From francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es Thu Jul 1 21:52:20 2004 From: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es (Francisco Jose Ruiz De Mendoza Ibanez) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 22:52:20 +0100 Subject: 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Message-ID: [Please, circulate] Call for Papers 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Theme: Language, Mind and Brain July 17th-22th, 2005 Seoul, Korea Call Deadline: 15-Sept-2004 (Theme Session), 15-Nov-2004 (General/Poster Session) FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS ICLC-2005 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Yonsei University Seoul KOREA 17-22 July 2005 (Sunday-Friday) http://www.iclc2005.org (after 1 May 2004) The International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA) will be holding its Ninth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC) in Seoul, Korea on 17-22 July 2005 (Conference Chair: Prof. Hyon-Sook Shin chair at iclc2005.org). This is the first ICLC held in Asia. The conference will include several theme sessions in addition to general and poster sessions. For information about the Association and previous conferences, visit the ICLA website: http://www.cogling.org SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS A. For General and Poster Sessions: We solicit abstracts (for 25-minute presentations including discussion) which address various aspects of cognitive approaches to human language. Papers on cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, corpus linguistics, or language processing will be of particular interest. However, papers concerning any issues relating cognition and language will be welcome. B. Theme Sessions: Organizers of theme sessions are asked submit the followings: (a) A short description of the topic of the session (300-500 words) (b) A detailed description of the structure of the session: presentations, discussions, breaks, etc. (with specific time allotment) (c) The abstracts of all speakers following the abstract specifications below (d) The names of discussants with contact information We ask that neither the presentation nor the discussion by a discussant exceeds 20 minutes. All submissions should follow the abstract specifications below: Abstract specifications Abstract Specifications An abstract should be maximum 500 words (about one page), including examples and references. It should specify research questions, approach, method, data and (expected) results. All abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by three members of a large international panel. Notification of Theme Session will be made on or before January 15, 2005. And notification of General and Poster Sessions will be made on or before February 15, 2005. Electronic submissions as attachment (in MS word or PDF format) are strongly encouraged. We ask each author to restrict their submission to one single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract maximum to give opportunity to more authors within limited time. The body of e-mail message should include - author name(s) - affiliation(s) - telephone number - e-mail address - fax number - title of paper - specific area (e.g., subfields of cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, etc.) - three to five keywords - presenter's name - preferred session: (a) General Session (b) Poster Session (c) preference General Session but willing to do a poster The abstract should be anonymous. All abstracts should be sent to park at iclc2005.org (Prof. Jeong-Woon Park, Program Committee Chair) Should you be unable to submit your abstract electronically, send three high-quality copies of your abstract and a separate page containing the required information to Prof. Jeong-Woon Park English Department, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 270 Imun-Dong Dongdaemun-Gu Seoul 130-791 KOREA IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline for Theme Sessions: September 15, 2004 Submission deadline for General and Poster Sessions: November 15, 2004 Acceptance notification of Theme Session: January 15, 2005 Acceptance notification of General and Poster Sessions: February 15, 2005 For further information, visit http://www.iclc2005.org (after 1 May 2004). Hyon-Sook Shin Ph.D. Conference Chair 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference chair at iclc2005.org Francisco J. RUIZ DE MENDOZA Universidad de La Rioja Departamento de Filologías Modernas Edificio de Filología c/San José de Calasanz s/n Campus Universitario 26004, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain Tel.: 34 (941) 299433 / (941) 299430 FAX.: 34 (941) 299419 e-mail: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es From francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es Thu Jul 1 21:52:20 2004 From: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es (Francisco Ruiz de Mendoza) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 22:52:20 +0100 Subject: [Lexicog] 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Message-ID: [Please, circulate] Call for Papers 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Theme: Language, Mind and Brain July 17th-22th, 2005 Seoul, Korea Call Deadline: 15-Sept-2004 (Theme Session), 15-Nov-2004 (General/Poster Session) FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS ICLC-2005 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Yonsei University Seoul KOREA 17-22 July 2005 (Sunday-Friday) http://www.iclc2005.org (after 1 May 2004) The International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA) will be holding its Ninth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC) in Seoul, Korea on 17-22 July 2005 (Conference Chair: Prof. Hyon-Sook Shin chair at iclc2005.org). This is the first ICLC held in Asia. The conference will include several theme sessions in addition to general and poster sessions. For information about the Association and previous conferences, visit the ICLA website: http://www.cogling.org SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS A. For General and Poster Sessions: We solicit abstracts (for 25-minute presentations including discussion) which address various aspects of cognitive approaches to human language. Papers on cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, corpus linguistics, or language processing will be of particular interest. However, papers concerning any issues relating cognition and language will be welcome. B. Theme Sessions: Organizers of theme sessions are asked submit the followings: (a) A short description of the topic of the session (300-500 words) (b) A detailed description of the structure of the session: presentations, discussions, breaks, etc. (with specific time allotment) (c) The abstracts of all speakers following the abstract specifications below (d) The names of discussants with contact information We ask that neither the presentation nor the discussion by a discussant exceeds 20 minutes. All submissions should follow the abstract specifications below: Abstract specifications Abstract Specifications An abstract should be maximum 500 words (about one page), including examples and references. It should specify research questions, approach, method, data and (expected) results. All abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by three members of a large international panel. Notification of Theme Session will be made on or before January 15, 2005. And notification of General and Poster Sessions will be made on or before February 15, 2005. Electronic submissions as attachment (in MS word or PDF format) are strongly encouraged. We ask each author to restrict their submission to one single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract maximum to give opportunity to more authors within limited time. The body of e-mail message should include - author name(s) - affiliation(s) - telephone number - e-mail address - fax number - title of paper - specific area (e.g., subfields of cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, etc.) - three to five keywords - presenter's name - preferred session: (a) General Session (b) Poster Session (c) preference General Session but willing to do a poster The abstract should be anonymous. All abstracts should be sent to park at iclc2005.org (Prof. Jeong-Woon Park, Program Committee Chair) Should you be unable to submit your abstract electronically, send three high-quality copies of your abstract and a separate page containing the required information to Prof. Jeong-Woon Park English Department, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 270 Imun-Dong Dongdaemun-Gu Seoul 130-791 KOREA IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline for Theme Sessions: September 15, 2004 Submission deadline for General and Poster Sessions: November 15, 2004 Acceptance notification of Theme Session: January 15, 2005 Acceptance notification of General and Poster Sessions: February 15, 2005 For further information, visit http://www.iclc2005.org (after 1 May 2004). Hyon-Sook Shin Ph.D. Conference Chair 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference chair at iclc2005.org Francisco J. RUIZ DE MENDOZA Universidad de La Rioja Departamento de Filologías Modernas Edificio de Filología c/San José de Calasanz s/n Campus Universitario 26004, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain Tel.: 34 (941) 299433 / (941) 299430 FAX.: 34 (941) 299419 e-mail: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/HKE4lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lexicographylist/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lexicographylist-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ From mg246 at cornell.edu Thu Jul 8 03:58:42 2004 From: mg246 at cornell.edu (Monica Gonzalez-Marquez) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 23:58:42 -0400 Subject: schedule: Image Schemas and Linguistic Relativity Message-ID: Hello Everyone, Here it is at last! The schedule to the workshop. The workshop will take place in the Richmont Building, which is the same building where the conference will take place. We'll have signs with the room number at the main entrance, etc. The information will also be on the website after tonight: http://cerebro.psych.cornell.edu/emcl/islr/index.htm See you then! Monica 10:00 Welcome 10:05 Stephanie Pourcel, University of Durham, Studying linguistic relativity empirically: scope and issues 10:45 Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Cornell University Image schemas: searching for consensus 11:25 Asifa Majid, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Miriam van Staden, University of Amsterdam, Nick Enfield,Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics The image schema and cross-linguistic differences in body-part terms 11:55 Jordan Zlatev, Lund University, Caroline David, University of Poitiers Do Swedes and Frenchmen view motion differently? 12:30 lunch 1:30 Margarita Correa-Beningfield, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Claude Vandeloise, Louisiana State University Gitte Kristiansen, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Image schema and empirical data from second language acquisition of English by Spanish speakers 2:00 Dominik Lukes, Collegium Hieronymi Pragensis Image schemas in second language learning and instruction: A case for a multidisciplinary approach 2:30 Benjamin K. Bergen & Ting Ting Avis Chan, University of Hawaii Writing direction and the universality of image schemas 3:00 Roslyn Frank, University of Iowa What do John Lucy's unitizer languages tell us about topological image schemas? 3:30 Chris Sinha, University of Portsmouth Canonicality, cultural embodiment and cultural variation 4:00 break 4:30 Stanka Fitneva, Queen's University Image schemas and linguistic relativity: a look to the future. Summary comments leading to general discussion From coulson at CogSci.ucsd.edu Thu Jul 8 06:13:58 2004 From: coulson at CogSci.ucsd.edu (coulson at CogSci.ucsd.edu) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 23:13:58 -0700 Subject: Cognitive Semiotics Workshop Message-ID: Center for Semiotic Research, University of Aarhus, and the Aarhus Research School of Linguistics hereby announce the Second Summer School in Cognitive Semiotics Bornholm, Denmark 1 - 4 September 2004 Theme: Perspectives on Poetics and Textual Analysis in Cognitive Semiotics PhD course and workshop by : Professor Christopher Collins (New York Univ.), Professor Mark Turner (CWRU, Cleveland), PhD Monica Gonzalez-Marquez (Cornell Univ.). Cognitive semiotics hereby offers an introduction to a remarkable development in contemporary poetics and text theory. Recent work on cognitive poetics shows that linguistic and aesthetic expressions and contents can be tracked back to phenomenologically given patterns of meaning, which are further analyzable in terms of cognitive schematisms, processes of mental integration, and neuro-semiotic principles of aesthetic sense-making. The production of meaning occurring in thought, speech, and literary writing - i.e. in texts - extends from mental imaging and grammatical constructivity to textual organization and the poetic creation of fictional or lyrical wholes; and these aesthetic compositions inversely determine the 'underlying' textual, grammatical, and mentally imaginal content formations. According to this view and approach, literature and grammar thus share substantial cognitive properties, and it is a fascinating and challenging task to develop models and conceptual tools for their text-based analysis. In cognitive semiotics, it is suggested that cognition and communication are essentially interrelated and intertwined. Communication can be studied as tendentially shared cognition, and cognition can, in certain respects, be seen as anticipated communication. Poetics and linguistics are therefore seen and developed as interrelated disciplines. Our invited teachers are prominent researchers in cognitive semantics and poetics. They will animate each day of the course by giving lectures, participating in subsequent critical debates, and commenting on student presentations. The PhD course will take place 1 - 4 September (10am - 6pm) at the following location: Møbelfabrikken (Det regionale Erhvervshus) Gl. Rønnevej 17 3730 Neksø Bornholm Please register for the course no later than July 25 at the following e-mail address: semtina at hum.au.dk The course is free of charge. However, participants are expected to cover their own travel and living expenses and to make their own travel arrangements to Neksø. (http://www.bornholmstrafikken.dk and http://www.bat.dk/) Living expenses will amount to approx. DKK 625 (incl. VAT) per day. We recommend participants arrive August 30 and depart September 5. Due to limited accommodation at the venue we can accommodate max. 25 participants From language at sprynet.com Sun Jul 11 23:48:20 2004 From: language at sprynet.com (Alexander Gross) Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:48:20 -0400 Subject: Cognitive Semiotics Workshop Message-ID: With all due respect I would like to be as helpful and constructive as possible in encouraging you to publicize your upcoming conference, and for that reason I would like to suggest that you post your message on any or all of the following USENET groups: sci.psychology.theory sci.cognitive alt.psychology.mistake-theory sci.philosophy.meta and the following Yahoo discussion groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/deconstructions http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComplexityTheoryAndEnglishLiterature/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/critics_a51 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gillesdeleuze http://groups.yahoo.com/group/literaria http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cogsci_unisi/ http://www.ciscl.unisi.it http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cognitive-Science-Europe/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kritikasupport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SociobiologicalLiteraryCriticism http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LitCritReaders/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kritika Which I suppose is a somewhat indirect way of suggesting that I for one do not feel that your announcement has any deep kinship with linguistics, intermittently considered to be the "science of language," and should perhaps have been posted elsewhere rather than here. I don't believe the study you propose can under any circumstances be considered a science, much less an "evidence-based science" such as medicine is now striving to become. What's more, its major premises appear to be based on another highly dubious science, the MIT school of linguistics. Which tends to make your undertaking _doubly_ not a science. What's more, your proposed field of study follows directly in the footsteps of several other "ultimate" theories of literature during recent decades: the semanticist-based speculations of I.A. Richards, the "New Criticism" of Empson, Brooks, & Warren, the multiple transmogrifications of the whole pomo-decon-recon morass of Leman, Derrida, and others, and the more recent meanderings of the meme-mongers. You state in your announcement that "Recent work on cognitive poetics shows that linguistic and aesthetic expressions and contents can be tracked back to phenomenologically given patterns of meaning, which are further analyzable in terms of cognitive schematisms, processes of mental integration, and neuro-semiotic principles of aesthetic sense-making." (your full announcement is appended) In diverse but nonetheless related ways each of the other previous schools held that they too possessed a methodology so solid and unassailable that the deep inner meaning of literary works could be definitively ascertained and described, even though that meaning might turn out to be different for different readers. There is no convincing evidence that any of them truly succeeded. Precisely why would your project turn out differently? I noted this trend in the twenty-seventh reason of my "44 Reasons" piece a few years ago, and I find no evidence in your announcement likely to change what I wrote then. Despite an ingenious juggling of buzzwords, the description you provide may possibly qualify as litcrit, but I don't really see how it can pass scrutiny as linguistics. with very best to all! alex ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; ; Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:13 AM Subject: [FUNKNET] Cognitive Semiotics Workshop > Center for Semiotic Research, University of > Aarhus, and the Aarhus Research School of > Linguistics hereby announce the > > Second Summer School in Cognitive Semiotics > Bornholm, Denmark > 1 - 4 September 2004 > > Theme: > Perspectives on Poetics and Textual Analysis in Cognitive Semiotics > > PhD course and workshop by : > Professor Christopher Collins (New York Univ.), > Professor Mark Turner (CWRU, Cleveland), > PhD Monica Gonzalez-Marquez (Cornell Univ.). > > Cognitive semiotics hereby offers an introduction > to a remarkable development in contemporary > poetics and text theory. Recent work on cognitive > poetics shows that linguistic and aesthetic > expressions and contents can be tracked back to > phenomenologically given patterns of meaning, > which are further analyzable in terms of > cognitive schematisms, processes of mental > integration, and neuro-semiotic principles of > aesthetic sense-making. The production of > meaning occurring in thought, speech, and > literary writing - i.e. in texts - extends from > mental imaging and grammatical constructivity to > textual organization and the poetic creation of > fictional or lyrical wholes; and these aesthetic > compositions inversely determine the 'underlying' > textual, grammatical, and mentally imaginal > content formations. According to this view and > approach, literature and grammar thus share > substantial cognitive properties, and it is a > fascinating and challenging task to develop > models and conceptual tools for their text-based > analysis. > In cognitive semiotics, it is suggested that > cognition and communication are essentially > interrelated and intertwined. Communication can > be studied as tendentially shared cognition, and > cognition can, in certain respects, be seen as > anticipated communication. Poetics and > linguistics are therefore seen and developed as > interrelated disciplines. > Our invited teachers are prominent > researchers in cognitive semantics and poetics. > They will animate each day of the course by > giving lectures, participating in subsequent > critical debates, and commenting on student > presentations. > > The PhD course will take place 1 - 4 September > (10am - 6pm) at the following location: > > Møbelfabrikken > (Det regionale Erhvervshus) > Gl. Rønnevej 17 > 3730 Neksø > Bornholm > > > Please register for the course no later than July > 25 at the following e-mail address: > semtina at hum.au.dk > > The course is free of charge. However, > participants are expected to cover their own > travel and living expenses and to make their own > travel arrangements to Neksø. > (http://www.bornholmstrafikken.dk and > http://www.bat.dk/) Living expenses will amount > to approx. DKK 625 (incl. VAT) per day. > > We recommend participants arrive August 30 and depart September 5. > > Due to limited accommodation at the venue we can > accommodate max. 25 participants > > From geoffnathan at wayne.edu Wed Jul 21 13:56:52 2004 From: geoffnathan at wayne.edu (Geoff Nathan) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:56:52 -0400 Subject: Phonology Theme Session Message-ID: Phonology in the Cognitive Grammar Worldview a theme session within the Ninth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. 17-22nd of July 2005 We are seeking abstracts for papers exploring how fundamental principles of Cognitive Grammar (prototype theory, experiential grounding--‘embodiment’, principles of categorization, including the concept of the ‘basic level,’ and usage-based theories) can elucidate the organization of phonology in Language (either spoken or signed). We invite abstracts from researchers in all areas of cognitive linguistics and related frameworks who are interested in the way the purely form-oriented, physical aspect of language is perceived, categorized, organized and produced. Abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words, and clearly display their relevance to the topic. Abstracts should be submitted electronically (RTF or PDF format) to Geoffrey Nathan (geoffnathan at wayne.edu) and José Antonio Mompeán,(mompean at um.es), and should reach us no later than August 30. Authors will be notified by September 5th whether their abstracts have been selected for the theme session. The theme session proposal will then be submitted to the organizers of the ICLC-9, who will notify us of acceptance or rejection by January 15th. [apologies for cross-posting] Geoffrey S. Nathan Faculty Liaison, Computing and Information Technology, and Associate Professor of English Linguistics Program Phone Numbers Department of English Computing and Information Technology: (313) 577-1259 Wayne State University Linguistics (English): (313) 577-8621 Detroit, MI, 48202 C&IT Fax: (313) 577-1338 From imus7639 at mail.usyd.edu.au Thu Jul 22 02:28:02 2004 From: imus7639 at mail.usyd.edu.au (Ilana Mushin) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:28:02 +1000 Subject: Second position clitic phenomena Message-ID: Dear Funknetters, I'm working on a typology of second position clitic/auxiliary phenomena in Australian languages (=Wackernagel's position). These typically include some person/number/role (ie. Bound pronouns) and also some tense/aspect/mood information as a clitic complex that prosodically attaches to the 'first' constituent or word. I'm aware that such phenomena are relatively common cross linguistically. While there is lots of literature in the formal syntactic tradition, there does not appear to be much in the cognitive-functional tradition on this subject. My question for you all is: What kinds of functional explanations exist for grammaticalisation of second position phenomena? (including verb second, second position pronominal clitics and second position other grammatical material). Has there been much typological work in this area? You can respond directly to me (ilana.mushin at arts.usyd.edu.au) and I'll post a summary and list of references, if there is general interest. Thanks Ilana Mushin From Julia.Ulrich at degruyter.com Thu Jul 22 12:45:55 2004 From: Julia.Ulrich at degruyter.com (Julia Ulrich) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:45:55 +0200 Subject: Complex Predicates in Oceanic Languages, edited by Isabelle Bril and Francoise Ozanne-Rivierre (2004) Message-ID: NEW PUBLICATION FROM MOUTON DE GRUYTER COMPLEX PREDICATES IN OCEANIC LANGUAGES Studies in the Dynamics of Binding and Boundness Edited by Isabelle Bril and Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre 2004. xi, 398 pages. Cloth. EUR 118.00 / sFr 189.00 / approx. US$ 142.00 ISBN 3-11-018188-6 (Empirical Approaches to Language Typology 29) Date of publication: July 2004 http://www.degruyter.de/rs/bookSingle.cfm?id=IS-3110181886-1&l=E Serial verbs and complex predicates have a long history of research, yet there is comparatively little documentation on Oceanic languages. This volume presents new data for further typological studies. While previous research on serial verbs in Oceanic languages was mostly devoted to "core" serial constructions (with non-contiguous sV(o)sV(o) nuclei), this volume contributes a more detailed investigation of the "nuclear" type of complex predicates involving contiguous sVV(o) nuclei. Complex predicates of the form VV may correspond to two different syntactic structures, either co-ranking or hierarchized (head-modifier). Though the VV pattern does evidence a tendency to-wards structural compression, often entailing the fusion of the argument structures of two or more nuclei, yet it cannot be reduced to cases of co-lexicalization, com-pounding or grammaticalization. The data also show the "nuclear" type to be compatible with all types of basic word orders (VSO, VOS, SVO, SOV), with no evidence that this results from any word order change. This challenges the claim that "nuclear" serialization correlates with verb-final order, and "core" serialization with verb-medial order. Isabelle Bril and Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre are Researchers at the LACITO-CNRS in Villejuif, France. FROM THE CONTENTS: Complex nuclei in Oceanic languages: contribution to an areal typology ISABELLE BRIL What do we really know about serial verb constructions in Austronesian and Papuan languages? GUNTER SENFT Core-layer junctures in Saliba (Saliba Island, Milne Bay province of Papua New Guinea) ANNA MARGETTS Serial and Complex Verb Constructions in Teop (North Bougainville) JESSIKA REINIG Chains of freedom: Constraints and creativity in the macro-verb strategies of Mwotlap (Vanuatu) ALEXANDRE FRANÇOIS Serial and compound verbs in Anejom (Vanuatu) JOHN LYNCH Complex verb constructions and dependency-marking strategies in Nêlêmwa (New Caledonia) ISABELLE BRIL Complex predicate constructions in East Uvean (Wallis) CLAIRE MOYSE-FAURIE Serial verbs and complex constructions in Pileni (Solomon Islands) ÅSHILD NÆSS Complex predicates in Tahitian: a particular case of qualitative modification MIROSE PAIA AND JACQUES VERNAUDON Complex predicates and Juxtapositional Constructions in Samoan ULRIKE MOSEL The grammaticization of directional verbs in Oceanic languages MALCOLM ROSS The evolution of the verb 'take' in New Caledonian languages FRANÇOISE OZANNE-RIVIERRE Verbal compounds and lexical prefixes in the languages of New Caledonia FRANÇOISE OZANNE-RIVIERRE AND JEAN-CLAUDE RIVIERRE SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER AT www.degruyter.de/newsletter To order, please contact SFG-Servicecenter-Fachverlage Postfach 4343 72774 Reutlingen, Germany Fax: +49 (0)7071 - 93 53 - 33 E-mail: deGruyter at s-f-g.com For USA, Canada and Mexico: Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 200 Saw Mill River Road Hawthorne, NY 10532, USA Fax: +1 (914) 747-1326 E-mail: cs at degruyterny.com Please visit our website for other publications by Mouton de Gruyter: www.mouton-publishers.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Diese E-Mail und ihre Dateianhaenge ist fuer den angegeben Empfaenger und/oder die Empfaengergruppe bestimmt. 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From gkristia at filol.ucm.es Sat Jul 24 21:47:01 2004 From: gkristia at filol.ucm.es (Gitte Kristiansen) Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:47:01 +0200 Subject: Theme Session Lectal Varieties ICLC9 Message-ID: First Call for Papers for a Theme Session at the 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea) 17- 22 July 2005 Lectal Varieties and the Conceptualization of Lectal Variation in Cognitive Linguistics Gitte Kristiansen and Dirk Geeraerts Lectal varieties (those mental constructs which we traditionally label as “dialects”, “accents”, “styles”, “registers” etc.) seem to constitute categories which are analysable according to the models provided by Cognitive Linguistics. For one thing, they are analysable as categories with a prototype structure. For another, general cultural models and conceptual metaphors seem to shape the way language users conceptualize language variety and language varieties. In the third place, lectal variation is linguistically meaningful. In spite of these perspectives, lectal varieties remain understudied from the point of view of Cognitive Linguistics. We would thus like to invite researchers working from the perspective of Cognitive Linguistics to submit abstracts on issues related to, but not strictly limited to, the following topics: Lectal varieties: passive and active competence Lectal varieties and social identities Lectal variation and linguistic meaning Varieties, variants and normativity Lectal varieties as gradable entities Dialect or style emergence or change Abstracts should be limited to max. 500 words and clearly state research questions, data and methodology. Please submit abstracts electronically (preferably in RTF format) to Dirk Geeraerts (dirk.geeraerts at arts.kuleuven.ac.be) and Gitte Kristiansen (gkristia at filol.ucm.es) before September 1. With best wishes, Gitte Kristiansen (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Dirk Geeraerts (K.U. Leuven) From hdls at unm.edu Sat Jul 24 23:06:59 2004 From: hdls at unm.edu (High Desert Linguistics Society) Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 17:06:59 -0600 Subject: First call for the HDLS-6 Linguistics Conference (Nov. 3-5, 2004) at the Univ of New Mexico Message-ID: The Sixth High Desert International Linguistics Conference will be held at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, November 3 -5, 2004. We invite you to submit proposals for 20-minute talks with 10-minute discussion sessions in any area of linguistics - especially those from a cognitive / functional linguistics perspective Papers in the following areas are particularly welcome: Evolution of language, Grammaticization, Metaphor & Metonymy, Language change & variation, Sociolinguistics, Bilingualism, Signed languages, Native American languages, Language acquisition and Computational Linguistics. The deadline for submitting abstracts is September 3rd, 2004. Abstracts should be sent via email, as an attachment, to hdls at unm.edu. Please include the title "HDLS-6 abstract "in the subject line. MS-Word format is preferred or RTF if necessary. The e-mail and attached abstract must include the following: 1. Author's Name(s) 2. Author's Affiliation(s) 3. Title of the Paper 4. E-mail address of the primary author The abstract should be no more than one page and no less than 11-point font. A second page is permitted for references and/or data. Only two submissions per author will be accepted and we will only consider submissions that conform to the above guidelines. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by the evening of September 5th, 2004 If you have any questions or need for further information please contact us at hdls at unm.edu with "HDLS-6 Conference" in the subject line. From iadimly at usc.es Mon Jul 26 14:12:23 2004 From: iadimly at usc.es (Maria Angeles Gomez) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:12:23 +0200 Subject: Ph D PROGRAMME ENGLISH DEPT. USC Message-ID: Please, circulate the following message .......................................................... Ph D Programme, 2004-2005 Department of English, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain Ph D Programme in English Language and Literature Coordinator: María de los Ángeles GÓMEZ-GONZÁLEZ The English Department at the USC is pleased to announce the opening of the registration period for the Ph D Programme in English Language and Literature for the academic year 2004-2005. Aimed at BA graduates in English Language and Literature or in such related disciplines as Linguistics, Media Studies, German Language, Humanities and the like, who wish to specialise in this area of knowledge and acquire a thorough theoretical and practical training, leading to an internationally recognized PhD qualification. Aims The PhD course in English Language and Literature has as its general aim to train and equip graduates in English Language and Literature (and related fields) to attain the highest qualification in the areas of English Language, specifically in the areas of English Linguistics (present-day and historical) and/or the Cultures and Literatures of English-speaking countries. Applications for admission: 1-17 de september 2004 For further details visit http://ietsil.usc.es/~iadimly/QUICKGUIDENGLISH.doc, or contact the programme coordinator, María de los Ángeles GÓMEZ-GONZÁLEZ, e-mail: iadimly at usc.es; Tel.: 981-563100 Ext:11856; Fax: 981-574646. _________________________________________________ Dr María de los Ángeles Gómez-González Ph D, Tenured/Senior Lecturer PhD Programme Coordinator University of Santiago de Compostela English Department Avda. Castelao s/n E-15782 Santiago de Compostela. Compostela. Tel: +34 981 563100 Ext. 11856 Fax: +34 981 574646 iadimly at usc.es personal website: http://ietsil.usc.es/~iadimly research team website: http://ietsil.usc.es/scimitar Fourth International Contrastive Linguistics Conference (ICLC-4), Santiago de Compostela, September 20-23, 2005: http://www.usc.es/iclc4 From bernard_ang82 at telkom.net Sat Jul 31 13:53:20 2004 From: bernard_ang82 at telkom.net (Bernard Ang) Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:53:20 +0700 Subject: maxim of jokes telling Message-ID: Sorry, i don't know how to call you! I have a problem with my thesis! I have difficulties in finding example for maxim for non-bonafide communication or maxim of joke telling! I hope you give me the examples! Quantity: Give exactly as much information as is necessary for the joke. can you give me the example and why it is funny. Quality: Say only what is compatible with the world of the joke. can you give the example and explain what situation that compatible for the joke? Relation: Say only what is relevant to the joke. can you give me the example and explain why it is funny. and what situation that relevant for the joke? Manner: Tell the joke efficiently. can you give the example and why it is funny and efficient for the joke I hope you reply soon. Thank you very much! Regards Bernard ========================================================================================== Netkuis Instan untuk wilayah Bandung (kode area 022) - SD,SMP,SMA berhadiah total puluhan juta rupiah... periode I dimulai 1 April 2004 ========================================================================================== From francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es Thu Jul 1 21:52:20 2004 From: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es (Francisco Jose Ruiz De Mendoza Ibanez) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 22:52:20 +0100 Subject: 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Message-ID: [Please, circulate] Call for Papers 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Theme: Language, Mind and Brain July 17th-22th, 2005 Seoul, Korea Call Deadline: 15-Sept-2004 (Theme Session), 15-Nov-2004 (General/Poster Session) FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS ICLC-2005 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Yonsei University Seoul KOREA 17-22 July 2005 (Sunday-Friday) http://www.iclc2005.org (after 1 May 2004) The International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA) will be holding its Ninth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC) in Seoul, Korea on 17-22 July 2005 (Conference Chair: Prof. Hyon-Sook Shin chair at iclc2005.org). This is the first ICLC held in Asia. The conference will include several theme sessions in addition to general and poster sessions. For information about the Association and previous conferences, visit the ICLA website: http://www.cogling.org SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS A. For General and Poster Sessions: We solicit abstracts (for 25-minute presentations including discussion) which address various aspects of cognitive approaches to human language. Papers on cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, corpus linguistics, or language processing will be of particular interest. However, papers concerning any issues relating cognition and language will be welcome. B. Theme Sessions: Organizers of theme sessions are asked submit the followings: (a) A short description of the topic of the session (300-500 words) (b) A detailed description of the structure of the session: presentations, discussions, breaks, etc. (with specific time allotment) (c) The abstracts of all speakers following the abstract specifications below (d) The names of discussants with contact information We ask that neither the presentation nor the discussion by a discussant exceeds 20 minutes. All submissions should follow the abstract specifications below: Abstract specifications Abstract Specifications An abstract should be maximum 500 words (about one page), including examples and references. It should specify research questions, approach, method, data and (expected) results. All abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by three members of a large international panel. Notification of Theme Session will be made on or before January 15, 2005. And notification of General and Poster Sessions will be made on or before February 15, 2005. Electronic submissions as attachment (in MS word or PDF format) are strongly encouraged. We ask each author to restrict their submission to one single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract maximum to give opportunity to more authors within limited time. The body of e-mail message should include - author name(s) - affiliation(s) - telephone number - e-mail address - fax number - title of paper - specific area (e.g., subfields of cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, etc.) - three to five keywords - presenter's name - preferred session: (a) General Session (b) Poster Session (c) preference General Session but willing to do a poster The abstract should be anonymous. All abstracts should be sent to park at iclc2005.org (Prof. Jeong-Woon Park, Program Committee Chair) Should you be unable to submit your abstract electronically, send three high-quality copies of your abstract and a separate page containing the required information to Prof. Jeong-Woon Park English Department, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 270 Imun-Dong Dongdaemun-Gu Seoul 130-791 KOREA IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline for Theme Sessions: September 15, 2004 Submission deadline for General and Poster Sessions: November 15, 2004 Acceptance notification of Theme Session: January 15, 2005 Acceptance notification of General and Poster Sessions: February 15, 2005 For further information, visit http://www.iclc2005.org (after 1 May 2004). Hyon-Sook Shin Ph.D. Conference Chair 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference chair at iclc2005.org Francisco J. RUIZ DE MENDOZA Universidad de La Rioja Departamento de Filolog?as Modernas Edificio de Filolog?a c/San Jos? de Calasanz s/n Campus Universitario 26004, Logro?o, La Rioja, Spain Tel.: 34 (941) 299433 / (941) 299430 FAX.: 34 (941) 299419 e-mail: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es From francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es Thu Jul 1 21:52:20 2004 From: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es (Francisco Ruiz de Mendoza) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 22:52:20 +0100 Subject: [Lexicog] 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Message-ID: [Please, circulate] Call for Papers 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Theme: Language, Mind and Brain July 17th-22th, 2005 Seoul, Korea Call Deadline: 15-Sept-2004 (Theme Session), 15-Nov-2004 (General/Poster Session) FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS ICLC-2005 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Yonsei University Seoul KOREA 17-22 July 2005 (Sunday-Friday) http://www.iclc2005.org (after 1 May 2004) The International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA) will be holding its Ninth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC) in Seoul, Korea on 17-22 July 2005 (Conference Chair: Prof. Hyon-Sook Shin chair at iclc2005.org). This is the first ICLC held in Asia. The conference will include several theme sessions in addition to general and poster sessions. For information about the Association and previous conferences, visit the ICLA website: http://www.cogling.org SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS A. For General and Poster Sessions: We solicit abstracts (for 25-minute presentations including discussion) which address various aspects of cognitive approaches to human language. Papers on cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, corpus linguistics, or language processing will be of particular interest. However, papers concerning any issues relating cognition and language will be welcome. B. Theme Sessions: Organizers of theme sessions are asked submit the followings: (a) A short description of the topic of the session (300-500 words) (b) A detailed description of the structure of the session: presentations, discussions, breaks, etc. (with specific time allotment) (c) The abstracts of all speakers following the abstract specifications below (d) The names of discussants with contact information We ask that neither the presentation nor the discussion by a discussant exceeds 20 minutes. All submissions should follow the abstract specifications below: Abstract specifications Abstract Specifications An abstract should be maximum 500 words (about one page), including examples and references. It should specify research questions, approach, method, data and (expected) results. All abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by three members of a large international panel. Notification of Theme Session will be made on or before January 15, 2005. And notification of General and Poster Sessions will be made on or before February 15, 2005. Electronic submissions as attachment (in MS word or PDF format) are strongly encouraged. We ask each author to restrict their submission to one single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract maximum to give opportunity to more authors within limited time. The body of e-mail message should include - author name(s) - affiliation(s) - telephone number - e-mail address - fax number - title of paper - specific area (e.g., subfields of cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, etc.) - three to five keywords - presenter's name - preferred session: (a) General Session (b) Poster Session (c) preference General Session but willing to do a poster The abstract should be anonymous. All abstracts should be sent to park at iclc2005.org (Prof. Jeong-Woon Park, Program Committee Chair) Should you be unable to submit your abstract electronically, send three high-quality copies of your abstract and a separate page containing the required information to Prof. Jeong-Woon Park English Department, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 270 Imun-Dong Dongdaemun-Gu Seoul 130-791 KOREA IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline for Theme Sessions: September 15, 2004 Submission deadline for General and Poster Sessions: November 15, 2004 Acceptance notification of Theme Session: January 15, 2005 Acceptance notification of General and Poster Sessions: February 15, 2005 For further information, visit http://www.iclc2005.org (after 1 May 2004). Hyon-Sook Shin Ph.D. Conference Chair 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference chair at iclc2005.org Francisco J. RUIZ DE MENDOZA Universidad de La Rioja Departamento de Filolog?as Modernas Edificio de Filolog?a c/San Jos? de Calasanz s/n Campus Universitario 26004, Logro?o, La Rioja, Spain Tel.: 34 (941) 299433 / (941) 299430 FAX.: 34 (941) 299419 e-mail: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/HKE4lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lexicographylist/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lexicographylist-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ From mg246 at cornell.edu Thu Jul 8 03:58:42 2004 From: mg246 at cornell.edu (Monica Gonzalez-Marquez) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 23:58:42 -0400 Subject: schedule: Image Schemas and Linguistic Relativity Message-ID: Hello Everyone, Here it is at last! The schedule to the workshop. The workshop will take place in the Richmont Building, which is the same building where the conference will take place. We'll have signs with the room number at the main entrance, etc. The information will also be on the website after tonight: http://cerebro.psych.cornell.edu/emcl/islr/index.htm See you then! Monica 10:00 Welcome 10:05 Stephanie Pourcel, University of Durham, Studying linguistic relativity empirically: scope and issues 10:45 Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Cornell University Image schemas: searching for consensus 11:25 Asifa Majid, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Miriam van Staden, University of Amsterdam, Nick Enfield,Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics The image schema and cross-linguistic differences in body-part terms 11:55 Jordan Zlatev, Lund University, Caroline David, University of Poitiers Do Swedes and Frenchmen view motion differently? 12:30 lunch 1:30 Margarita Correa-Beningfield, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Claude Vandeloise, Louisiana State University Gitte Kristiansen, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Image schema and empirical data from second language acquisition of English by Spanish speakers 2:00 Dominik Lukes, Collegium Hieronymi Pragensis Image schemas in second language learning and instruction: A case for a multidisciplinary approach 2:30 Benjamin K. Bergen & Ting Ting Avis Chan, University of Hawaii Writing direction and the universality of image schemas 3:00 Roslyn Frank, University of Iowa What do John Lucy's unitizer languages tell us about topological image schemas? 3:30 Chris Sinha, University of Portsmouth Canonicality, cultural embodiment and cultural variation 4:00 break 4:30 Stanka Fitneva, Queen's University Image schemas and linguistic relativity: a look to the future. Summary comments leading to general discussion From coulson at CogSci.ucsd.edu Thu Jul 8 06:13:58 2004 From: coulson at CogSci.ucsd.edu (coulson at CogSci.ucsd.edu) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 23:13:58 -0700 Subject: Cognitive Semiotics Workshop Message-ID: Center for Semiotic Research, University of Aarhus, and the Aarhus Research School of Linguistics hereby announce the Second Summer School in Cognitive Semiotics Bornholm, Denmark 1 - 4 September 2004 Theme: Perspectives on Poetics and Textual Analysis in Cognitive Semiotics PhD course and workshop by : Professor Christopher Collins (New York Univ.), Professor Mark Turner (CWRU, Cleveland), PhD Monica Gonzalez-Marquez (Cornell Univ.). Cognitive semiotics hereby offers an introduction to a remarkable development in contemporary poetics and text theory. Recent work on cognitive poetics shows that linguistic and aesthetic expressions and contents can be tracked back to phenomenologically given patterns of meaning, which are further analyzable in terms of cognitive schematisms, processes of mental integration, and neuro-semiotic principles of aesthetic sense-making. The production of meaning occurring in thought, speech, and literary writing - i.e. in texts - extends from mental imaging and grammatical constructivity to textual organization and the poetic creation of fictional or lyrical wholes; and these aesthetic compositions inversely determine the 'underlying' textual, grammatical, and mentally imaginal content formations. According to this view and approach, literature and grammar thus share substantial cognitive properties, and it is a fascinating and challenging task to develop models and conceptual tools for their text-based analysis. In cognitive semiotics, it is suggested that cognition and communication are essentially interrelated and intertwined. Communication can be studied as tendentially shared cognition, and cognition can, in certain respects, be seen as anticipated communication. Poetics and linguistics are therefore seen and developed as interrelated disciplines. Our invited teachers are prominent researchers in cognitive semantics and poetics. They will animate each day of the course by giving lectures, participating in subsequent critical debates, and commenting on student presentations. The PhD course will take place 1 - 4 September (10am - 6pm) at the following location: M?belfabrikken (Det regionale Erhvervshus) Gl. R?nnevej 17 3730 Neks? Bornholm Please register for the course no later than July 25 at the following e-mail address: semtina at hum.au.dk The course is free of charge. However, participants are expected to cover their own travel and living expenses and to make their own travel arrangements to Neks?. (http://www.bornholmstrafikken.dk and http://www.bat.dk/) Living expenses will amount to approx. DKK 625 (incl. VAT) per day. We recommend participants arrive August 30 and depart September 5. Due to limited accommodation at the venue we can accommodate max. 25 participants From language at sprynet.com Sun Jul 11 23:48:20 2004 From: language at sprynet.com (Alexander Gross) Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:48:20 -0400 Subject: Cognitive Semiotics Workshop Message-ID: With all due respect I would like to be as helpful and constructive as possible in encouraging you to publicize your upcoming conference, and for that reason I would like to suggest that you post your message on any or all of the following USENET groups: sci.psychology.theory sci.cognitive alt.psychology.mistake-theory sci.philosophy.meta and the following Yahoo discussion groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/deconstructions http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComplexityTheoryAndEnglishLiterature/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/critics_a51 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gillesdeleuze http://groups.yahoo.com/group/literaria http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cogsci_unisi/ http://www.ciscl.unisi.it http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cognitive-Science-Europe/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kritikasupport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SociobiologicalLiteraryCriticism http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LitCritReaders/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kritika Which I suppose is a somewhat indirect way of suggesting that I for one do not feel that your announcement has any deep kinship with linguistics, intermittently considered to be the "science of language," and should perhaps have been posted elsewhere rather than here. I don't believe the study you propose can under any circumstances be considered a science, much less an "evidence-based science" such as medicine is now striving to become. What's more, its major premises appear to be based on another highly dubious science, the MIT school of linguistics. Which tends to make your undertaking _doubly_ not a science. What's more, your proposed field of study follows directly in the footsteps of several other "ultimate" theories of literature during recent decades: the semanticist-based speculations of I.A. Richards, the "New Criticism" of Empson, Brooks, & Warren, the multiple transmogrifications of the whole pomo-decon-recon morass of Leman, Derrida, and others, and the more recent meanderings of the meme-mongers. You state in your announcement that "Recent work on cognitive poetics shows that linguistic and aesthetic expressions and contents can be tracked back to phenomenologically given patterns of meaning, which are further analyzable in terms of cognitive schematisms, processes of mental integration, and neuro-semiotic principles of aesthetic sense-making." (your full announcement is appended) In diverse but nonetheless related ways each of the other previous schools held that they too possessed a methodology so solid and unassailable that the deep inner meaning of literary works could be definitively ascertained and described, even though that meaning might turn out to be different for different readers. There is no convincing evidence that any of them truly succeeded. Precisely why would your project turn out differently? I noted this trend in the twenty-seventh reason of my "44 Reasons" piece a few years ago, and I find no evidence in your announcement likely to change what I wrote then. Despite an ingenious juggling of buzzwords, the description you provide may possibly qualify as litcrit, but I don't really see how it can pass scrutiny as linguistics. with very best to all! alex ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; ; Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:13 AM Subject: [FUNKNET] Cognitive Semiotics Workshop > Center for Semiotic Research, University of > Aarhus, and the Aarhus Research School of > Linguistics hereby announce the > > Second Summer School in Cognitive Semiotics > Bornholm, Denmark > 1 - 4 September 2004 > > Theme: > Perspectives on Poetics and Textual Analysis in Cognitive Semiotics > > PhD course and workshop by : > Professor Christopher Collins (New York Univ.), > Professor Mark Turner (CWRU, Cleveland), > PhD Monica Gonzalez-Marquez (Cornell Univ.). > > Cognitive semiotics hereby offers an introduction > to a remarkable development in contemporary > poetics and text theory. Recent work on cognitive > poetics shows that linguistic and aesthetic > expressions and contents can be tracked back to > phenomenologically given patterns of meaning, > which are further analyzable in terms of > cognitive schematisms, processes of mental > integration, and neuro-semiotic principles of > aesthetic sense-making. The production of > meaning occurring in thought, speech, and > literary writing - i.e. in texts - extends from > mental imaging and grammatical constructivity to > textual organization and the poetic creation of > fictional or lyrical wholes; and these aesthetic > compositions inversely determine the 'underlying' > textual, grammatical, and mentally imaginal > content formations. According to this view and > approach, literature and grammar thus share > substantial cognitive properties, and it is a > fascinating and challenging task to develop > models and conceptual tools for their text-based > analysis. > In cognitive semiotics, it is suggested that > cognition and communication are essentially > interrelated and intertwined. Communication can > be studied as tendentially shared cognition, and > cognition can, in certain respects, be seen as > anticipated communication. Poetics and > linguistics are therefore seen and developed as > interrelated disciplines. > Our invited teachers are prominent > researchers in cognitive semantics and poetics. > They will animate each day of the course by > giving lectures, participating in subsequent > critical debates, and commenting on student > presentations. > > The PhD course will take place 1 - 4 September > (10am - 6pm) at the following location: > > M?belfabrikken > (Det regionale Erhvervshus) > Gl. R?nnevej 17 > 3730 Neks? > Bornholm > > > Please register for the course no later than July > 25 at the following e-mail address: > semtina at hum.au.dk > > The course is free of charge. However, > participants are expected to cover their own > travel and living expenses and to make their own > travel arrangements to Neks?. > (http://www.bornholmstrafikken.dk and > http://www.bat.dk/) Living expenses will amount > to approx. DKK 625 (incl. VAT) per day. > > We recommend participants arrive August 30 and depart September 5. > > Due to limited accommodation at the venue we can > accommodate max. 25 participants > > From geoffnathan at wayne.edu Wed Jul 21 13:56:52 2004 From: geoffnathan at wayne.edu (Geoff Nathan) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:56:52 -0400 Subject: Phonology Theme Session Message-ID: Phonology in the Cognitive Grammar Worldview a theme session within the Ninth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. 17-22nd of July 2005 We are seeking abstracts for papers exploring how fundamental principles of Cognitive Grammar (prototype theory, experiential grounding--?embodiment?, principles of categorization, including the concept of the ?basic level,? and usage-based theories) can elucidate the organization of phonology in Language (either spoken or signed). We invite abstracts from researchers in all areas of cognitive linguistics and related frameworks who are interested in the way the purely form-oriented, physical aspect of language is perceived, categorized, organized and produced. Abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words, and clearly display their relevance to the topic. Abstracts should be submitted electronically (RTF or PDF format) to Geoffrey Nathan (geoffnathan at wayne.edu) and Jos? Antonio Mompe?n,(mompean at um.es), and should reach us no later than August 30. Authors will be notified by September 5th whether their abstracts have been selected for the theme session. The theme session proposal will then be submitted to the organizers of the ICLC-9, who will notify us of acceptance or rejection by January 15th. [apologies for cross-posting] Geoffrey S. Nathan Faculty Liaison, Computing and Information Technology, and Associate Professor of English Linguistics Program Phone Numbers Department of English Computing and Information Technology: (313) 577-1259 Wayne State University Linguistics (English): (313) 577-8621 Detroit, MI, 48202 C&IT Fax: (313) 577-1338 From imus7639 at mail.usyd.edu.au Thu Jul 22 02:28:02 2004 From: imus7639 at mail.usyd.edu.au (Ilana Mushin) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:28:02 +1000 Subject: Second position clitic phenomena Message-ID: Dear Funknetters, I'm working on a typology of second position clitic/auxiliary phenomena in Australian languages (=Wackernagel's position). These typically include some person/number/role (ie. Bound pronouns) and also some tense/aspect/mood information as a clitic complex that prosodically attaches to the 'first' constituent or word. I'm aware that such phenomena are relatively common cross linguistically. While there is lots of literature in the formal syntactic tradition, there does not appear to be much in the cognitive-functional tradition on this subject. My question for you all is: What kinds of functional explanations exist for grammaticalisation of second position phenomena? (including verb second, second position pronominal clitics and second position other grammatical material). Has there been much typological work in this area? You can respond directly to me (ilana.mushin at arts.usyd.edu.au) and I'll post a summary and list of references, if there is general interest. Thanks Ilana Mushin From Julia.Ulrich at degruyter.com Thu Jul 22 12:45:55 2004 From: Julia.Ulrich at degruyter.com (Julia Ulrich) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:45:55 +0200 Subject: Complex Predicates in Oceanic Languages, edited by Isabelle Bril and Francoise Ozanne-Rivierre (2004) Message-ID: NEW PUBLICATION FROM MOUTON DE GRUYTER COMPLEX PREDICATES IN OCEANIC LANGUAGES Studies in the Dynamics of Binding and Boundness Edited by Isabelle Bril and Fran?oise Ozanne-Rivierre 2004. xi, 398 pages. Cloth. EUR 118.00 / sFr 189.00 / approx. US$ 142.00 ISBN 3-11-018188-6 (Empirical Approaches to Language Typology 29) Date of publication: July 2004 http://www.degruyter.de/rs/bookSingle.cfm?id=IS-3110181886-1&l=E Serial verbs and complex predicates have a long history of research, yet there is comparatively little documentation on Oceanic languages. This volume presents new data for further typological studies. While previous research on serial verbs in Oceanic languages was mostly devoted to "core" serial constructions (with non-contiguous sV(o)sV(o) nuclei), this volume contributes a more detailed investigation of the "nuclear" type of complex predicates involving contiguous sVV(o) nuclei. Complex predicates of the form VV may correspond to two different syntactic structures, either co-ranking or hierarchized (head-modifier). Though the VV pattern does evidence a tendency to-wards structural compression, often entailing the fusion of the argument structures of two or more nuclei, yet it cannot be reduced to cases of co-lexicalization, com-pounding or grammaticalization. The data also show the "nuclear" type to be compatible with all types of basic word orders (VSO, VOS, SVO, SOV), with no evidence that this results from any word order change. This challenges the claim that "nuclear" serialization correlates with verb-final order, and "core" serialization with verb-medial order. Isabelle Bril and Fran?oise Ozanne-Rivierre are Researchers at the LACITO-CNRS in Villejuif, France. FROM THE CONTENTS: Complex nuclei in Oceanic languages: contribution to an areal typology ISABELLE BRIL What do we really know about serial verb constructions in Austronesian and Papuan languages? GUNTER SENFT Core-layer junctures in Saliba (Saliba Island, Milne Bay province of Papua New Guinea) ANNA MARGETTS Serial and Complex Verb Constructions in Teop (North Bougainville) JESSIKA REINIG Chains of freedom: Constraints and creativity in the macro-verb strategies of Mwotlap (Vanuatu) ALEXANDRE FRAN?OIS Serial and compound verbs in Anejom (Vanuatu) JOHN LYNCH Complex verb constructions and dependency-marking strategies in N?l?mwa (New Caledonia) ISABELLE BRIL Complex predicate constructions in East Uvean (Wallis) CLAIRE MOYSE-FAURIE Serial verbs and complex constructions in Pileni (Solomon Islands) ?SHILD N?SS Complex predicates in Tahitian: a particular case of qualitative modification MIROSE PAIA AND JACQUES VERNAUDON Complex predicates and Juxtapositional Constructions in Samoan ULRIKE MOSEL The grammaticization of directional verbs in Oceanic languages MALCOLM ROSS The evolution of the verb 'take' in New Caledonian languages FRAN?OISE OZANNE-RIVIERRE Verbal compounds and lexical prefixes in the languages of New Caledonia FRAN?OISE OZANNE-RIVIERRE AND JEAN-CLAUDE RIVIERRE SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER AT www.degruyter.de/newsletter To order, please contact SFG-Servicecenter-Fachverlage Postfach 4343 72774 Reutlingen, Germany Fax: +49 (0)7071 - 93 53 - 33 E-mail: deGruyter at s-f-g.com For USA, Canada and Mexico: Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 200 Saw Mill River Road Hawthorne, NY 10532, USA Fax: +1 (914) 747-1326 E-mail: cs at degruyterny.com Please visit our website for other publications by Mouton de Gruyter: www.mouton-publishers.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Diese E-Mail und ihre Dateianhaenge ist fuer den angegeben Empfaenger und/oder die Empfaengergruppe bestimmt. 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From gkristia at filol.ucm.es Sat Jul 24 21:47:01 2004 From: gkristia at filol.ucm.es (Gitte Kristiansen) Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:47:01 +0200 Subject: Theme Session Lectal Varieties ICLC9 Message-ID: First Call for Papers for a Theme Session at the 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea) 17- 22 July 2005 Lectal Varieties and the Conceptualization of Lectal Variation in Cognitive Linguistics Gitte Kristiansen and Dirk Geeraerts Lectal varieties (those mental constructs which we traditionally label as ?dialects?, ?accents?, ?styles?, ?registers? etc.) seem to constitute categories which are analysable according to the models provided by Cognitive Linguistics. For one thing, they are analysable as categories with a prototype structure. For another, general cultural models and conceptual metaphors seem to shape the way language users conceptualize language variety and language varieties. In the third place, lectal variation is linguistically meaningful. In spite of these perspectives, lectal varieties remain understudied from the point of view of Cognitive Linguistics. We would thus like to invite researchers working from the perspective of Cognitive Linguistics to submit abstracts on issues related to, but not strictly limited to, the following topics: Lectal varieties: passive and active competence Lectal varieties and social identities Lectal variation and linguistic meaning Varieties, variants and normativity Lectal varieties as gradable entities Dialect or style emergence or change Abstracts should be limited to max. 500 words and clearly state research questions, data and methodology. Please submit abstracts electronically (preferably in RTF format) to Dirk Geeraerts (dirk.geeraerts at arts.kuleuven.ac.be) and Gitte Kristiansen (gkristia at filol.ucm.es) before September 1. With best wishes, Gitte Kristiansen (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Dirk Geeraerts (K.U. Leuven) From hdls at unm.edu Sat Jul 24 23:06:59 2004 From: hdls at unm.edu (High Desert Linguistics Society) Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 17:06:59 -0600 Subject: First call for the HDLS-6 Linguistics Conference (Nov. 3-5, 2004) at the Univ of New Mexico Message-ID: The Sixth High Desert International Linguistics Conference will be held at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, November 3 -5, 2004. We invite you to submit proposals for 20-minute talks with 10-minute discussion sessions in any area of linguistics - especially those from a cognitive / functional linguistics perspective Papers in the following areas are particularly welcome: Evolution of language, Grammaticization, Metaphor & Metonymy, Language change & variation, Sociolinguistics, Bilingualism, Signed languages, Native American languages, Language acquisition and Computational Linguistics. The deadline for submitting abstracts is September 3rd, 2004. Abstracts should be sent via email, as an attachment, to hdls at unm.edu. Please include the title "HDLS-6 abstract "in the subject line. MS-Word format is preferred or RTF if necessary. The e-mail and attached abstract must include the following: 1. Author's Name(s) 2. Author's Affiliation(s) 3. Title of the Paper 4. E-mail address of the primary author The abstract should be no more than one page and no less than 11-point font. A second page is permitted for references and/or data. Only two submissions per author will be accepted and we will only consider submissions that conform to the above guidelines. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by the evening of September 5th, 2004 If you have any questions or need for further information please contact us at hdls at unm.edu with "HDLS-6 Conference" in the subject line. From iadimly at usc.es Mon Jul 26 14:12:23 2004 From: iadimly at usc.es (Maria Angeles Gomez) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:12:23 +0200 Subject: Ph D PROGRAMME ENGLISH DEPT. USC Message-ID: Please, circulate the following message .......................................................... Ph D Programme, 2004-2005 Department of English, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain Ph D Programme in English Language and Literature Coordinator: Mar?a de los ?ngeles G?MEZ-GONZ?LEZ The English Department at the USC is pleased to announce the opening of the registration period for the Ph D Programme in English Language and Literature for the academic year 2004-2005. Aimed at BA graduates in English Language and Literature or in such related disciplines as Linguistics, Media Studies, German Language, Humanities and the like, who wish to specialise in this area of knowledge and acquire a thorough theoretical and practical training, leading to an internationally recognized PhD qualification. Aims The PhD course in English Language and Literature has as its general aim to train and equip graduates in English Language and Literature (and related fields) to attain the highest qualification in the areas of English Language, specifically in the areas of English Linguistics (present-day and historical) and/or the Cultures and Literatures of English-speaking countries. Applications for admission: 1-17 de september 2004 For further details visit http://ietsil.usc.es/~iadimly/QUICKGUIDENGLISH.doc, or contact the programme coordinator, Mar?a de los ?ngeles G?MEZ-GONZ?LEZ, e-mail: iadimly at usc.es; Tel.: 981-563100 Ext:11856; Fax: 981-574646. _________________________________________________ Dr Mar?a de los ?ngeles G?mez-Gonz?lez Ph D, Tenured/Senior Lecturer PhD Programme Coordinator University of Santiago de Compostela English Department Avda. Castelao s/n E-15782 Santiago de Compostela. Compostela. Tel: +34 981 563100 Ext. 11856 Fax: +34 981 574646 iadimly at usc.es personal website: http://ietsil.usc.es/~iadimly research team website: http://ietsil.usc.es/scimitar Fourth International Contrastive Linguistics Conference (ICLC-4), Santiago de Compostela, September 20-23, 2005: http://www.usc.es/iclc4 From bernard_ang82 at telkom.net Sat Jul 31 13:53:20 2004 From: bernard_ang82 at telkom.net (Bernard Ang) Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:53:20 +0700 Subject: maxim of jokes telling Message-ID: Sorry, i don't know how to call you! I have a problem with my thesis! I have difficulties in finding example for maxim for non-bonafide communication or maxim of joke telling! I hope you give me the examples! Quantity: Give exactly as much information as is necessary for the joke. can you give me the example and why it is funny. Quality: Say only what is compatible with the world of the joke. can you give the example and explain what situation that compatible for the joke? Relation: Say only what is relevant to the joke. can you give me the example and explain why it is funny. and what situation that relevant for the joke? Manner: Tell the joke efficiently. can you give the example and why it is funny and efficient for the joke I hope you reply soon. Thank you very much! Regards Bernard ========================================================================================== Netkuis Instan untuk wilayah Bandung (kode area 022) - SD,SMP,SMA berhadiah total puluhan juta rupiah... periode I dimulai 1 April 2004 ==========================================================================================