CFP: Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language

[Seana Coulson]

CSDL 2006: Preliminary Call for Abstracts
(Apologies for cross-postings)

The 8th conference on
CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE, DISCOURSE, AND LANGUAGE
Theme: Language in Action

will be held on November 3-5, 2006 at the University of California, San Diego

The deadline for abstracts is June 1, 2006

The following invited speakers will lecture at the conference:

William Croft (University of New Mexico)
Ronald Langacker (UCSD)

The conference is sponsored by UCSD's Department of Cognitive Science, Department of Linguistics, the Center for Research in Language, and the Division of Social Sciences.

Papers in cognitive, functional, and discourse linguistics and related research areas are welcome, including research on conceptual structure, conceptual operations, grammar, meaning, cognitive processing, acquisition, language use, discourse function, and other issues. Papers are especially encouraged bearing on, but not limited to, the following topics related to the special conference theme Language in Action:

Cognition, Gesture, and Sign
Conceptual Blending in Discourse
Language in Interaction
Situated and Distributed Cognition
Usage-Based Models

Talks will be 20 minutes in length, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. There will be 2-3 parallel sessions of regular papers, plus plenary lectures.

ABSTRACTS in PDF format are due June 1, 2006. An abstract of 500 words should be submitted via the web interface:

http://csdl.ucsd.edu/


Abstracts should make a clear and interesting point, and indicate the kind of arguments and evidence that will be given in support of it.

For additional information on the conference, please consult our rapidly evolving website:

http://csdl.ucsd.edu/home/

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Seana Coulson, Ph.D.
UCSD Cognitive Science
tel: 858-534-7486
fax: 858-534-1128
coulson at cogsci.ucsd.edu
http://www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/~coulson/