2002 Intl RRG Conference, Third Announcement

Tue Mar 26 19:25:15 UTC 2002

Third Announcement

The 2002 International Course and Conference on Role and Reference
Grammar:

New Topics in Functional Linguistics: The Cognitive and Discursive
Dimension of Morphology, Syntax and Semantics

University of La Rioja, Spain

July 22-28, 2002

Organization
The organizing committee for RRG2002 consists of Francisco Cortés
(Universidad de La Laguna), Dan Everett (University of Manchester), Kees
Hengeveld (University of Amsterdam), Ricardo Mairal (Universidad Nacional
de Educación a Distancia), Javier Martín Arista (Universidad de La
Rioja), María Jesús Pérez Quintero (Universidad de La Laguna) and Robert
Van Valin (University at Buffalo).

Event Programme
A five-day international course consisting of about forty hours will be
followed by a two-day international conference. The course will include
lecture sessions at three levels: pre-graduate (about one hour and a half
per day), post-graduate (about three hours per day) and specialized
(about four hours per day). Pre-graduate sessions will introduce the
basics of the main topic of the day; post-graduate sessions will provide
a detailed account of functional models, including RRG and Functional
Grammar; and specialized sessions will deal with advanced topics in RRG.
The conference will stage papers, workshops and plenary sessions.

Teaching and Discussion Topics
RRG2002 will deal with functional linguistics (including semantics,
syntax and morphology) in its wider discoursive and cognitive settings.
Papers, workshops and plenary sessions are expected to contribute to the
theory of RRG as rendered in Van Valin and LaPolla 1997: Syntax.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Special attention will be paid to
the further elaboration of RRG in areas like morphology, language
acquisition, diachrony and lexical semantics.

Parallel Session on FG
The organizers would be very pleased to run a parallel session on FG
during the conference, provided that there are enough proposals of
contribution from the FG community. Papers should be devoted to the
elaboration of the theory of FG as set out in Dik 1997:  The Theory of
Functional Grammar. 2 Vols. Edited by Kees Hengeveld. Berlin: Mouton de
Gruyter. Workshops may bear on points of convergence and divergence
between the two functional models.

Invited Speakers
Speakers invited to the conference include Christopher Butler (University
of Swansea), Dan Everett (University of Manchester), Kees Hengeveld
(University of Amsterdam), Beth Levin (Stanford University), Ricardo
Mairal (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Jan Nuyts
(University of Antwerp) and Robert Van Valin (University at Buffalo). The
course lectures will be delivered by Dan Everett, Kees Hengeveld, Ricardo
Mairal, Jan Nuyts and Robert Van Valin.

Conference Venue
The conference venue is Edificio Quintiliano, C/ La Cigüeña 60,
26.004-Logroño.

Abstracts
The deadline for the submission of abstracts of papers and workshops is
February 1, 2002. Abstracts should be no longer than three hundred words,
including references. The language of the conference will be English.
Papers will last twenty minutes, followed by another ten minutes of
discussion. Workshops will be of two types: either presentations by one
author lasting longer than the average paper or presentations by more
than one author offering different perspectives on a single topic. Both
types of workshop will last one hour. The selection of papers for
presentation will have been communicated by March 15, 2002.

Conference/course Fee
Before April 15, 2002, the registration fee is 200 euros for the course
and 200 euros for the conference. The fee for both events is 300 euros.
After April 15, 2002, an additional 50 euros will be charged: 250 euros
for the course and the conference, and 350 euros for both events. The fee
will include conference facilities and materials, as well as coffee,
refreshments and lunches.

Grant Policy
A maximum of ten grants will be given. Grants will be of two types, half
and full (with reference to the events for which the applicant has
registered). Applicants for full grants should be unemployed and certify
their status. Applicants for half grants should have a gross annual
income lower than 15,000 euros, which should also be certified.
Applications for grants can be sent to:

Francisco Cortés Rodríguez
Departamento de Filología Inglesa
Facultad de Filología
Universidad de La Laguna
Campus de Guajara
38.071-Tenerife
Spain

All applicants for grants will be notified about the Organizing
Committee´s decision by the end of May.

Registration
A registration form is enclosed. Please, send it if you intend to
participate in the course, the conference or both. You may send it by
ordinary mail, fax or electronic mail to:

Viajes El Corte Inglés
Gran Vía Juan Carlos I, 47 Bajo
26.005-Logroño
Fax +34 941 209165
Telephone: +34 941 202428
E-mail: logrono_lov at viajeseci.es

Conference insurance
The registration form offers a conference insurance that provides
participants with medical and accident assistance. Conference
participants, particularly non-European Union citizens, are strongly
advised to purchase this insurance. The conference organization will not
accept any responsibility for illness or accident during travel or
conference activities

Presentations
The authors of papers, workshops and plenary sessions using a handout
should send a hard copy of the handout to the organizers by June 30,
2002. After that moment the conference organization will provide no
photocopies. Any technical needs should also be communicated in advance.
Powerpoint presentations are not encouraged due to practical problems of
hardware and software compatibility. Please send copies of handouts to:

Beatriz Martínez
Departamento de Filologías Modernas
C/ Calasanz s/n
26.004-Logroño
Spain

Further information
The URL of the conference web page is:

http://www.unirioja.es/dptos/dfm/sub/congresos/RRG/RRG2002.html

Further information on RRG2002, including a detailed programme will
follow shortly. Such information will be sent to the RRG discussion list
and to the FG discusion list. Anyone who has not suscribed  and is
interested in receiving further information should send a message to the
e-mail address for RRG2002:

rrg2002 at unirioja.es.

 THE 2002 INTERNATIONAL COURSE AND CONFERENCE ON ROLE AND REFERENCE
GRAMMAR
University of La Rioja, Spain, July 22-28, 2002

REGISTRATION FORM

NAME:
ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE:
FAX:
E-MAIL:
CREDIT CARD (VISA, MASTER CARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS OR DINERS CLUB):
NUMBER:
HOLDER:
EXPIRY DATE
SIGNATURE OF HOLDER

1) Conference fee
-Course (before April 15th.): 200 euros
-Course (after April 15th.): 250 euros
-Conference (before April 15th): 200 euros
-Conference (after April 15th.): 250 euros
-Course and conference (before April 15th.): 300 euros
-Course and conference (after April 15th.): 350 euros

                                                                                                                                                        Subtotal__¤________euros
2) Accomodation
Reservation deadline: 1st. July
Hotels in order of preference:  1)__________
                                        2)__________
                                        3)__________
Accomodation from_____ July 2002 to ______ July 2002 (_____ nights)
Double room______               Single room______

                                                        Subtotal__¤________euros

 3) Social events
Guided tour to Logroño (evening, 23rd. July): 8 euros
Half-day trip to San Millán de la Cogolla (afternoon, 25th. July): 24
euros
Conference dinner (evening, 27th. July): 25 euros
Vegetarian menu______   Typical bodega menu______

Subtotal__¤________euros

4) Conference insurance (accident and medical assistance): 7.5 euros

Total amount to pay_¤_______euros

PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CREDIT CARD UPON RESERVATION (BY 1ST. JULY 2002).
BOOKING CANCELLATIONS AFTER 15TH. JULY WILL INCUR A CHARGE EQUIVALENT TO
ONE NIGHT¹S STAY AT A HOTEL

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM BY ORDINARY MAIL, FAX OR ELECTRONIC MAIL TO:

Viajes El Corte Inglés
Gran Vía Juan Carlos I, 47 Bajo
26.005-Logroño
Fax +34 941 209165
Telephone +34 941 202428
E-mail logrono_lov at viajeseci.es

 HOTEL LIST
-HOTEL HUSA GRAN VÍA****
Gran Vía del Rey Juan Carlos I, 73, 26.005-Logroño
Double room 105.61 euros, single room 84.21 euros (breakfast and VAT
included)

-HOTEL NH HERENCIA RIOJA****
Marqués de Murrieta, 14, 26.005-Logroño
Double room 101.65 euros, single room 92.02 euros (breakfast and VAT
included)

-HOTEL TRYP LOS BRACOS****
Bretón de los Herreros, 29, 26.001-Logroño
Double room 104.59 euros, single room 93.36 euros (breakfast and VAT
included)

-HOTEL CIUDAD DE LOGROÑO***
Menéndez Pelayo, 7, 26.002-Logroño
Double room 93.95 euros, single room 70.57 euros (breakfast and VAT
included)

-HOTEL EXPRESS LOGROÑO***
Avenida Club Deportivo, 98, 26.007-Logroño
Double room 70.62 euros, single room 64.2 euros (breakfast and VAT
included)

-HOTEL CONDES DE HARO***
Saturnino Ulargui, 6, 26.001-Logroño
Double room 90.95 euros, single room 70.62 euros (breakfast and VAT
included)

-HOTEL MARQUÉS DE VALLEJO**
Marqués de Vallejo, 8, 26.001-Logroño
Double room 74.35 euros, single room 70.3 euros (breakfast and VAT
included)

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Robert D. Van Valin, Jr.                  Tel 716 645-2177, ext. 713
Professor & Chair                         Fax 716 645-3825
Department of Linguistics
609 Baldy Hall
University at Buffalo
The State University of New York
Buffalo, NY 14260-1030   USA

VANVALIN at ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
http://wings.buffalo.edu/linguistics/people/vanvalin/vanvalin.shtml