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Unless expressly stated in the body of the text of the email, this email is not intended to form a binding contract - a list of authorised signatories is available from the University of Wales, Bangor Finance Office. www.bangor.ac.uk From llshuang at reading.ac.uk Thu Feb 1 16:42:56 2007 From: llshuang at reading.ac.uk (llshuang at reading.ac.uk) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:42:56 +0000 Subject: Pragmatics Message-ID: New book Huang, Y. (2007). Pragmatics. Oxford University Press. Available now through all good bookshops, or direct from Oxford University Press at: http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-924368-9 ----- Dear Colleagues - May I take the liberty to let you know that my new book on pragmatics has just been published by Oxford UP. I attach an OUP flyer below. Best, Yan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford University Press Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics) Yan Huang * Authoritative, up-to-date, and comprehensive * Covers the lates research developments * Relates work in linguistics and philosophy of language * Includes examples from English and a wide range of languages * Written by one of the leading scholars in the field This introduction to pragmatics - the study of language in use - provides an authoritative, up-to-date, and comprehensive account of its central topics and a guide to the latest research. It opens with a discussion of the scope, meaning, and history of pragmatics from Aristotle to the present. It shows how the subject relates to the study of semantics, syntax, and sociolinguistics and to such fields as the philosophy of language, linguistic anthropology, and artificial intelligence. The remainder of the volume is divided into two parts. Part I begins with an account of classical and neo-Gricean theories of conversational and conventional implicature. It considers presupposition and speech act theory, and describes the different kinds of deixis. Part II explores some of the most productive current work in the subject, much of it at the interface between pragmatics and other core areas of inquiry. It looks at the pragmatics-cognition interface and relevance theory before examining the interfaces between pragmatics and semantics and pragmatics and syntax. Professor Huang illustrates his lively account with examples drawn from English and a wide range of the world's languages. He includes exercises and essay topics at the end of each chapter, and offers guidance and suggested solutions at the end of the volume. He provides a full glossary of terms and guides to further reading. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this is the ideal textbook for students of linguistics. It will also be a valuable resource for scholars and students of language in philosophy, psycholoy, anthropology, and computer science. Yan Huang is Professor of Theoretical Linguistics at the University of Reading. He has a PhD from the University of Cambridge and a DPhil from the University of Oxford, and has taught linguistics at both universities. His published work includes_The Syntax and Pragmaics of Anaphora_ (CUP, 1994) and _Anaphora: A Cross-Linguistic Study_ (OUP, 2000). He has also published a number of articles and reviews in leading international journals of linguistics. 2007/366 pages ISBN 0-19-929837-8 (Hardback) ISBN 0-19-924368-9 (Paperback) From bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de Fri Feb 2 01:35:11 2007 From: bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de (bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 01:35:11 GMT Subject: Summary: Pronominal Reference Message-ID: Dear all, A few days before X-mas, I posted a query on intra- and inter-sentential pronominal reference resolution. Despite the unfavourable moment, a number of researchers found the time to help me, for which I’m most grateful. I also apologise for not having yet answered to all individually due to lack of time (because of a project proposal). I’ll try to make up for it in the next days. So, many many thanks to: Werner Abraham (Universitaet Wien) Shanley Allen (Boston University) René Dirven Elaine Grolla (Universidade de São Paulo) David Ingram (Arizona State University) Annetthe Karmiloff-Smith (University College London) Mvogo Kuna (Université de Bourdeaux III) Ronald Langacker (University of California, San Diego) Márcio Leitão (Universidade Federal da Paraíba) Marcus Maia (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) Danielle Matthews (University of Manchester) Lise Menn (University of Colorado, Boulder) Sérgio Menuzzi (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul) Ellen Prince (University of Pennsylvania) Eduardo Raposo (University of California, Santa Barbara) Silvia Ramirez Gelbes (Universidad de Buenos Aires) Erik-Jan Smits (University of Groningen) Ron Smyth (University of Toronto) Hyun-joo Song (Yonsei University, Korea) André L. Souza (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) Heather van der Lely (University College London) Carl Vogel (Trinity College Dublin) Alexander Ziem (Universität Basel) In what follows, the recommended references are listed: Abraham, W. (2002). Pronomina im Diskurs: deutsche Personal- und Demonstrativpronomina unter 'Zentrierungsperspektive'. Grammatische Überlegungen zu einer Teiltheorie der Textkohärenz. Sprachwissenschaft, 27(4), pp. 447–491. Berman, S., & Hestvik, A. (1997). Principle B, DRT and plural pronouns. In H. Bennis, P. Pica, & J. Rooryck (Eds.), Atomism & Binding. Dordrecht: Foris. Chambers, C. G., & Smyth, R. (1998). Structural parallelism and discourse coherence: A test of Centering Theory. Journal of Memory and Language, 39(4), pp. 593–608. Comrie, B. (1986). Reflections on subject and object control. Journal of Semantics, 4, pp. 47–65. Comrie, B. (1988). Coreference and conjunction reduction in grammar and discourse. In J. Hawkings (Ed.), Explaining language universals. 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Australian Journal of Linguistics, 21(1), pp. 99–129. Negrão, E. V., & Muller, A. (1989). Anáfora em algumas estruturas de complementação. Anais do XIX Seminário do GEL, Lorena, SP, 1990 (pp. 133–140). Bauru, SP. Raposo, E. (1985). Some asymmetries in the Binding Theory in Romance. The Linguistic Review, 5(1), pp. 75–110. Reinhart, T. (2006). Interface strategies: Optimal and costly computations. Linguistic Inquiry Monographs, 45. Cambridge Mass.: MIT Press. Reinhart, T. (2007). Strategies of anaphora resolution. In X. Blanco (Ed.), 2007 NooJ Conference, Barcelona, June 7-9, 2007. Reinhart, T. (to appear). Processing or pragmatics? Explaining the coreference delay. In T. Gibson, & N. Pearlmutter (Eds.), The processing and acquisition of reference. Cambridge MA: MIT Press. Roberts, J. (1997). Switch-reference in Papua New Guinea: A preliminary survey. Papers in Papuan Linguistics, 3, pp. 101–241. Schwarz, M. (2000). 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Discourse prominence influences preschoolers' comprehension of pronouns. Journal of Memory and Language, 52, pp. 29–57. Spenader, J., Smits, E.-J., & Hendriks, P. (2006). Coherent discourse solves the pronoun interpretation problem. Unpublished manuscript. Surian, L., Baron-Cohen, S., & van der Lely, H. K. J. (1996). Are children with autism deaf to Grician maxims? Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 1, pp. 55–71. Tanz, C. (1980). Studies in the acquisition of deictic terms. Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Tyler, L. K., & Marslen-Wilson, W. (1982). The resolution of discourse anaphors: Some on-line studies. Text, 2, pp. 263–291. van der Lely, H. K. J. (1997). Narrative discourse in grammatical-specific language impaired children: A modular language deficit? Journal of Child Language, 24, pp. 221–256. van der Lely, H. K. J., & Stollwerck, L. (1997). Binding theory and specifically language impaired children. Cognition, 62, pp. 245–290. Retrieved 13-Jan-07, from http://ucl.ac.uk/DLDCN/vdL&S97.pdf. van Hoek, K. (1989). Towards a unified account of reflexives. Paper presented at the "Cognitive Linguistics Workshop", San Diego, May 13-14, 1989. van Hoek, K. (1990). Pronominal anaphora and cognitive grammar: Doctoral dissertation. San Diego: University of California. van Hoek, K. (1992). Paths through conceptual structure: Constraints on pronominal anaphora. San Diego: University of California. van Hoek, K. (1995). Conceptual reference points: A cognitive grammar account of pronominal anaphora constraints. Language, 71(2), pp. 310–340. van Hoek, K. (1996). A cognitive grammar account of bound anaphora. In E. H. Casad (Ed.), Cognitive Linguistics Research: Vol. 6. Cognitive linguistics in the redwoods. The expansion of a new paradigm in linguistics (pp. 753–791). Berlin; New York: Mouton de Gruyter. van Hoek, K. (1997a). Anaphora and conceptual structure. Cognitive Theory of Language and Culture. Chicago Ill.: University of Chicago Press. van Hoek, K. (1997b). Backwards anaphora as a constructional category. Functions of Language, 4(1), pp. 47–82. van Hoek, K. (2003). Pronouns and point of view: Cognitive principles of coreference. In M. Tomasello (Ed.), The new psychology of language. Vol. 2. Cognitive and functional approaches to language structure (pp. 169–194). Mahwah NJ: Erlbaum. van Hoek, K., Kibrik, A. A., & Noordman, L. G. M. (Eds.). (1999). Discourse studies in cognitive linguistics: Selected papers from the 5th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Amsterdam, July 1997. Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 176. Amsterdam; Philadelphia PA: Benjamins. Walker, M., Joshi, A., & Prince, E. (Eds.). (1997). Centering theory in discourse. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ***************************************************************** Susanna Bartsch https://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/mitarb/homepage/bartsch/ bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de Zentrum für allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Typologie und Universalienforschung (ZaS) Centre for General Linguistics, Typology, and Universals Research Schützenstr. 18 10117 Berlin Germany Tel. +49 (0)30 20192562 Fax +49 (0)30 20192402 ***************************************************************** From bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de Fri Feb 2 03:10:51 2007 From: bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de (bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 03:10:51 GMT Subject: Query: The Pronoun Interpretation Problem in Child Language Development Message-ID: *************************** Apologies for cross-posting *************************** Dear all, Having posted the summary on pronominal reference resolution, I’d like now to post a related query, this time concerning the so-called Delay of Principle B Effect (DPBE) or Pronoun Interpretation Problem (PIP) in child language development. In one of the first studies on the issue, Chien & Wexler (1990) observed an asymmetry in English-learning children’s pattern of acquisition of intrasentential pronominal anaphora. Children showed an adult-like interpretation of reflexives from at least age 3, but performed only at chance level with personal pronouns up to age 7 – the so-called DPBE or PIP. Chien & Wexler also observed that children only performed poorly when the potential antecedent was a referring nominal phrase (NP). When the potential antecedent was a quantifier phrase, children’s performance was adult-like. ON the other hand, this quantificational asymmetry has been challenged Boster 1994; Grolla 2005; Matthews et al. submitted; Conroy et al. 2006 submitted). It has also been observed that PIP appears predominantly in interpretation, but not in production (Bloom et al. 1994; Spenader et al. 2006; de Villiers et al. to appear), a finding not confirmed in other studies (Matthews et al. submitted). A number of explanations have been given to PIP, such as the pragmatic account (Chien & Wexler 1990; Thonrton & Wexler 1999); the processing account (Reinhart 2000, to appear); and the bidirectional optimisation account (Hendriks & Spenader 2004; Hendriks & Spenader 2005/2006; Spenader et al. 2006). What I’d like to ask you is whether you can help me in my search of studies on PIP. I’ve already found a number of studies (listed below), above all for English, Dutch, and some Romance languages. What I’m especially looking for is studies on children learning German, Russian, and (Brazilian or European) Portuguese, as well as studies in bilingual and L2 acquisition. For Russian and (Brazilian) Portuguese, I’ve only found the studies by Avrutin & Wexler (1992) and Grolla (2005), respectively, and none for German. Also in the case of bilingual and L2 acquisition there seem to be only some studies: Varlokosta & Dullaart (2001) and Sanoudaki (2003) for the former, White (1998) for the latter. I’m especially interested in these languages and acquisitional constellations, as well as in results concerning (i) age of occurrence and resolution of PIP; (ii) the quantificational asymmetry; (iii) the production vs. interpretation asymmetry; (iv) and also in explanatory accounts. But if you hopefully happen to know any other studies than those listed below, regardless of the language, acquisitional context and approach, I’d be most grateful if you let me know. Many thanks in advance Best wishes Susanna References Avrutin, S., & Wexler, K. (1992). Development of Principle B in Russian: Coindexation at LF and coreference. Language Acquisition, 2(4), pp. 259–306. Baauw, S. (1999). The role of the clitic-full pronoun distinction in the acquisition of pronominal coreference. In A. Greenhill, H. Littlefield, & C. Tano (Eds.), BUCLD 23. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, November 1998. Vol. 1 (pp. 32–43). Somerville, Mass.: Cascadilla Press. Baauw, S., & Cuetos, F. (2003). The interpretation of pronouns in Spanish language acquisition and breakdown: Evidence for the "Principle B Delay" as a non-unitary phenomenon. Language Acquisition, 11(4), pp. 219–275. Baauw, S., & Delfitto, D. (2005). New views on reflexivity: Delay effects in acquisition, cross-modular principle B and reflexive clitics in Romance. Probus, 17(2), pp. 145–184. Baauw, S., Escobar, L., & Philip, W. (1997). A Delay of Principle B Effect in Spanish-speaking children: The role of lexical feature acquisition. In A. Sorace, C. Heycock, & R. Shillcok (Eds.), Proceedings of the GALA '97 Conference on Language Acquisition. Edinburgh: HCRC. Bloom, P., Barss, A., Nicol, J., & Conway, L. (1994). Children's knowledge of binding and coreference: Evidence from spontaneous speech. Language, 70(1), pp. 53–71. Boster, C. (1994). Children's failure to obey Principle B: Syntactic problem or lexical error? In J. Abe, L. Ferro, L. 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The proceedings of the Inaugural Conference on Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition - North America, Honolulu, HI. (pp. 89–100). University of Connecticut. White, L. (1998). Second language acquisition and Binding Principle B: Child/adult differences. Second Language Research, 14(4), pp. 425–439. ***************************************************************** Susanna Bartsch https://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/mitarb/homepage/bartsch/ bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de Zentrum für allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Typologie und Universalienforschung (ZaS) Centre for General Linguistics, Typology, and Universals Research Schützenstr. 18 10117 Berlin Germany Tel. +49 (0)30 20192562 Fax +49 (0)30 20192402 ***************************************************************** From tpayne at uoregon.edu Fri Feb 2 16:28:06 2007 From: tpayne at uoregon.edu (Thomas E. Payne) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:28:06 -0800 Subject: Announcement: North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad Message-ID: On 29 March, 2007, an academic competition in linguistics for secondary school students will be held in four US cities and the Internet. The program is called the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (www.namclo.org), Students throughout North America (defined as Canada, the USA and Mexico) are eligible to compete for prizes and a chance to participate in the International Linguistics Olympiad to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in August of 2007. The host cities for the 2007 pilot program will be Boston (Brandeis University), Pittsburgh (Carnegie Melon University), Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) and Ithaca (Cornell University). The program has received funding from the US National Science Foundation, the Linguistics Society of America and several corporate sponsors. The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NAMCLO) is the direct descendent of the Olympiad in Linguistics and Mathematics founded in 1965 in Moscow, Russia. High school students compete by solving linguistics and logic problems based on natural languages. This program is credited with introducing thousands of Russian students to the field of linguistics, many of whom have gone on to become prominent professional linguists. Although the term "computational" is employed in the title of the new program, you will find that most of the problems are of the traditional type. This is not a competition that deals with computer technology, but with all aspects of natural language structure and function, including computational thinking as it relates to natural language processing. Over the years, many problems have been created for the Russian Olympiad, various olympiads in other countries, and the International Linguistics Olympiad. These can often be adapted for use in introductory (or even advanced!) linguistics courses, and are being made available for use by professional linguists. However, each year fresh problems are needed to stimulate new generations of budding linguists. For that reason, we would like to ask you, Funknet subscribers, to consider submitting a problem in a language you know well. Guidelines for problem creation and a list of ideas for potential problems are available from the organizers mentioned below. Thank you very much for your help in raising the profile of our discipline among secondary school students. Please contact any of the executive team members below if you have any questions or would like to be involved in some way, including possibly hosting a competition in your area next year and/or submitting a problem for future competitions. Lori Levin - Co-chair. lsl at cs.cmu.edu Thomas E. Payne - Co-chair. tpayne at uoregon.edu Dragomir R. Radev - Program chair. radev at umich.edu From els603 at bangor.ac.uk Mon Feb 5 21:17:38 2007 From: els603 at bangor.ac.uk (June Luchjenbroers) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:17:38 +0000 Subject: EXTENDED DEADLINE: UK-Cognitive Linguistics conference, Cardiff Message-ID: Because a number of submissions have been delayed, We have extended the deadline by a week for all persons unable to make the 5th February deadline NEW DEADLINE for abstract submissions MONDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2nd Conference of the UK-Cognitive Linguistics Assoc. “New Directions in Cognitive Linguistics” Cognitive Linguistics, Applied CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, WALES, U.K. August 27-30, 2007 Keynote Speakers: Lynne Cameron, Seana Coulson, Klaus-Uwe Panther, Chris Sinha, Eve Sweetser, Arie Verhagen Deadline for abstract submissions: 12th Feb. 2007 Notice of acceptance April 2007 Early registration deadline 31st July 2007 Conference dates 27-30 August 2007 Submission of papers for publication (14th January 2007) SEND abstracts to NDCL-2 at cardiff.ac.uk (* We acknowledge every abstract we receive, so if you’ve sent an abstract or message and not received an acknowledgement Please send it again?) 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Unless expressly stated in the body of the text of the email, this email is not intended to form a binding contract - a list of authorised signatories is available from the University of Wales, Bangor Finance Office. www.bangor.ac.uk From aberez at umail.ucsb.edu Sun Feb 11 20:04:43 2007 From: aberez at umail.ucsb.edu (Andrea L. Berez) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:04:43 -0800 Subject: WAIL 2007 CFP: Please resend abstracts Message-ID: FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS (PLEASE SEE URGENT REQUEST BELOW) Workshop on American Indigenous Languages Santa Barbara, CA May 11-12, 2007 URGENT REQUEST: Due to undetermined technical difficulties, many abstracts sent by e-mail before Friday afternoon, February 9, 2007 were erased by the server and not received by WAIL. Please RESEND your abstracts to wail at linguistics.ucsb.edu by Monday, February 19, 2007 so that they can be evaluated for WAIL 2007. Thank you very much, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The Linguistics department at the University of California, Santa Barbara announces its tenth annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL), which provides a forum for the discussion of theoretical and descriptive studies of the indigenous languages of the Americas. We are pleased to have Dr. Judith Aissen from the University of California at Santa Cruz as our WAIL Keynote speaker for 2007! Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic in linguistics. Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts should be 500 words or less (excluding examples and/or references) and can be submitted by hard copy or email. Individuals may submit abstracts for one single and one co-authored paper. Please indicate your source(s) and type(s) of data in the abstract (e.g. recordings, texts, conversational, elicited, narrative, etc.). For co-authored papers, please indicate who plans to present the paper as well as who will be in attendance. For email submissions: Include the abstract as an attachment. Please limit your abstracts to the following formats: PDF, RTF, or Microsoft Word document. Include the following information in the body of the email message: (1) your name; (2) affiliation; (3) mailing address; (4) phone number; (5) email address; (6) title of your paper. Send email submissions to: wail at linguistics.ucsb.edu For hard copy submissions: Please send five copies of your abstract, along with a 3x5 card with: (1) your name; (2) affiliation; (3) mailing address; (4) phone number; (5) email address; (6) title of your paper. Send hard copy submissions to: Workshop on American Indigenous Languages Department of Linguistics University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: February 19, 2007 Notification of acceptance will be by email no later than March 5, 2007. General Information: Santa Barbara is situated on the Pacific Ocean near the Santa Yñez Mountains. The UCSB campus is located near the Santa Barbara airport. Participants may also fly into LAX airport in Los Angeles, which is approximately 90 miles southeast of the campus. Shuttle buses run between LAX and Santa Barbara. Information about hotel accommodations will be posted on our website (http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/nailsg/index.html). For further information contact the conference coordinators, Joye Kiester or Bekki Siemens, at wail at linguistics.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-3776, or check out our website at http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/nailsg/index.html/ From Jean-Christophe.Verstraete at arts.kuleuven.be Tue Feb 13 11:53:25 2007 From: Jean-Christophe.Verstraete at arts.kuleuven.be (Jean-Christophe Verstraete) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:53:25 +0100 Subject: LOT Summer school: registration open Message-ID: The LOT (Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics) Summer School 2007 will be held from June 11 to 22 in Leuven, Belgium. The full program of the Summer School is now available from: http://www.lotschool.nl/GraduateProgram/LotSchools/Leuven%20summerschool%202007/index07.html You can use this website to register for the courses and make a hotel reservation. The deadline for registration and hotel reservation is April 15, 2007. Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm From sepkit at utu.fi Tue Feb 20 17:24:20 2007 From: sepkit at utu.fi (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Seppo_Kittil=E4?=) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:24:20 +0200 Subject: Cfp: Workshop on benefactives and malefactives Message-ID: (Apologies for multiple postings) CALL FOR PAPERS WORKSHOP ON THE TYPOLOGY OF BENEFACTIVES AND MALEFACTIVES October 25-26, 2007 University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland Organizers: Fernando Zúñiga (Zurich) Seppo Kittilä (Helsinki) Benefactives (and malefactives) have been a recurrent topic in linguistic studies during the past few decades. The goal of this workshop is to bring those linguists together who are working on benefaction/malefaction and who are interested in how languages express these meanings. We welcome papers dealing with any topic related to benefactives/malefactives from a cross-linguistic perspective as well as papers describing the phenomenon in individual languages (the latter refer to more descriptive approaches to the problem). Special emphasis will be placed upon the possibility of covering a wide range of semantic and syntactic issues related to the expression of benefaction and malefaction, as well as how to best deal with cross-linguistic variation in this domain. Possible topics for papers include (but are not restricted to): - The syntactic status of benefactives/malefactives (cross- linguistically or in an individual language). - The semantics associated with benefactives/malefactives (i.e., in what ways a participant can be viewed as a benefative/malefactive). - Whether languages formally distinguish between different kinds of bene-factives/malefactives and, in case they do, how these differences are manifested (e.g. via distinct case markers, adpositions, distinct applicative markers, etc.). - The relation of benefactives and malefactives to other functions (e.g. indirect causation or purpose). - What kinds of restrictions are there on the use of benefactives/ malefactives (e.g. animacy, predicate semantics, negation, pragmatic restrictions, etc.). - Whether languages distinguish between benefactives and malefactives overtly and/or obligatorily; it seems that in many languages the distinction is merely pragmatic. - Theoretical approaches to benefaction/malefaction (how these notions are best described in a theory of grammar/syntax). Please send us an (anonymous) abstract (of maximally 500 words, excluding data) no later than May 15, 2007. We prefer abstracts sent as attachment to an e-mail (in .doc or .pdf-format). We will notify you of the acceptance status of your abstract on June 15 at the latest. Fernando Zúñiga Seminar f. Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft Universität Zürich Plattenstrasse 54 8032 Zurich, Switzerland fernando.zuniga at spw.uzh.ch Seppo Kittilä Department of Linguistics P.O. Box 9 00014 University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland kittila at mappi.helsinki.fi From Vyv.Evans at brighton.ac.uk Wed Feb 21 10:18:16 2007 From: Vyv.Evans at brighton.ac.uk (Vyvyan Evans) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:18:16 -0000 Subject: Postgraduate programmes in Language & Cognition: Updated website Message-ID: Dear Colleagues. The School of Languages at the University of Brighton has a number of new programmes in Language and Cognition. These include the following: -PhD in Cognitive Linguistics -MA in Cognitive Linguistics -MRes in Cognitive Linguistics -MA in Language, Communication and Cognition The purpose of this email is to announce that the programme website for these degrees has now been updated: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/languages/research/vyvevans/CLBrighton.htm The updated website now includes details of required and option modules, and details of individual module/course descriptions. The updated website also features new opportunities for funding, including details of University of Brighton scholarships. Best wishes, Vyv --------------- Vyv Evans www.vyvevans.net From Vyv.Evans at brighton.ac.uk Wed Feb 21 10:23:56 2007 From: Vyv.Evans at brighton.ac.uk (Vyvyan Evans) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:23:56 -0000 Subject: International scholarships for graduate study Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The School of Languages at the University of Brighton is pleased to announce three international scholarships for 2007 entry. These can be used to offset tuition fees by students taking the MA in Cognitive Linguistics, or the MA in Language, Communication and Cognition at Brighton. Scholarship details are available here: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/languages/research/vyvevans/CLBrighton.htm#SCH OLARSHIPS Programme details are available here: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/languages/research/vyvevans/CLBrighton.htm Best wishes, Vyv --------------- Vyv Evans www.vyvevans.net From mislaas at utu.fi Thu Feb 22 14:16:49 2007 From: mislaas at utu.fi (Mikko Laasanen) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:16:49 +0200 Subject: Announcement of a new publication Message-ID: We would like to bring to your attention a new publication in the series Publications in General Linguistics, University of Turku, Finland. 10) Haukioja, Timo (ed.) 2006: Papers on Language Theory. (212 p.) ISBN 951-29-3214-8. Contents: Timo Haukioja: Foreword Jeremy I.M. Carpendale & Timothy P. Racine: Mead and Meaning: Implications of Views of Meaning for Developmental Theories T. Givón: Grammar as an Adaptive Evolutionary Product: On Representing Other Minds Peter Harder: Recursion in a Functional-Semantic Grammar Esa Itkonen: Concerning (Radical) Construction Grammar Esa Itkonen: Three Fallacies that Recur in Linguistic Argumentation Michael B. Kac: Autonomous Linguistics and Psycholinguistics Michael B. Kac: Linguistics and Interdisciplinarity: Three Case Studies Chris Sinha: Signifying Subjects Jordan Zlatev: On Intersubjectivity and Mimetic Schemas ---------- Previously published in the same series: 9) Itkonen, Esa 2005: Ten Non-European Languages. An Aid to the Typologist. (307 p.) ISBN 951-29-2769-1. ---------- Available for order through Turku University Bookstore (tykk at utu.fi) ---------- General Linguistics Hämeenkatu 2 A 7 20014 University of Turku From jordan.zlatev at ling.lu.se Fri Feb 23 14:33:33 2007 From: jordan.zlatev at ling.lu.se (Jordan Zlatev) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:33:33 +0100 Subject: First CFP: Conference of the Swedish Association for Language and Cognition Message-ID: The First Conference of the Swedish Association for Language and Cognition (SALC) Lund, Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2007 http://www.salc-sssk.org/ The First Conference of the Swedish Association for Language and Cognition (SALC) will be held at the Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University between Nov 29 and Dec 1, 2007. The conference will involve research investigating the dependence of language on structures and processes of general cognition (e.g. perception, memory and reasoning) and social cognition (e.g. joint attention and imitation), as well as affecting such structures and processes. The conference is intended to be a forum for the exchange of ideas between disciplines, fields of study and theoretical frameworks, involving researchers in Sweden and abroad. The annual meeting of SALC will be held on Dec 1 2007, to which all members are warmly invited. The programme will consist of oral presentations, a poster session, a discussion panel, as well as invited plenary talks by the following speakers: * Susan Goldin-Meadow, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago * Esa Itkonen, Department of Linguistics, University of Turku * Chris Sinha, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth * Östen Dahl, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University * Peter Gärdenfors, Department of Cognitive Science, Lund University We invite the submission of abstracts for oral or poster presentations related to, but not limited to the following topics: * semantic analysis and cognition * discourse analysis and cognition * grammar and cognition * pragmatics and cognition * language, semiotics and cognition * linguistic typology and cognition * language and cognitive development * language and cognitive impairment * language, action and perception * language and social cognition * language and cognitive evolution * language change and cogniton * language and gesture * language and consciousness * linguistic relativity and linguistic mediation Abstract submission One-page abstracts (of no more than 500 words, including references) should be sent as an attachment (MS Word preferred) to Marlene Johansson Falck, at marlene at magicspelling.com by June 1st 2007. Please make these anonymous (only title and text) and include affiliation, email and telephone in the body of the email. Please indicate whether an oral or poster presentation is preferred, and whether a poster presentation is acceptable if the space of the program does not allow for an oral presentation. If you do not receive a confirmation within 2 days, please resend your abstract. Abstracts will then be reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee (see below), and notification of acceptance will be sent by August 1. Registration fees, including conference participation, book of abstracts, and coffee/snacks * Faculty: 50 euro/450 SEK (40 euro/360 SEK for SALC members) * Students: 40 euro/360 SEK (30 euro/270 SEK for SALC members) Registration can be done online, to be announced in the Second Call for Papers. Important dates * Feb 23 2007: First Call for Papers * June 1 2007: Deadline for Abstract Submission * August 1 2007: Notification of acceptance * October 1 2007: Conference program announced * Nov 29 (afternoon) - Dec 1 2007 (whole day): SALC Conference Scientific Committee * Jóhanna Bar_dal, Department of Linguistics, University of Bergen * Ingar Brinck, Department of Philosophy, Lund University * Alan Cienki Department of Language and Communication, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam * Östen Dahl, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University * Caroline David, Département d'études anglophones, Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier III * Per Durst-Andersen, Centre for Language, Cognition and Mentality, Copenhagen Business School * Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen * Adam Glaz, Department of English UMCS, Lublin * Peter Gärdenfors, Department of Cognitive Science, Lund University * Anders Hougaard, Institute of Language and Communication, University of Southern Denmark * Esa Itkonen, Department of Linguistics, University of Turku * Christer Johansson, Department of Linguistics, University of Bergen * Suzanne Kemmer, Department of Linguistics, Rice University * Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University * Maarten Leemens, English Linguistics, Universitè de Lille3 * Cornelia Mueller, Department for Cultural Studies, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) * Chris Sinha, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth * Göran Sonesson, Department of Semiotics, Lund University Organizing Committee * Jordan Zlatev, Lund University and Umeå University * Mats Andrén, Lund University * Marlene Johansson Falck, Stockholm University * Carita Lundmark, Mid Sweden University * Ulf Magnusson, Luleå University of Technology * Carita Paradis, Växjö University *************************************************** Jordan Zlatev, Associate Professor Department of Linguistics Center for Languages and Literature Lund University Box 201 221 00 Lund, Sweden email: jordan.zlatev at ling.lu.se http://www.ling.lu.se/persons/JordanZlatev.html *************************************************** From ksinnema at ling.helsinki.fi Wed Feb 28 07:03:51 2007 From: ksinnema at ling.helsinki.fi (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kaius_Sinnem=E4ki?=) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:03:51 +0200 Subject: CFP: 'Manner' in the Theory of Language Message-ID: (apologies for cross-postings) 'Manner' in the Theory of Language Symposium to be held in Tampere, August 20-21, 2007 CALL FOR PAPERS The Linguistic Association of Finland is organizing a symposium on "'Manner' in the Theory of Language" to be held in Tampere, Finland, August 20-21, 2006. *** The purpose of the symposium is to concentrate on the theoretical issues concerning the category/feature 'Manner' in different linguistic theories and different domains of language meaning, structure, and use. We invite papers addressing theoretical questions as well as papers taking a specific (empirical) viewpoint on one (or more) particular language(s). Manner is a category that comes up in various parts of language description: syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse studies, phonology, prosody research, etc. Manner is used often as a feature that makes two otherwise similar categories different from each other. However, it is not always clear what kinds of phenomena count as 'manner.' For instance, the adverbs of manner can refer to many different kinds of phenomena which seem to have nothing in common. Thus, it is worth taking a closer look to 'manner' in order to come up to a treatment of the various phenomena that are called 'manner'. Irrespetive of the theoretical framework, the treatment of 'manner' is a relevant topic. In the symposium, different linguists can learn from each other's ideas of how to treat the phenomena called 'manner' in a way that helps us to really understand it better. Problems concerning the topic are for instance the following: - Is 'manner' one category/feature or many? - How are "manner-phenomena" lexicalized/grammaticalized in different languages? - What is the proper description of 'manner' for different linguistic phenomena? - Should the linguistic category of 'manner' be restricted to semantico-grammatical phenomena; how to treat such notions as e.g. 'style' or 'mode' with respect to 'manner'? We encourage contributions broadly from diverse areas of linguistics, including traditional theoretical linguistics, experimental psycholinguistics, linguist working on spoken language, historical linguistics, grammar, constructions, text, etc. Invited speakers: - Ad Backus (Tilburg University) - Terhi Rissanen (University of Turku/Diaconia University of Applied Applied Sciences) - Anneli Pajunen (University of Tampere) - Tuija Virtanen (Åbo Akademi University) Activities: - lectures by invited speakers - presentations by other participants (20 min + 10 min for discussion) - posters Symposium venue: University of Tampere, Pinni Building, Kanslerinrinne 1, Tampere. For further information on the location, see the University of Tampere web site: http://www.uta.fi Abstracts: The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words) is April 16, 2007. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to the following address: manner-organizers (att) helsinki.fi The abstract should be included in the body of the message. Please indicate clearly whether your abstract is intended as a poster or a section paper. E-mail submissions are strongly recommended. However, if you prefer sending your abstract by ordinary mail (address below), please provide an e-mail address as a contact address. Participants will be notified about acceptance by the end of April 2007. The abstracts will be published on the web pages of the symposium at http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/manner/manner.shtml Registration: Registration fees: - general: EUR 50 - members of the association: EUR 25 - undergraduate students free Participants from abroad are requested to pay in cash upon arrival. Participants from Finland may send the registration fee by giro account no 800013-1424850 to The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) / Symposium or pay in cash upon arrival. In case you have further questions please email manner-organizers (att) helsinki.fi Check for information updates at the symposium website: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/manner/manner.shtml Organizing committee Pentti Haddington Kari Hiltula Emmi Hynönen Heidi Merimaa Urpo Nikanne (chair) Alexandre Nikolaev Kaius Sinnemäki From els603 at bangor.ac.uk Thu Feb 1 11:14:05 2007 From: els603 at bangor.ac.uk (June Luchjenbroers) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:14:05 +0000 Subject: UK-Cognitive Linguistics conference, Cardiff In-Reply-To: Message-ID: LAST FIVE DAYS TILL ABSTRACT DEADLINE . ---------------------------------------- 2nd Conference of the UK-Cognitive Linguistics Assoc. ?New Directions in Cognitive Linguistics? 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Best, Yan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford University Press Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics) Yan Huang * Authoritative, up-to-date, and comprehensive * Covers the lates research developments * Relates work in linguistics and philosophy of language * Includes examples from English and a wide range of languages * Written by one of the leading scholars in the field This introduction to pragmatics - the study of language in use - provides an authoritative, up-to-date, and comprehensive account of its central topics and a guide to the latest research. It opens with a discussion of the scope, meaning, and history of pragmatics from Aristotle to the present. It shows how the subject relates to the study of semantics, syntax, and sociolinguistics and to such fields as the philosophy of language, linguistic anthropology, and artificial intelligence. The remainder of the volume is divided into two parts. Part I begins with an account of classical and neo-Gricean theories of conversational and conventional implicature. It considers presupposition and speech act theory, and describes the different kinds of deixis. Part II explores some of the most productive current work in the subject, much of it at the interface between pragmatics and other core areas of inquiry. It looks at the pragmatics-cognition interface and relevance theory before examining the interfaces between pragmatics and semantics and pragmatics and syntax. Professor Huang illustrates his lively account with examples drawn from English and a wide range of the world's languages. He includes exercises and essay topics at the end of each chapter, and offers guidance and suggested solutions at the end of the volume. He provides a full glossary of terms and guides to further reading. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this is the ideal textbook for students of linguistics. It will also be a valuable resource for scholars and students of language in philosophy, psycholoy, anthropology, and computer science. Yan Huang is Professor of Theoretical Linguistics at the University of Reading. He has a PhD from the University of Cambridge and a DPhil from the University of Oxford, and has taught linguistics at both universities. His published work includes_The Syntax and Pragmaics of Anaphora_ (CUP, 1994) and _Anaphora: A Cross-Linguistic Study_ (OUP, 2000). He has also published a number of articles and reviews in leading international journals of linguistics. 2007/366 pages ISBN 0-19-929837-8 (Hardback) ISBN 0-19-924368-9 (Paperback) From bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de Fri Feb 2 01:35:11 2007 From: bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de (bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 01:35:11 GMT Subject: Summary: Pronominal Reference Message-ID: Dear all, A few days before X-mas, I posted a query on intra- and inter-sentential pronominal reference resolution. Despite the unfavourable moment, a number of researchers found the time to help me, for which I?m most grateful. I also apologise for not having yet answered to all individually due to lack of time (because of a project proposal). I?ll try to make up for it in the next days. So, many many thanks to: Werner Abraham (Universitaet Wien) Shanley Allen (Boston University) Ren? Dirven Elaine Grolla (Universidade de S?o Paulo) David Ingram (Arizona State University) Annetthe Karmiloff-Smith (University College London) Mvogo Kuna (Universit? de Bourdeaux III) Ronald Langacker (University of California, San Diego) M?rcio Leit?o (Universidade Federal da Para?ba) Marcus Maia (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) Danielle Matthews (University of Manchester) Lise Menn (University of Colorado, Boulder) S?rgio Menuzzi (Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica do Rio Grande do Sul) Ellen Prince (University of Pennsylvania) Eduardo Raposo (University of California, Santa Barbara) Silvia Ramirez Gelbes (Universidad de Buenos Aires) Erik-Jan Smits (University of Groningen) Ron Smyth (University of Toronto) Hyun-joo Song (Yonsei University, Korea) Andr? L. Souza (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) Heather van der Lely (University College London) Carl Vogel (Trinity College Dublin) Alexander Ziem (Universit?t Basel) In what follows, the recommended references are listed: Abraham, W. (2002). Pronomina im Diskurs: deutsche Personal- und Demonstrativpronomina unter 'Zentrierungsperspektive'. Grammatische ?berlegungen zu einer Teiltheorie der Textkoh?renz. Sprachwissenschaft, 27(4), pp. 447?491. Berman, S., & Hestvik, A. (1997). Principle B, DRT and plural pronouns. In H. Bennis, P. Pica, & J. Rooryck (Eds.), Atomism & Binding. Dordrecht: Foris. Chambers, C. G., & Smyth, R. (1998). Structural parallelism and discourse coherence: A test of Centering Theory. Journal of Memory and Language, 39(4), pp. 593?608. Comrie, B. (1986). Reflections on subject and object control. Journal of Semantics, 4, pp. 47?65. Comrie, B. (1988). Coreference and conjunction reduction in grammar and discourse. In J. Hawkings (Ed.), Explaining language universals. 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Retrieved 13-Jan-07, from http://ucl.ac.uk/DLDCN/vdL&S97.pdf. van Hoek, K. (1989). Towards a unified account of reflexives. Paper presented at the "Cognitive Linguistics Workshop", San Diego, May 13-14, 1989. van Hoek, K. (1990). Pronominal anaphora and cognitive grammar: Doctoral dissertation. San Diego: University of California. van Hoek, K. (1992). Paths through conceptual structure: Constraints on pronominal anaphora. San Diego: University of California. van Hoek, K. (1995). Conceptual reference points: A cognitive grammar account of pronominal anaphora constraints. Language, 71(2), pp. 310?340. van Hoek, K. (1996). A cognitive grammar account of bound anaphora. In E. H. Casad (Ed.), Cognitive Linguistics Research: Vol. 6. Cognitive linguistics in the redwoods. The expansion of a new paradigm in linguistics (pp. 753?791). Berlin; New York: Mouton de Gruyter. van Hoek, K. (1997a). Anaphora and conceptual structure. Cognitive Theory of Language and Culture. Chicago Ill.: University of Chicago Press. van Hoek, K. (1997b). Backwards anaphora as a constructional category. Functions of Language, 4(1), pp. 47?82. van Hoek, K. (2003). Pronouns and point of view: Cognitive principles of coreference. In M. Tomasello (Ed.), The new psychology of language. Vol. 2. Cognitive and functional approaches to language structure (pp. 169?194). Mahwah NJ: Erlbaum. van Hoek, K., Kibrik, A. A., & Noordman, L. G. M. (Eds.). (1999). Discourse studies in cognitive linguistics: Selected papers from the 5th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Amsterdam, July 1997. Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 176. Amsterdam; Philadelphia PA: Benjamins. Walker, M., Joshi, A., & Prince, E. (Eds.). (1997). Centering theory in discourse. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ***************************************************************** Susanna Bartsch https://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/mitarb/homepage/bartsch/ bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de Zentrum f?r allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Typologie und Universalienforschung (ZaS) Centre for General Linguistics, Typology, and Universals Research Sch?tzenstr. 18 10117 Berlin Germany Tel. +49 (0)30 20192562 Fax +49 (0)30 20192402 ***************************************************************** From bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de Fri Feb 2 03:10:51 2007 From: bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de (bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 03:10:51 GMT Subject: Query: The Pronoun Interpretation Problem in Child Language Development Message-ID: *************************** Apologies for cross-posting *************************** Dear all, Having posted the summary on pronominal reference resolution, I?d like now to post a related query, this time concerning the so-called Delay of Principle B Effect (DPBE) or Pronoun Interpretation Problem (PIP) in child language development. In one of the first studies on the issue, Chien & Wexler (1990) observed an asymmetry in English-learning children?s pattern of acquisition of intrasentential pronominal anaphora. Children showed an adult-like interpretation of reflexives from at least age 3, but performed only at chance level with personal pronouns up to age 7 ? the so-called DPBE or PIP. Chien & Wexler also observed that children only performed poorly when the potential antecedent was a referring nominal phrase (NP). When the potential antecedent was a quantifier phrase, children?s performance was adult-like. ON the other hand, this quantificational asymmetry has been challenged Boster 1994; Grolla 2005; Matthews et al. submitted; Conroy et al. 2006 submitted). It has also been observed that PIP appears predominantly in interpretation, but not in production (Bloom et al. 1994; Spenader et al. 2006; de Villiers et al. to appear), a finding not confirmed in other studies (Matthews et al. submitted). A number of explanations have been given to PIP, such as the pragmatic account (Chien & Wexler 1990; Thonrton & Wexler 1999); the processing account (Reinhart 2000, to appear); and the bidirectional optimisation account (Hendriks & Spenader 2004; Hendriks & Spenader 2005/2006; Spenader et al. 2006). What I?d like to ask you is whether you can help me in my search of studies on PIP. I?ve already found a number of studies (listed below), above all for English, Dutch, and some Romance languages. What I?m especially looking for is studies on children learning German, Russian, and (Brazilian or European) Portuguese, as well as studies in bilingual and L2 acquisition. For Russian and (Brazilian) Portuguese, I?ve only found the studies by Avrutin & Wexler (1992) and Grolla (2005), respectively, and none for German. Also in the case of bilingual and L2 acquisition there seem to be only some studies: Varlokosta & Dullaart (2001) and Sanoudaki (2003) for the former, White (1998) for the latter. I?m especially interested in these languages and acquisitional constellations, as well as in results concerning (i) age of occurrence and resolution of PIP; (ii) the quantificational asymmetry; (iii) the production vs. interpretation asymmetry; (iv) and also in explanatory accounts. But if you hopefully happen to know any other studies than those listed below, regardless of the language, acquisitional context and approach, I?d be most grateful if you let me know. Many thanks in advance Best wishes Susanna References Avrutin, S., & Wexler, K. (1992). Development of Principle B in Russian: Coindexation at LF and coreference. Language Acquisition, 2(4), pp. 259?306. Baauw, S. (1999). The role of the clitic-full pronoun distinction in the acquisition of pronominal coreference. In A. Greenhill, H. Littlefield, & C. Tano (Eds.), BUCLD 23. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, November 1998. Vol. 1 (pp. 32?43). 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The proceedings of the Inaugural Conference on Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition - North America, Honolulu, HI. (pp. 89?100). University of Connecticut. White, L. (1998). Second language acquisition and Binding Principle B: Child/adult differences. Second Language Research, 14(4), pp. 425?439. ***************************************************************** Susanna Bartsch https://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/mitarb/homepage/bartsch/ bartsch at zas.gwz-berlin.de Zentrum f?r allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Typologie und Universalienforschung (ZaS) Centre for General Linguistics, Typology, and Universals Research Sch?tzenstr. 18 10117 Berlin Germany Tel. +49 (0)30 20192562 Fax +49 (0)30 20192402 ***************************************************************** From tpayne at uoregon.edu Fri Feb 2 16:28:06 2007 From: tpayne at uoregon.edu (Thomas E. Payne) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:28:06 -0800 Subject: Announcement: North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad Message-ID: On 29 March, 2007, an academic competition in linguistics for secondary school students will be held in four US cities and the Internet. The program is called the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (www.namclo.org), Students throughout North America (defined as Canada, the USA and Mexico) are eligible to compete for prizes and a chance to participate in the International Linguistics Olympiad to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in August of 2007. The host cities for the 2007 pilot program will be Boston (Brandeis University), Pittsburgh (Carnegie Melon University), Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) and Ithaca (Cornell University). The program has received funding from the US National Science Foundation, the Linguistics Society of America and several corporate sponsors. The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NAMCLO) is the direct descendent of the Olympiad in Linguistics and Mathematics founded in 1965 in Moscow, Russia. High school students compete by solving linguistics and logic problems based on natural languages. This program is credited with introducing thousands of Russian students to the field of linguistics, many of whom have gone on to become prominent professional linguists. Although the term "computational" is employed in the title of the new program, you will find that most of the problems are of the traditional type. This is not a competition that deals with computer technology, but with all aspects of natural language structure and function, including computational thinking as it relates to natural language processing. Over the years, many problems have been created for the Russian Olympiad, various olympiads in other countries, and the International Linguistics Olympiad. These can often be adapted for use in introductory (or even advanced!) linguistics courses, and are being made available for use by professional linguists. However, each year fresh problems are needed to stimulate new generations of budding linguists. For that reason, we would like to ask you, Funknet subscribers, to consider submitting a problem in a language you know well. Guidelines for problem creation and a list of ideas for potential problems are available from the organizers mentioned below. Thank you very much for your help in raising the profile of our discipline among secondary school students. Please contact any of the executive team members below if you have any questions or would like to be involved in some way, including possibly hosting a competition in your area next year and/or submitting a problem for future competitions. Lori Levin - Co-chair. lsl at cs.cmu.edu Thomas E. Payne - Co-chair. tpayne at uoregon.edu Dragomir R. Radev - Program chair. radev at umich.edu From els603 at bangor.ac.uk Mon Feb 5 21:17:38 2007 From: els603 at bangor.ac.uk (June Luchjenbroers) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:17:38 +0000 Subject: EXTENDED DEADLINE: UK-Cognitive Linguistics conference, Cardiff Message-ID: Because a number of submissions have been delayed, We have extended the deadline by a week for all persons unable to make the 5th February deadline NEW DEADLINE for abstract submissions MONDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2nd Conference of the UK-Cognitive Linguistics Assoc. ?New Directions in Cognitive Linguistics? Cognitive Linguistics, Applied CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, WALES, U.K. August 27-30, 2007 Keynote Speakers: Lynne Cameron, Seana Coulson, Klaus-Uwe Panther, Chris Sinha, Eve Sweetser, Arie Verhagen Deadline for abstract submissions: 12th Feb. 2007 Notice of acceptance April 2007 Early registration deadline 31st July 2007 Conference dates 27-30 August 2007 Submission of papers for publication (14th January 2007) SEND abstracts to NDCL-2 at cardiff.ac.uk (* We acknowledge every abstract we receive, so if you?ve sent an abstract or message and not received an acknowledgement Please send it again?) 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The Linguistics department at the University of California, Santa Barbara announces its tenth annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL), which provides a forum for the discussion of theoretical and descriptive studies of the indigenous languages of the Americas. We are pleased to have Dr. Judith Aissen from the University of California at Santa Cruz as our WAIL Keynote speaker for 2007! Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic in linguistics. Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts should be 500 words or less (excluding examples and/or references) and can be submitted by hard copy or email. Individuals may submit abstracts for one single and one co-authored paper. Please indicate your source(s) and type(s) of data in the abstract (e.g. recordings, texts, conversational, elicited, narrative, etc.). For co-authored papers, please indicate who plans to present the paper as well as who will be in attendance. 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General Information: Santa Barbara is situated on the Pacific Ocean near the Santa Y?ez Mountains. The UCSB campus is located near the Santa Barbara airport. Participants may also fly into LAX airport in Los Angeles, which is approximately 90 miles southeast of the campus. Shuttle buses run between LAX and Santa Barbara. Information about hotel accommodations will be posted on our website (http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/nailsg/index.html). For further information contact the conference coordinators, Joye Kiester or Bekki Siemens, at wail at linguistics.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-3776, or check out our website at http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/nailsg/index.html/ From Jean-Christophe.Verstraete at arts.kuleuven.be Tue Feb 13 11:53:25 2007 From: Jean-Christophe.Verstraete at arts.kuleuven.be (Jean-Christophe Verstraete) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:53:25 +0100 Subject: LOT Summer school: registration open Message-ID: The LOT (Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics) Summer School 2007 will be held from June 11 to 22 in Leuven, Belgium. The full program of the Summer School is now available from: http://www.lotschool.nl/GraduateProgram/LotSchools/Leuven%20summerschool%202007/index07.html You can use this website to register for the courses and make a hotel reservation. The deadline for registration and hotel reservation is April 15, 2007. Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm From sepkit at utu.fi Tue Feb 20 17:24:20 2007 From: sepkit at utu.fi (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Seppo_Kittil=E4?=) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:24:20 +0200 Subject: Cfp: Workshop on benefactives and malefactives Message-ID: (Apologies for multiple postings) CALL FOR PAPERS WORKSHOP ON THE TYPOLOGY OF BENEFACTIVES AND MALEFACTIVES October 25-26, 2007 University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland Organizers: Fernando Z??iga (Zurich) Seppo Kittil? (Helsinki) Benefactives (and malefactives) have been a recurrent topic in linguistic studies during the past few decades. The goal of this workshop is to bring those linguists together who are working on benefaction/malefaction and who are interested in how languages express these meanings. We welcome papers dealing with any topic related to benefactives/malefactives from a cross-linguistic perspective as well as papers describing the phenomenon in individual languages (the latter refer to more descriptive approaches to the problem). Special emphasis will be placed upon the possibility of covering a wide range of semantic and syntactic issues related to the expression of benefaction and malefaction, as well as how to best deal with cross-linguistic variation in this domain. Possible topics for papers include (but are not restricted to): - The syntactic status of benefactives/malefactives (cross- linguistically or in an individual language). - The semantics associated with benefactives/malefactives (i.e., in what ways a participant can be viewed as a benefative/malefactive). - Whether languages formally distinguish between different kinds of bene-factives/malefactives and, in case they do, how these differences are manifested (e.g. via distinct case markers, adpositions, distinct applicative markers, etc.). - The relation of benefactives and malefactives to other functions (e.g. indirect causation or purpose). - What kinds of restrictions are there on the use of benefactives/ malefactives (e.g. animacy, predicate semantics, negation, pragmatic restrictions, etc.). - Whether languages distinguish between benefactives and malefactives overtly and/or obligatorily; it seems that in many languages the distinction is merely pragmatic. - Theoretical approaches to benefaction/malefaction (how these notions are best described in a theory of grammar/syntax). Please send us an (anonymous) abstract (of maximally 500 words, excluding data) no later than May 15, 2007. We prefer abstracts sent as attachment to an e-mail (in .doc or .pdf-format). We will notify you of the acceptance status of your abstract on June 15 at the latest. Fernando Z??iga Seminar f. Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft Universit?t Z?rich Plattenstrasse 54 8032 Zurich, Switzerland fernando.zuniga at spw.uzh.ch Seppo Kittil? Department of Linguistics P.O. Box 9 00014 University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland kittila at mappi.helsinki.fi From Vyv.Evans at brighton.ac.uk Wed Feb 21 10:18:16 2007 From: Vyv.Evans at brighton.ac.uk (Vyvyan Evans) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:18:16 -0000 Subject: Postgraduate programmes in Language & Cognition: Updated website Message-ID: Dear Colleagues. The School of Languages at the University of Brighton has a number of new programmes in Language and Cognition. These include the following: -PhD in Cognitive Linguistics -MA in Cognitive Linguistics -MRes in Cognitive Linguistics -MA in Language, Communication and Cognition The purpose of this email is to announce that the programme website for these degrees has now been updated: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/languages/research/vyvevans/CLBrighton.htm The updated website now includes details of required and option modules, and details of individual module/course descriptions. The updated website also features new opportunities for funding, including details of University of Brighton scholarships. Best wishes, Vyv --------------- Vyv Evans www.vyvevans.net From Vyv.Evans at brighton.ac.uk Wed Feb 21 10:23:56 2007 From: Vyv.Evans at brighton.ac.uk (Vyvyan Evans) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:23:56 -0000 Subject: International scholarships for graduate study Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The School of Languages at the University of Brighton is pleased to announce three international scholarships for 2007 entry. These can be used to offset tuition fees by students taking the MA in Cognitive Linguistics, or the MA in Language, Communication and Cognition at Brighton. Scholarship details are available here: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/languages/research/vyvevans/CLBrighton.htm#SCH OLARSHIPS Programme details are available here: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/languages/research/vyvevans/CLBrighton.htm Best wishes, Vyv --------------- Vyv Evans www.vyvevans.net From mislaas at utu.fi Thu Feb 22 14:16:49 2007 From: mislaas at utu.fi (Mikko Laasanen) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:16:49 +0200 Subject: Announcement of a new publication Message-ID: We would like to bring to your attention a new publication in the series Publications in General Linguistics, University of Turku, Finland. 10) Haukioja, Timo (ed.) 2006: Papers on Language Theory. (212 p.) ISBN 951-29-3214-8. Contents: Timo Haukioja: Foreword Jeremy I.M. Carpendale & Timothy P. Racine: Mead and Meaning: Implications of Views of Meaning for Developmental Theories T. Giv?n: Grammar as an Adaptive Evolutionary Product: On Representing Other Minds Peter Harder: Recursion in a Functional-Semantic Grammar Esa Itkonen: Concerning (Radical) Construction Grammar Esa Itkonen: Three Fallacies that Recur in Linguistic Argumentation Michael B. Kac: Autonomous Linguistics and Psycholinguistics Michael B. Kac: Linguistics and Interdisciplinarity: Three Case Studies Chris Sinha: Signifying Subjects Jordan Zlatev: On Intersubjectivity and Mimetic Schemas ---------- Previously published in the same series: 9) Itkonen, Esa 2005: Ten Non-European Languages. An Aid to the Typologist. (307 p.) ISBN 951-29-2769-1. ---------- Available for order through Turku University Bookstore (tykk at utu.fi) ---------- General Linguistics H?meenkatu 2 A 7 20014 University of Turku From jordan.zlatev at ling.lu.se Fri Feb 23 14:33:33 2007 From: jordan.zlatev at ling.lu.se (Jordan Zlatev) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:33:33 +0100 Subject: First CFP: Conference of the Swedish Association for Language and Cognition Message-ID: The First Conference of the Swedish Association for Language and Cognition (SALC) Lund, Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2007 http://www.salc-sssk.org/ The First Conference of the Swedish Association for Language and Cognition (SALC) will be held at the Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University between Nov 29 and Dec 1, 2007. The conference will involve research investigating the dependence of language on structures and processes of general cognition (e.g. perception, memory and reasoning) and social cognition (e.g. joint attention and imitation), as well as affecting such structures and processes. The conference is intended to be a forum for the exchange of ideas between disciplines, fields of study and theoretical frameworks, involving researchers in Sweden and abroad. The annual meeting of SALC will be held on Dec 1 2007, to which all members are warmly invited. The programme will consist of oral presentations, a poster session, a discussion panel, as well as invited plenary talks by the following speakers: * Susan Goldin-Meadow, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago * Esa Itkonen, Department of Linguistics, University of Turku * Chris Sinha, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth * ?sten Dahl, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University * Peter G?rdenfors, Department of Cognitive Science, Lund University We invite the submission of abstracts for oral or poster presentations related to, but not limited to the following topics: * semantic analysis and cognition * discourse analysis and cognition * grammar and cognition * pragmatics and cognition * language, semiotics and cognition * linguistic typology and cognition * language and cognitive development * language and cognitive impairment * language, action and perception * language and social cognition * language and cognitive evolution * language change and cogniton * language and gesture * language and consciousness * linguistic relativity and linguistic mediation Abstract submission One-page abstracts (of no more than 500 words, including references) should be sent as an attachment (MS Word preferred) to Marlene Johansson Falck, at marlene at magicspelling.com by June 1st 2007. Please make these anonymous (only title and text) and include affiliation, email and telephone in the body of the email. Please indicate whether an oral or poster presentation is preferred, and whether a poster presentation is acceptable if the space of the program does not allow for an oral presentation. If you do not receive a confirmation within 2 days, please resend your abstract. Abstracts will then be reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee (see below), and notification of acceptance will be sent by August 1. Registration fees, including conference participation, book of abstracts, and coffee/snacks * Faculty: 50 euro/450 SEK (40 euro/360 SEK for SALC members) * Students: 40 euro/360 SEK (30 euro/270 SEK for SALC members) Registration can be done online, to be announced in the Second Call for Papers. Important dates * Feb 23 2007: First Call for Papers * June 1 2007: Deadline for Abstract Submission * August 1 2007: Notification of acceptance * October 1 2007: Conference program announced * Nov 29 (afternoon) - Dec 1 2007 (whole day): SALC Conference Scientific Committee * J?hanna Bar_dal, Department of Linguistics, University of Bergen * Ingar Brinck, Department of Philosophy, Lund University * Alan Cienki Department of Language and Communication, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam * ?sten Dahl, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University * Caroline David, D?partement d'?tudes anglophones, Universit? Paul-Val?ry, Montpellier III * Per Durst-Andersen, Centre for Language, Cognition and Mentality, Copenhagen Business School * Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen * Adam Glaz, Department of English UMCS, Lublin * Peter G?rdenfors, Department of Cognitive Science, Lund University * Anders Hougaard, Institute of Language and Communication, University of Southern Denmark * Esa Itkonen, Department of Linguistics, University of Turku * Christer Johansson, Department of Linguistics, University of Bergen * Suzanne Kemmer, Department of Linguistics, Rice University * Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University * Maarten Leemens, English Linguistics, Universit? de Lille3 * Cornelia Mueller, Department for Cultural Studies, Europa-Universit?t Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) * Chris Sinha, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth * G?ran Sonesson, Department of Semiotics, Lund University Organizing Committee * Jordan Zlatev, Lund University and Ume? University * Mats Andr?n, Lund University * Marlene Johansson Falck, Stockholm University * Carita Lundmark, Mid Sweden University * Ulf Magnusson, Lule? University of Technology * Carita Paradis, V?xj? University *************************************************** Jordan Zlatev, Associate Professor Department of Linguistics Center for Languages and Literature Lund University Box 201 221 00 Lund, Sweden email: jordan.zlatev at ling.lu.se http://www.ling.lu.se/persons/JordanZlatev.html *************************************************** From ksinnema at ling.helsinki.fi Wed Feb 28 07:03:51 2007 From: ksinnema at ling.helsinki.fi (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kaius_Sinnem=E4ki?=) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:03:51 +0200 Subject: CFP: 'Manner' in the Theory of Language Message-ID: (apologies for cross-postings) 'Manner' in the Theory of Language Symposium to be held in Tampere, August 20-21, 2007 CALL FOR PAPERS The Linguistic Association of Finland is organizing a symposium on "'Manner' in the Theory of Language" to be held in Tampere, Finland, August 20-21, 2006. *** The purpose of the symposium is to concentrate on the theoretical issues concerning the category/feature 'Manner' in different linguistic theories and different domains of language meaning, structure, and use. We invite papers addressing theoretical questions as well as papers taking a specific (empirical) viewpoint on one (or more) particular language(s). Manner is a category that comes up in various parts of language description: syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse studies, phonology, prosody research, etc. Manner is used often as a feature that makes two otherwise similar categories different from each other. However, it is not always clear what kinds of phenomena count as 'manner.' For instance, the adverbs of manner can refer to many different kinds of phenomena which seem to have nothing in common. Thus, it is worth taking a closer look to 'manner' in order to come up to a treatment of the various phenomena that are called 'manner'. Irrespetive of the theoretical framework, the treatment of 'manner' is a relevant topic. In the symposium, different linguists can learn from each other's ideas of how to treat the phenomena called 'manner' in a way that helps us to really understand it better. Problems concerning the topic are for instance the following: - Is 'manner' one category/feature or many? - How are "manner-phenomena" lexicalized/grammaticalized in different languages? - What is the proper description of 'manner' for different linguistic phenomena? - Should the linguistic category of 'manner' be restricted to semantico-grammatical phenomena; how to treat such notions as e.g. 'style' or 'mode' with respect to 'manner'? We encourage contributions broadly from diverse areas of linguistics, including traditional theoretical linguistics, experimental psycholinguistics, linguist working on spoken language, historical linguistics, grammar, constructions, text, etc. Invited speakers: - Ad Backus (Tilburg University) - Terhi Rissanen (University of Turku/Diaconia University of Applied Applied Sciences) - Anneli Pajunen (University of Tampere) - Tuija Virtanen (?bo Akademi University) Activities: - lectures by invited speakers - presentations by other participants (20 min + 10 min for discussion) - posters Symposium venue: University of Tampere, Pinni Building, Kanslerinrinne 1, Tampere. For further information on the location, see the University of Tampere web site: http://www.uta.fi Abstracts: The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words) is April 16, 2007. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to the following address: manner-organizers (att) helsinki.fi The abstract should be included in the body of the message. Please indicate clearly whether your abstract is intended as a poster or a section paper. E-mail submissions are strongly recommended. However, if you prefer sending your abstract by ordinary mail (address below), please provide an e-mail address as a contact address. Participants will be notified about acceptance by the end of April 2007. The abstracts will be published on the web pages of the symposium at http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/manner/manner.shtml Registration: Registration fees: - general: EUR 50 - members of the association: EUR 25 - undergraduate students free Participants from abroad are requested to pay in cash upon arrival. Participants from Finland may send the registration fee by giro account no 800013-1424850 to The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) / Symposium or pay in cash upon arrival. In case you have further questions please email manner-organizers (att) helsinki.fi Check for information updates at the symposium website: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/manner/manner.shtml Organizing committee Pentti Haddington Kari Hiltula Emmi Hyn?nen Heidi Merimaa Urpo Nikanne (chair) Alexandre Nikolaev Kaius Sinnem?ki