback > > Michael Tomasello & Elizabeth Bates > > > Language development is an extraordinarily active subfield in the > cognitive sciences, with a long history and a bright future. Research > on child language is an interdisciplinary enterprise, uniting the > efforts of psychologists, linguists, computer scientists, educators, > neuroscientists and health practicioners. Selection of representative > readings from such a large and well-established field is no easy > matter. To respond to this challenge, Tomasello & Bates have emphasized > recent papers (including some that were updated or commissioned for this > volume) that illustrate the contribution of child language research to > developmental cognitive science. Essential works on the major > milestones of language development are provided (on speech perception in > the first year, vocabulary development in the second and third year, and > the full flowering of grammar), followed by tutorials that emphasize the > neural substrates of language development, computational models of > language learning, and the proper interpretation of genetic > contributions to developmental language disorders. Although the authors > of the papers chosen for this volume represent a broad spectrum of > theoretical perspectives, there is a deliberate bias in favor of an > interactive approach. The volume is designed to avoid jargon and > in-group technicalities, and should be accessible to advanced > undergraduates, graduate students and research scientists within the > many disciplines that participate in cognitive science. > > > 0. General Introduction > > 1. Introduction to Speech Perception > > 1.0 Introduction > > 1.1. Peter W. Jusczyk. Finding and Remembering Words: Some Beginnings > by English-Learning Infants. Current Directions in Psychological > Science, 1997, Volume 6, 170-174 > > 1.2. Janet F. Werker and Ren?e N. Desjardins. Listening to Speech in > the 1st Year of Life: Experiential Influences on Phoneme Perception. > Current Directions in Psychological Science, 1995, Volume 4, 76-81. > > 1.3. Franck Ramus, Marc D. Hauser, Cory Miller, Dylan Morris, Jacques > Mehler. Language Discrimination by Human Newborns and by Coton-Top > Tamarin Monkeys. Science, 2000, Volume 288, 349-351 > > 1.4. R. L. G?mez and L. A. Gerken. Infant artificial language learning > and language acquisition. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2000, 4, > 178.186 > > 1.5. Anne Fernald, John P. Pinto, Daniel Swingley, Amy Weinberg, and > Gerald W. McRoberts. Rapid Gains in Speed of Verbal Processing by > Infants in the 2nd Year. Psychological Science, 1998, Volume 9, 228-231 > > > > 2. Inrroduction to Word learning > > 2.0. Introduction > > 2.1. Helen I. Shwe and Ellen M. Markman. Young Children?s Appreciation > of the Mental Impact of Their Communicative Signals. Developmental > Psychology, 1997, Volume 33, 630-636 > > 2.2. Maria Cristina Caselli et al. Lexical Development in English and > Italian. Cognitive Development, 1995 > > 2.3. Michael Tomasello. Perceiving Intentions an Learning Words in the > Second Year of Life. In: M.Bowerman and S. Levinson (Eds.), Language > Acquisition and Conceptual Development, 2000, Cambridge University Press > > 2.4. Lori Markson and Paul Bloom. Evidence Against a Dedicated System > for Word Learning in Children. Nature, 1997, Volume 385, 813-815 > > 2.5. Elizabeth Bates, Judith C. Goodman. On the Inseparability of > Grammar and the Lexicon: Evidence from Acquisition, Aphasia and > Real-Time Processing. Language and Cognitive Processes, 1997, 507-584 > > > 3. Introduction to Grammtical Development > > 3.0. Introduction > > 3.1. Michael Tomasello. The Item-Based Nature of Children?s Early > Syntactic Development.. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2000, Volume 4, > 156-163 > > 3.2. Nameera Akhtar. Acquiring Basic Word Order: Evidence for > Data-Driven Learning of Syntactic Structure. Journal of Child Language, > 1999, Volume 26, 339-356 > > 3.3. Klaus-Michael Koepcke. The Acquisition of Plural Marking in > English and German Revisited: Schemata Versus Rules. Journal of Child > Language, 1998, Volume 25, 293-319 > > 3.4. Nancy Budwig. An Exploration Into Children?s Use of Passives. > Linguistics, 1990, Volume 28, 1221-1252 > > 3.5. Lois Bloom, Matthew Rispoli, Barbara Gartner, and Jeremie Hafitz. > Acquisition of Complementation. Journal of Child Language, 1989, Volume > 16, 101-120 > > 3.6. Dan I. Slobin. Form/Function Relations: How Do Children Find Out > What They Are?. In: M.Bowerman and S. Levinson (Eds.), Language > Acquisition and Conceptual Development, 2000, Cambridge University Press > > > > 4. Brain, Genes, & Computation in Language Development > > 4.0. Introduction > > 4.1. Jeffrey. L. Elman. Connectionism and Language Acquisition. > > 4.2. Barbara Clancy and Barbara Finlay. Neural Correlelates of Early > Language Learning. Excerpted from: E. Bates, D. Thal, B.L. Finlay, and > B. Clancy. Early Language Development and its Neural Correlates (in > press) Early Language Development and its Neural Correlates To appear in > I. Rapin and S. Segalowitz (Eds.), Handbook of Neuropsychology, Volume > 6, Child Neurology (2nd edition). Amsterdam: Elsevier > > 4.3. Annette Karniloff-Smith. Development Itself Is the Key to > Understanding Developmental Disorders. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, > 1998, Volume 2, 389-398 > > -- From lamb at RICE.EDU Mon Oct 15 17:51:18 2001 From: lamb at RICE.EDU (Sydney Lamb) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 12:51:18 -0500 Subject: LACUS Forum 29 Announcement Message-ID: Apologies if you get this more than once as a result of multiple postings. LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES (LACUS) ASSOCIATION DE LINGUISTIQUE DU CANADA ET DES ETATS-UNIS (ALCEU) THE TWENTY-NINTH LACUS FORUM To Be Held at the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio July 30 - August 3, 2002 Conference Theme: LINGUISTICS AND THE REAL WORLD FEATURED SPEAKERS Carrie Cameron, President, Culture and Communication Adele Goldberg, University of Illinois George Heidorn, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research CALL FOR PAPERS While papers relating to the conference theme are especially invited, abstracts are welcomed on all subjects in linguistics and interdisciplinary areas involving language. Papers accepted for the program will be scheduled for either 15 minutes or 25 minutes, with 5 minutes allowed for discussion. The following list of topics relating to the theme is intended as suggestive rather than comprehensive: LINGUISTICS AND THE REAL WORLD 1. The real-world use of language: Conversational interaction Corpus linguistics 2. Real-world applications of linguistics: Enhancing intercultural communication Enhancing intracultural communication Legaleze, User manuals, etc. Language teaching Language maintenance and revitalization Computational Linguistics Translation, Grammar Checking, Artificial Intelligence, Automatic Speech Recognition and Production Other commercial applications: Naming, Speech recognition and generation, Input methods for Chinese characters, etc. Applied lexicography 3. Real-world evidence in linguistics, including Experimental phonetics, Psychoacoustics, Psycholinguistics 4. The neurological basis of language GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS Maximum length: 400 words (not including references). References should be limited to two or three (additional references may be included on a separate page, but in that case they will not appear in the meeting handbook.) Please do not include tables or figures in the abstract. Anonymity: The abstract should not identify the author(s). What to Submit: Please submit abstracts only by e-mail. Preferably, send the abstract as an e-mail attachment, in rich text format (.rtf) or the equivalent. Accompanying Information: In the body of your e-mail (not part of the attachment) send the following information: 1. Author's name(s) and affiliation(s). 2. Title of paper. 3. Presentation time desired -- 15 or 25 minutes. 4. Audio-visual equipment required (beyond overhead projector). 5. Eligibility for prize (if applicable -- see below). 6. Name a topic (or two topics) to identify the area(s) in which your paper lies. Choose a topic name from the list above, or feel free to name another topic if you are submitting an abstract that does not fit the conference theme. Where to Submit: lois.stanford at ualberta.ca Those without access to e-mail should send the abstract and accompanying information via snail mail, to: Lois Stanford, Chair, LACUS Conference Committee Linguistics Department, 4-32 Assiniboia Hall University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E7, Canada Due Date for Abstracts: 15 January 2002 DESIRABLE PROPERTIES OF ABSTRACTS Evaluators of abstracts will appreciate your attention to these desiderata: Informative but brief title Clear statement of the problem or questions addressed Clear statement of the main point(s) or argument(s) Informative examples Clear indication of relevance to related work Avoidance of jargon and polemic References to literature (not included in 450-word limit) ELIGIBILITY You do not have to be a member of LACUS to submit an abstract. If your abstract is accepted, you must be a member to present your paper at the meeting. Members will automaticallly receive the publication resulting from the conference. SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS Proposals for panels or special sessions or workshops or tutorials are also welcome. Please contact Lois Stanford or Syd Lamb (lamb at rice.edu) right away with your ideas. PRESIDENTS' PRIZES Continuing a tradition started by the late Kenneth Pike, a committee consisting of the President, the President-Elect, and former Presidents of LACUS will select the winner of the annual Presidents' Prize, with an award of $500, for 'the best paper' by a junior scholar. For purposes of this prize, 'junior scholar' is defined as one who has had a doctoral degree or its equivalent for less than five years. The Presidents' Predoctoral prize, with an award of $100, will be given for 'the best paper' by a student who has not yet received a doctor's degree. For purposes of these prizes, 'best paper' is defined as that which in the judgement of the committee makes the most important contribution to knowledge. Organization and presentation may also be considered. The prizes will be awarded at the annual banquet, to be held at the end of the meeting, Saturday, August 3rd. Only single-authored presentations will be considered for prizes. A person who has won the same prize twice will no longer be eligible. Junior scholars and predoctoral scholars should identify their status in the e-mail message sent in with the abstracts, to indicate their eligibility for one of the prizes. FINANCIAL AID Limited funds to assist scholars coming from countries with weak currencies may be available. For information contact the Conference Committee Chair. PUBLICATION A panel of referees will select certain papers presented at the meeting for publication, with appropriate revisions, in LACUS Forum XXIX. VENUE The University of Toledo is located near the intersection of Interstate highways 80/90 and 75, about one hour south by car from Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. The URL for the University of Toledo is http://www.utoledo.edu ACCOMMODATIONS Low-cost housing will be available on campus, and accommodations will also be available in nearby motels. Watch the lacus web site (www.lacus.org) for further information. FURTHER INFORMATION Updated conference information will be posted to the LACUS website at approximately the beginning of every month from now until July next. See http://www.lacus.org or http://www.glendon.yorku.ca/lacus (mirror site) Detailed information will be sent to all LACUS members and to nonmember authors of accepted abstracts in March. ADDRESS QUESTIONS about the conference program to: Lois Stanford ADDRESS QUESTIONS about Toledo and local arrangements to Douglas Coleman CONFERENCE COMMITTEE: Lois Stanford, University of Alberta, Chair Ruth Brend, Ann Arbor, Michigan Lilly Chen, Rice University Douglas Coleman, University of Toledo Sydney Lamb, Rice University Adam Makkai, University of Illinois at Chicago William Sullivan, University of Florida From kees.hengeveld at HUM.UVA.NL Tue Oct 23 15:36:22 2001 From: kees.hengeveld at HUM.UVA.NL (Kees Hengeveld) Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:36:22 +0200 Subject: machtelt bolkestein Message-ID: Dear colleagues, It is our sad task to inform you of the sudden and totally unexpected death of our friend and colleague Machtelt Bolkestein. Machtelt passed away on Sunday 22 October around 8 pm. At present we understand that the cause of her death was blood-poisoning resulting from what originally seemed to be an innocent flu. Machtelt was a functional grammarian right from the inception of Dikkian FG. Her many publications bear witness to her commitment to functionalist theory in general and FG in particular: her applications to Latin were pioneering, her contributions to theory-building meticulous. She never missed an ICFG conference, and was actively involved in all FG activities. Machtelt was very much part of the FG community, organizing, editing, discussing, and, above all, always trying to bring people together. The FG research group in Amsterdam, and with us functionalists worldwide, will greatly miss Machtelt. Casper de Groot Kees Hengeveld Lachlan Mackenzie From spike at DARKWING.UOREGON.EDU Wed Oct 31 19:58:55 2001 From: spike at DARKWING.UOREGON.EDU (Spike Gildea) Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:58:55 -0800 Subject: Assistant Professor Position #8218 Message-ID: Linguistics Department University of Oregon Assistant Professor Position #8218 The Department of linguistics at the University of Oregon seeks applicants for an Assistant Professor position in phonology, beginning September 16, 2002. The successful candidate will fit with the department's focus on functional/historical/cognitive linguistics and commitment to working with primary (especially fieldwork derived) and empirical data. Applications from specialists in laboratory or historical phonology are especially welcome. The ideal candidate should also be fluent in current formal models of phonology. An additional specialization in discourse, cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition or first language acquisition is also sought. Evidence of excellence in teaching will weigh heavily in consideration of applicants for the position. Completed applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, 2001. Preliminary interviews will be held at the LSA meeting in January. A complete application requires a letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, sample publications, evidence of teaching, and three letters of recommendation. Materials should be sent to: Spike Gildea, Chair Department of Linguistics 1290 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1290 USA The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution, committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the American Disabilities Act.