From A.MorgadoDeMatos at brighton.ac.uk Thu Apr 3 17:38:36 2008 From: A.MorgadoDeMatos at brighton.ac.uk (A.MorgadoDeMatos at brighton.ac.uk) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:38:36 -0000 Subject: EXTENDED DEADLINE: 2nd UK Postgraduate Conference in Cognitive Linguistics Message-ID: (apologies for cross-postings) ***EXTENDED DEADLINE: 2ND UK POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE IN COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS *** CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd UK Postgraduate Conference in COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS University of Brighton Brighton, UK 8th of August, 2008 Website: www.languageandcognition.net/pgccl/ Affiliated with the international conference on Language, Communication and Cognition, running the 4th � 7th of August, 2008. (www.languageandcognition.net for details.) The 2nd UK Postgraduate Conference in Cognitive Linguistics provides a forum for postgraduate students working within Cognitive Linguistics, language and cognition, and related areas, to share and discuss their individual research, current methodologies and frameworks, and future directions of study. Empirical, theoretical, methodological abstracts relating to the following topics are welcome: - Language and communication - Language and cognition - Metaphor - Grammar and conceptualisation - Knowledge structure - Applied cognitive linguistics - Cognitive semantics - Related areas of research Keynote speakers Dr Ewa D�browska, University of Sheffield, England, Vice President of the UK Cognitive Linguistics Association, Editor of Cognitive Linguistics journal. �Empirical Investigations of the Cognitive Reality of Cognitive Grammar� Prof Vyvyan Evans, University of Brighton, England, President of the UK Cognitive Linguistics Association. �LCCM Theory: Assumptions, Antecedents and Architecture� Workshop chair Dr Daniel Casasanto, Stanford University, USA. Editor of Language and Cognition an interdisciplinary journal of language and cognitive science (2009 launch). �From Ideas to Experiments� Submission of abstracts Submissions are solicited for the three parallel sessions and the poster session. - Abstracts should not exceed 500 words�references are excluded from this count. - Abstracts should clearly indicate a presentation title. - Abstracts should be anonymous for purposes of blind review. - Abstracts should be formatted as Word, RTF or PDF documents. - Abstracts should be submitted electronically to UKPGCCL at gmail.com. - Please include the following information in the body of your email: title and name of author(s) affiliation email address for correspondence presentation title 3-5 keywords preference for presentation or poster session. Please state in the subject line of your email that this is an abstract submission, i.e., �Abstract Submission: Name(s)� EXTENDED ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 9th of April, 2008 For full details please consult the conference website: http://www.languageandcognition.net/pgccl Organisers The conference is organised by Andrea Morgado De Matos and Kyle Jasmin. From emcl4.2008 at gmail.com Fri Apr 4 02:23:45 2008 From: emcl4.2008 at gmail.com (Monica Gonzalez-Marquez) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 21:23:45 -0500 Subject: EMCL 4 - Student housing rates update In-Reply-To: <89f6d9420804031923m19dce101wdcc2d666e545f160@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics IV Integration - Methods and Perspectives University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Dk July 7 – 12, 2008 For more info visit new website: http://emcl4.2008.googlepages.com/home Flyers available above for download and posting. ***********Application deadline: April 30, 2008*********** Applications must be submitted by email to EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com Acceptance notifications will be sent on or before June 1, 2008. Intended Audience: This workshop is aimed specifically at scholars with sound theoretical knowledge in their field though lacking in empirical training, including experimental research. Participants are not expected to have any background at in empirical work. Candidates should at least have completed initial university training, a B.A. in the US, or be working on a Masters degree if training in Europe, in theoretical linguistics or a similar field, and be familiar with cognitive linguistics or embodiment (this familiarity need not have occurred in a formal university setting). Graduate students, i.e. post-grads, pre-doctoral, etc., as well as post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty, are invited to apply. The only real prerequisite is a background in cognitive linguistics or embodiment, and a desire to gain empirical research experience. Workshop Topics: Gesture & Simulation Semantics Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ben Bergen, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Lexical Semantics & Multidimensional Scaling Steven Clancy, University of Chicago Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Linguistic Relativity & Meaning John Lucy, University of Chicago Gabriella Vigliocco, University College London Bilingualism Viorica Marian, Northwestern University Kathryn Kohnert, University of Minnesota Cost: 125 Euros (Scholarships will be available for students traveling from Eastern Europe and developing countries) NOTE: Student housing fees have been reduced to 20 Euros per night with shared bath/ 30 Euros per night with private bath. To precede Language, Culture and Mind 3 http://www.lcm.sdu.dk EMCL 4 Organizing Committee: Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Chair, Cornell University (EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com); Raymond Becker, University of California, Merced; Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Todd Oakley, Case Western Reserve University; Anders R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark; Gitte R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark From Maj-Britt.MosegaardHansen at manchester.ac.uk Fri Apr 4 15:20:12 2008 From: Maj-Britt.MosegaardHansen at manchester.ac.uk (Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen) Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 16:20:12 +0100 Subject: Book announcement Message-ID: Generator Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium) Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen (The University of Manchester) Particles at the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface:  Synchronic and Diachronic Issues.  A Study with Special Reference to the French Phasa Adverbs.  (Current Research in the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface, vol. 19).  Oxford:  Elsevier (14 December 2007)  Hardcover:  251 pp. ISBN: 978-0080552934 (Pricing:  GBP83.00, USD150.00, EUR120.00) The central aim of this study is to elucidate the nature of the semantics / pragmatics distinction in both synchrony and diachrony.   The author proposes a definition of semantics and pragmatics that is orthogonal to the question of truth-conditionality, and discusses the status of various types of meaning with respect to this definition.  A corollary aim of the study is to propose an account of how and why erstwhile pragmatically-determined elements of meaning may, in the course of time, become semanticized.    The nature, paths, and mechanisms of diachronic sense changes of the relevant type, as well as the motivations for them, are discussed in some detail.  The author combines insights from different sources, prominently frame-based semantics, historical pragmatics, and Peircean semiotics, to arrive at a model of linguistic meaning that is both synchronically and diachronically dynamic, hence capable of integrating structure and usage. As a case study, the synchronic uses and diachronic evolution of the exceptionally polyfunctional French phasal adverbs déjà (' already' ), encore (' still/yet' ), toujours (' still' ), and enfin (' finally' ) are analyzed in some detail, with particular attention being paid to the semantic vs pragmatic nature of the various uses of these items. The book will be of interest to lexical semanticists, pragmaticians, historical linguists, functional/cognitive linguists, discourse analysts, and semioticians. To order, contact: Turpin Distribution Services Ltd UK & Rest of World Customer Services Pegasus Drive, Stratton Business Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8TQ, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1767 604 951 Fax: +44 (0) 1767 601640 US (incl. Canada & Latin America) Customer Services The Bleachery, 143 West Street, New Milford, Connecticut, CT 06776, USA USA toll free: 800 456 6323 Tel.: +1 860 350 0041 Fax: +1 860 350 0039 E-mail custserv at turpin-distribution.com ____________________________________________ Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen Professor of French language and linguistics School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Tel.: +44 (0)161 306-1733 Fax: +44 (0)161 275-3031 Web: http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk Editor-in-Chief of Revue Romane Associate Editor of Studies in Pragmatics From mark.turner at case.edu Mon Apr 7 16:20:18 2008 From: mark.turner at case.edu (Mark Turner) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:20:18 -0400 Subject: inviting applications for the MA in Cognitive Linguistics at Case Message-ID: The Department of Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University invites applications for admission to the M.A. Degree Program in Cognitive Linguistics for Fall 2008. See http://case.edu/artsci/cogs/MAinCognitiveLinguistics.html for further particulars. Very truly yours, Mark Turner Institute Professor and Professor and Chair of Cognitive Science Case Western Reserve University 607 Crawford Hall 10900 Euclid Avenue Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH 44106 http://markturner.org From olga at humnet.ucla.edu Mon Apr 7 18:56:49 2008 From: olga at humnet.ucla.edu (Yokoyama, Olga) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:56:49 -0700 Subject: review of Givon (2005) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Funknet webmaster, How can I post the following msg on FUNKNET? I am a member, but in the past when I tried to post something several times it never worked. Please advise. Dear Funknetters, Many of you know that UCLA's Roger Andersen, Professor of Applied Linguistics, passed away on January 22. A memorial service for Roger will be held this Friday, April 11, 2008, at 4 pm, on the UCLA campus, in Ackerman Second Floor Lounge (Room 2414); all are welcome. For more details, see the department website: http://www.appling.ucla.edu/events.html For those who won't be in L.A. this week and wish to send condolences/ remembrances/thoughts, please send them care of Srey Ngov or to Olga Yokoyama at olga at humnet.ucla.edu; they will be made available at the service. Date: 28-Jan-2008 From: Srey Ngov Subject: Obituary: Roger Andersen It is my sad duty to inform the linguistic community of the passing away on January 22 of Professor Roger Andersen, Professor of Applied Linguistics at UCLA for 30 years. Professor Andersen's research has contributed greatly to the field; his significant contributions to Second Language Acquisition and Interlanguage analysis are still considered seminal in the field. Professor Andersen was a recipient of numerous major research grants involving multi-university projects, and was engaged in data-intensive long-term research projects on indigenous languages of Latin America; Professor Andersen is survived by his wife Sonia and two daughters, Jennifer and Christine. The Applied Linguistics and TESL Department at UCLA is planning to hold a memorial service in Professor Andersen's honor. An announcement will be sent out when the time and place have been decided. Olga T. Yokoyama Professor and Chair Department of Applied Linguistics and TESL University of California, Los Angeles Tel. (310) 825-4631 Fax (310) 206-4118 http://www.appling.ucla.edu From olga at humnet.ucla.edu Mon Apr 7 23:41:59 2008 From: olga at humnet.ucla.edu (Yokoyama, Olga) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:41:59 -0700 Subject: Title correction: Roger Andersen Memorial at UCLA, April 11 Message-ID: Please forgive my resending this msg, as I realized that I put the wrong heading on my first mailing. Dear Funknetters, Many of you know that UCLA's Roger Andersen, Professor of Applied Linguistics, passed away on January 22. A memorial service for Roger will be held this Friday, April 11, 2008, at 4 pm, on the UCLA campus, in Ackerman Second Floor Lounge (Room 2414); all are welcome. For more details, see the department website: http://www.appling.ucla.edu/events.html For those who won't be in L.A. this week and wish to send condolences/ remembrances/thoughts, please send them care of Srey Ngov or to Olga Yokoyama at olga at humnet.ucla.edu; they will be made available at the service. Date: 28-Jan-2008 From: Srey Ngov Subject: Obituary: Roger Andersen It is my sad duty to inform the linguistic community of the passing away on January 22 of Professor Roger Andersen, Professor of Applied Linguistics at UCLA for 30 years. Professor Andersen's research has contributed greatly to the field; his significant contributions to Second Language Acquisition and Interlanguage analysis are still considered seminal in the field. Professor Andersen was a recipient of numerous major research grants involving multi-university projects, and was engaged in data-intensive long-term research projects on indigenous languages of Latin America; Professor Andersen is survived by his wife Sonia and two daughters, Jennifer and Christine. The Applied Linguistics and TESL Department at UCLA is planning to hold a memorial service in Professor Andersen's honor. An announcement will be sent out when the time and place have been decided. Olga T. Yokoyama Professor and Chair Department of Applied Linguistics and TESL University of California, Los Angeles Tel. (310) 825-4631 Fax (310) 206-4118 http://www.appling.ucla.edu From Salinas17 at aol.com Wed Apr 9 02:19:58 2008 From: Salinas17 at aol.com (Salinas17 at aol.com) Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 22:19:58 EDT Subject: inviting applications for the MA in Cognitive Linguistics at Case Message-ID: test ************** Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. 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Chandlee) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:39:47 -0400 Subject: Now accepting submissions: BUCLD 33 Message-ID: CALL FOR PAPERS THE 33rd ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2, 2008 Keynote Speaker: Barbara Landau, Johns Hopkins University "Spatial Language and Spatial Cognition: Origins, Development, and Interaction" Plenary Speaker: Tom Roeper, University of Massachusetts - Amherst "From Input to Mind: How Acquisition work captures the heart of linguistic theory and the soul of practical application" Lunch Symposium: "Brain mechanisms of language development: The promise and pitfalls of neuroimaging" Dick Aslin, University of Rochester Debra Mills, Emory University Colin Phillips, University of Maryland Helen Tager-Flusberg, Boston University Submissions which present research on any topic in the fields of first and second language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered, including: * Bilingualism * Cognition & Language * Creoles & Pidgins * Dialects * Discourse and Narrative * Gesture * Hearing Impairment and Deafness * Input & Interaction * Language Disorders (Autism, Down Syndrome, SLI, Williams Syndrome, etc.) * Linguistic Theory (Syntax, Semantics, Phonology, Morphology, Lexicon) * Neurolinguistics * Pragmatics * Pre-linguistic Development * Reading and Literacy * Signed Languages * Sociolinguistics * Speech Perception & Production Presentations will be 20 minutes long followed by a 10-minute question period. Posters will be on display for a full day with two attended sessions during the day. ABSTRACT FORMAT AND CONTENT * Abstracts submitted must represent original, unpublished research. * Abstracts should be anonymous, clearly titled and no more than 500 words in length. Text of abstract should fit on one page, with a second page for examples, figures, or references. Abstracts longer than 500 words will be rejected without being evaluated. * Please note the word count at the bottom of the abstract. Note that word counts should not include the abstract title, figure or table titles, examples, or the list of references. * A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/template.html * Three examples of how to formulate the content of the abstract can be found at: http://www.lsadc.org/info/dec02bulletin/model.html http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/sociocultural/abstracttips.html http://www.ulcl.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=5&c=124 * The criteria used by the reviewers to evaluate abstracts can be found at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/reviewprocess.html#rate * All abstracts must be submitted as PDF documents. Specific instructions for how to create PDF documents are available at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/pdfinfo.html. If you encounter a problem creating a PDF file, please contact us for further assistance. Please use the first author's last name as the file name (eg. Smith.pdf). No author information should appear anywhere in the contents of the PDF file itself. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS * Electronic submission: To facilitate the abstract submission process, abstracts will be submitted using the form available at the conference website at http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/abstract.htm. * Specific instructions for abstract submission are available on this website. * Abstracts are now being accepted. * Contact information for each author must be submitted via webform. No author information should appear anywhere in the abstract PDF. * At the time of submission you will be asked whether you would like your abstract to be considered for a poster, a paper, or both. Note that this preference is not revealed to the reviewers, and thus is not considered in the review process. * Although each author may submit as many abstracts as desired, we will accept for presentation by each author: (a) a maximum of 1 first authored paper/poster, and (b) a maximum of 2 papers/posters in any authorship status. Note that no changes in authorship (including deleting an author or changing author order) will be possible after the review process is completed or for publication in the conference proceedings. DEADLINE * All submissions must be received by 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2008. * Late abstracts will not be considered, whatever the reason for the delay. * We regret that we cannot accept abstract submissions by fax or email. * Submissions via surface mail will only be accepted in special circumstances, on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us well in advance of the submission deadline (May 15, 2008) to make these arrangements. ABSTRACT SELECTION * Each abstract is blind reviewed by 5 reviewers from a panel of approximately 180 international scholars. Further information about the review process is available at http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/reviewprocess.html. * Acknowledgment of receipt of the abstract will be sent by email as soon as possible after receipt. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent to first authors only, in early August, by email. Pre-registration materials and preliminary schedule will be available in late August 2008. * If your abstract is accepted, you will need to submit a 150-word abstract including title, author(s) and affiliation(s) for inclusion in the conference handbook. Guidelines will be provided along with notification of acceptance. * Abstracts accepted as papers will be invited for publication in the BUCLD Proceedings. * Abstracts accepted as posters will be invited for publication online only, but not in the printed version. * All conference papers will be selected on the basis of abstracts submitted. Although each abstract will be evaluated individually, we will attempt to honor requests to schedule accepted papers together in group sessions. * No schedule changes will be possible once the schedule is set. Scheduling requests for religious reasons only must be made before the review process is complete (i.e. at the time of submission). A space is provided on the abstract submission webform to specify such requests. FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information is available at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/ Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A. Telephone: (617) 353-3085 Questions about abstracts should be sent to abstract at bu.edu From matti.miestamo at helsinki.fi Wed Apr 16 08:29:34 2008 From: matti.miestamo at helsinki.fi (Matti Miestamo) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:29:34 +0300 Subject: Symposium: Globality, Locality and Contact Message-ID: CALL FOR PAPERS GLOBALITY, LOCALITY AND CONTACT – LANGUAGE AND CULTURE An interdisciplinary symposium to be held at the HELSINKI COLLEGIUM FOR ADVANCED STUDIES 17-18 November 2008 The planned symposium will bring together linguists, anthropologists and scholars from other fields in the Humanities and Social Sciences looking at their subject matter from the global and/or the local perspective, and interested in how motivations stemming from the global and the local compete and converge in shaping human behaviour and culture in general and language in particular. A central factor in this interplay is contact – between distant/unrelated cultures and languages on the one hand and adjacent/related local habits and languages/dialects on the other. However, we would also like to invite contributions on other motivations, for example on how general cognitive and pragmatic factors are reflected in flows towards globalized varieties. It is our common conception that languages differ the more the more distant they are from each other in terms of geography and genealogy (historical relatedness). Linguists have, however, become increasingly aware of the fact that different dialects of one and the same language may show important structural and lexical differences. Clearly then, there are other important factors than just areal and genealogical distance that can be responsible for differences between languages. The aim of the symposium is to identify and describe situations that are interesting in terms of global similarities and local differences, and to discuss historical developments and motivations behind these situations. The symposium will also address similar questions in other spheres of human culture and interaction, one of the aims being a better understanding of whether and how language differs from these other spheres in terms of the local and global forces driving similarity and difference. While two of the keynote speakers, Professors Peter Mühlhäusler (University of Adelaide) and Tom Güldemann (University of Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig) approach the above-mentioned questions from the point of view of language, the expertise of the third, Professor Deborah Kapchan (New York University), permits us to widen the scope of the conference to include themes such as the interaction of local and global forms of music making, examining the intersecting structures of both music production and music performance. The former deals with the question of what kinds of accommodation happen when different systems of organizing and rewarding music making come together (e.g. the application of global concepts such as copyright and ownership in Africa), while the latter looks at the kinds of semantic and conceptual modification that take place in a particular performance genre when it travels from local to global contexts (e.g. Moroccan healing music winning large international audiences). Other media of artistic expression are also included in the thematic scope of the symposium. In line with the keynote speakers’ research emphases, we envisage a programme of contributions taking shape around the following topic areas: ▪ Typological micro- and macrovariation, i.e. similarities and differences between linguistic/cultural varieties viewed from the perspective of different points on the scale from local to global ▪ The role of common origin vs. contact in the areal distribution and diffusion of linguistic and other cultural features ▪ How globalization and contact give rise to new forms of language and culture ▪ How globalization and contact (or lack thereof) affects the simplicity vs. complexity of linguistic and other social structures ▪ Theory and methods of a comparative description of practices and varieties ▪ Identities, coalitions and communities as social and cultural constructs ▪ Contacts and networks between varieties and variant practices ▪ Mechanisms of diffusion within and beyond local practices ▪ Mechanisms of borrowing and re-contextualisation ▪ Interaction of local and non-local concepts of authorship and ownership in music or art production and exchange ▪ The role of music/art/performance genre in the codification or objectification of cultural identity ▪ (Re-)interpretation of function and meaning of local music/art or performance genres in a global context and of global genres at the local level ▪ Emergent semantic forms and aesthetic formations in the global music or art market ▪ Traveling and non-traveling meanings/concepts in music/ art/ performance ▪ The role of intermediaries as translators/negotiators of meaning Keynote speakers Professor Tom Güldemann, University of Zurich / Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig http://email.eva.mpg.de/~gueldema/index.html Professor Deborah Kapchan, New York University http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/music/Kapchan.html Professor Peter Mühlhäusler, University of Adelaide http://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/humanities/people/linguistics/pmuhlhausler.html Abstract submission The deadline for the submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words) is May 31, 2008. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to . The abstract should be included in the body of the message. Participants will be notified about acceptance by June 15, 2008. The abstracts will be published on the web pages of the conference . Organizers Anneli Meurman-Solin (Research Unit for Variation, Contacts and Change in English, University of Helsinki) Matti Miestamo (Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies / Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki) Tuulikki Pietilä (Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki) Collaborating institutes and research units Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki Research Unit for Variation, Contacts and Change in English, University of Helsinki Symposium website -- Matti Miestamo From emcl4.2008 at gmail.com Fri Apr 18 05:26:37 2008 From: emcl4.2008 at gmail.com (Monica Gonzalez-Marquez) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:26:37 -0500 Subject: EMCL 4 - April 30 Submission Deadline Reminder In-Reply-To: <89f6d9420804172226i2b8cc7cbobf24fce959eb264@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics IV Integration - Methods and Perspectives University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Dk July 7 – 12, 2008 For more info visit: http://emcl4.2008.googlepages.com/home Flyers available above for download and posting. ***********Application deadline: April 30, 2008*********** Applications must be submitted by email to EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com Acceptance notifications will be sent on or before June 1, 2008. The Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics (EMCL) Workshops have emerged out of the desire of many language researchers to incorporate empirical methods into their investigative repertoire. While theoretical work in cognitive linguistics has yielded significant insights, they still await empirical validation. To that end, we seek to further develop an empirically valid account of the connection between language and cognition through the continuous merging of theoretical and empirical research. Our theme for this, the fourth EMCL, is integration of methodologies and perspectives. Language is a complex phenomenon, "too human to be confined to a single discipline" (Hunt & Agnoli, 1991) or to be understood using a single methodology. Although using one perspective or method can be quite informative, pursuit of corroborating evidence via multiple means is substantially more illuminating. Our goal with this workshop is to provide a setting where integration is considered from the onset of a research project. The basic unit of the workshop will therefore be hands-on sessions led by pairs of researchers who will work together to provide complementary perspectives on a problem's investigation. In this setting, invited students will learn how to apply different approaches to a given question, as well as how to carry out a research project from conception to implementation. Intended Audience: This workshop is aimed specifically at scholars with sound theoretical knowledge in their field though lacking in empirical training, including experimental research. Participants are not expected to have any background in empirical work. Candidates should at least have completed initial university training, a B.A. in the US, or be working on a Masters degree if training in Europe, in theoretical linguistics or a similar field, and be familiar with cognitive linguistics or embodiment (this familiarity need not have occurred in a formal university setting). Graduate students, i.e. post-grads, pre-doctoral, etc., as well as post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty, are invited to apply. The only real prerequisite is a background in cognitive linguistics or embodiment, and a desire to gain empirical research experience. Workshop Topics: Gesture & Simulation Semantics Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ben Bergen, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Lexical Semantics & Multidimensional Scaling Steven Clancy, University of Chicago Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Linguistic Relativity & Meaning John Lucy, University of Chicago Gabriella Vigliocco, University College London Bilingualism Viorica Marian, Northwestern University Kathryn Kohnert, University of Minnesota Cost: 125 Euros (Scholarships consisting of registration fee reductions will be available for students traveling from Eastern Europe and developing countries) NOTE: Student housing fees have been reduced to 20 Euros per night with shared bath/ 30 Euros per night with private bath. To precede Language, Culture and Mind 3 http://www.lcm.sdu.dk EMCL 4 Organizing Committee: Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Chair, Cornell University (EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com); Raymond Becker, University of California, Merced; Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Todd Oakley, Case Western Reserve University; Anders R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark; Gitte R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark From abogacka at ifa.amu.edu.pl Sun Apr 20 11:24:05 2008 From: abogacka at ifa.amu.edu.pl (Anna Bogacka) Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:24:05 +0200 Subject: New article: Janez Oresnik: Natural Syntax Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We would like to inform you that the recent issue of Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics includes an article which may be of interest to you. Author: Janez Oresnik Title: Natural Syntax: English relative clauses. Available from: http://versita.metapress.com/content/c153437328039534/?p=6350b9c8133d4817828 43ef12b98da77&pi=3 We would also like use this opportunity to invite you to submit papers in all subdisciplines of linguistics for publication in Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics. DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNAL o an international journal devoted to theoretical and methodological issues in linguistic research o publishes outstanding research in contemporary linguistics, presenting a wide range of perspectives on linguistic theories and interdisciplinary study of language o carries original articles, discussion papers and reply articles, as well as review articles and reviews o a forum for the exchange of ideas between disciplines, fields of study and theoretical frameworks o a forum for both established and young scholars o eclectic, but rigorous o published by the School of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland o 35 years of experience in publishing linguistic papers WHY SUBMIT o contributions subject to anonymous reviews by international experts o fast, fair and constructive peer review o online publication by our new partner, Versita Central European Science Publishers o starting with the year 2008, four issues per year o live linking, thanks to which papers become more popular, accessible and quotable o abstracting: CSA Linguistic and Language Behaviour Abstracts (www.csa.com ), Bibliographie Linguistique/Linguistic Bibliorgraphy Online (www.blonline.nl ), MLA International Bibliography, Linguistic Abstracts Online PSiCL Editor Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk PSiCL Assistants to the Editor Jaroslaw Weckwerth Anna Balas PSiCL webpage: http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/psicl/ PSiCL contents at Versita Central European Science Publishers: http://www.versita.com/science/socialsciences/psicl/ From haspelmath at eva.mpg.de Tue Apr 22 12:42:26 2008 From: haspelmath at eva.mpg.de (Martin Haspelmath) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:42:26 +0200 Subject: fellowship in linguistics at MPI-EVA Leipzig Message-ID: Doctoral fellowship in linguistics Postdoctoral fellowship in linguistics The Department of Linguistics of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) seeks candidates for a two-year doctoral fellowship in linguistics (with the possibility of two 6-month extensions) and/or a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in linguistics (also with the possibility of two 6-month extensions). The candidates should be able to make contributions to the department's areas of research. The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology studies human diversity and human origins in a multidisciplinary perspective. The contribution of linguistics to this goal lies in the study of the history and prehistory of languages (and peoples) around the world (especially non-European languages), as well as the current diversity of human languages (linguistic fieldwork on little-described and endangered languages and language typology). The Department of Linguistics collaborates with the Department of Evolutionary Genetics and the Junior research Group on Comparative Population Linguistics to compare the evidence from linguistics and genetics for the prehistory of human populations. The largest recent and current collaborative projects of the Department of Linguistics are the World Atlas of Language Structures (http://wals.info/) and Loanword Typology. More information on these and other projects is available on the institute's website (see below). Doctoral fellows should already have an MA in Linguistics or an equivalent qualification, and be either registered or qualified to register in a recognized doctoral program at a university or equivalent degree-awarding institution. Doctoral fellows have the possibility of obtaining their doctoral degree through the University of Leipzig (http:/www.uni-leipzig.de). Postdoctoral fellows are expected to come with a flexible research agenda that fits into the department's current foci. They should be ready to contribute to collaborative projects, and they will have the opportunity to propose collaborative projects themselves. Regular participation in the department's talks, seminars and workshops is expected. Except for approved absences (e.g. fieldwork, conferences, vacation), the place of work is Leipzig. The fellowships are available from 01 October 2008, but a later starting date may be negotiated. Postdoctoral fellows must have their PhD in hand before the starting date. There are no teaching obligations, but the opportunity for teaching in the linguistics program of the University of Leipzig exists. Good knowledge of English is required. Applicants are requested to send a C.V., statement of research interests, two letters of recommendation, and a sample of written work on a relevant topic to: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Personnel Administration Prof. Dr. Bernard Comrie - Doctoral/Postdoctoral fellow position Deutscher Platz 6 D-04103 Leipzig, Germany or by e-mail to: comrie at eva.mpg.de (in which case supplementary materials available only in hard copy should be sent ot the above mailing address). e-mail: comrie at eva.mpg.de fax: +49 341 35 50 333 institute web site: http://www.eva.mpg.de Deadline for receipt of applications: 17 May 2008 From antti.arppe at helsinki.fi Wed Apr 23 17:04:44 2008 From: antti.arppe at helsinki.fi (Antti Arppe) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:04:44 +0300 Subject: Call for Participation: 3rd Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics (QITL3) Message-ID: [apologies for cross-postings] 1st CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Third Workshop on Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics (QITL3) 2-4 June, 2008 Helsinki, Finland We would like to inform linguists of the upcoming QITL3 workshop to be co-hosted by the Linguistic Association of Finland and the Department of General Linguistics at the University of Helsinki. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for linguistic research which combines a theoretical outlook with sophisticated use of quantitative methods. We invite interested linguists from all subfields and theoretical persuasions to take part in this event. Invited Talks: Michael Cysouw, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig Gary Marcus, New York University Richard Sproat, University of Indiana at Urbana/Champaign The preliminary program with the authors and titles of the accepted presentations, registration guidelines, as well as other information are available on the Workshop website (which will always contain the latest up-to-date information) at: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/qitl/ N.B. The deadline for Registration is Monday, 5 May 2008. ----- Programme Committee: Harald Baayen, University of Alberta Marco Baroni, University of Trento/CIMeC Peter Bosch, University of Osnabrück Michael Cysouw, Max Planck Institute/Leipzig Walter Daelemans, University of Antwerp Stefan Evert, University of Osnabrück Stefan Th. Gries, University of California, Santa Barbara Stefan Grondelaers, Radboud University Nijmegen Jennifer Hay, University of Canterbury Timo Honkela, Helsinki University of Technology Juhani Järvikivi, Max Planck Institute/Nijmegen Brigitte Krenn, Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (ÖFAI) Jonas Kuhn, University of Potsdam Merja Kytö, University of Uppsala Roger Levy, University of California, San Diego Anke Lüdeling, Humboldt University in Berlin Elena Maslova, Bielefeld University Detmar Meurers, Ohio State University Matti Miestamo, University of Helsinki Jussi Niemi, University of Joensuu Martti Vainio, University of Helsinki Yi Xu, University College London ----- Organizing Committee: Laura Arola, University of Oulu Antti Arppe, University of Helsinki, co-chair Maria Metsä-Ketelä, University of Tampere Maarit Niemelä, University of Oulu Alexandre Nikolaev, University of Joensuu Urpo Nikanne, Åbo Akademi University, co-chair Kaius Sinnemäki, University of Helsinki, co-chair Ulla Vanhatalo, University of Helsinki ----- Contact information: Contact Email: "qitl-3 at helsinki.fi" Meeting URL: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/qitl/ ----- From emcl4.2008 at gmail.com Tue Apr 29 05:48:24 2008 From: emcl4.2008 at gmail.com (Monica Gonzalez-Marquez) Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:48:24 -0500 Subject: Final Call - EMCL 4 In-Reply-To: <89f6d9420804282247u51e675a6ha3fd620b15d3c3a0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics IV Integration - Methods and Perspectives University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Dk July 7 – 12, 2008 For more info visit: http://emcl4.2008.googlepages.com/home Flyers available above for download and posting. ***********Application deadline: April 30, 2008*********** Applications must be submitted by email to EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com Acceptance notifications will be sent on or before June 1, 2008. The Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics (EMCL) Workshops have emerged out of the desire of many language researchers to incorporate empirical methods into their investigative repertoire. While theoretical work in cognitive linguistics has yielded significant insights, they still await empirical validation. To that end, we seek to further develop an empirically valid account of the connection between language and cognition through the continuous merging of theoretical and empirical research. Our theme for this, the fourth EMCL, is integration of methodologies and perspectives. Language is a complex phenomenon, "too human to be confined to a single discipline" (Hunt & Agnoli, 1991) or to be understood using a single methodology. Although using one perspective or method can be quite informative, pursuit of corroborating evidence via multiple means is substantially more illuminating. Our goal with this workshop is to provide a setting where integration is considered from the onset of a research project. The basic unit of the workshop will therefore be hands-on sessions led by pairs of researchers who will work together to provide complementary perspectives on a problem's investigation. In this setting, invited students will learn how to apply different approaches to a given question, as well as how to carry out a research project from conception to implementation. Intended Audience: This workshop is aimed specifically at scholars with sound theoretical knowledge in their field though lacking in empirical training, including experimental research. Participants are not expected to have any background in empirical work. Candidates should at least have completed initial university training, a B.A. in the US, or be working on a Masters degree if training in Europe, in theoretical linguistics or a similar field, and be familiar with cognitive linguistics or embodiment (this familiarity need not have occurred in a formal university setting). Graduate students, i.e. post-grads, pre-doctoral, etc., as well as post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty, are invited to apply. The only real prerequisite is a background in cognitive linguistics or embodiment, and a desire to gain empirical research experience. Workshop Topics: Gesture & Simulation Semantics Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ben Bergen, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Lexical Semantics & Multidimensional Scaling Steven Clancy, University of Chicago Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Linguistic Relativity & Meaning John Lucy, University of Chicago Gabriella Vigliocco, University College London Bilingualism Viorica Marian, Northwestern University Kathryn Kohnert, University of Minnesota Cost: 125 Euros (Scholarships consisting of registration fee reductions will be available for students traveling from Eastern Europe and developing countries) NOTE: Student housing fees have been reduced to 20 Euros per night with shared bath/ 30 Euros per night with private bath. To precede Language, Culture and Mind 3 http://www.lcm.sdu.dk EMCL 4 Organizing Committee: Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Chair, Cornell University (EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com); Raymond Becker, University of California, Merced; Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Todd Oakley, Case Western Reserve University; Anders R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark; Gitte R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark From A.MorgadoDeMatos at brighton.ac.uk Thu Apr 3 17:38:36 2008 From: A.MorgadoDeMatos at brighton.ac.uk (A.MorgadoDeMatos at brighton.ac.uk) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:38:36 -0000 Subject: EXTENDED DEADLINE: 2nd UK Postgraduate Conference in Cognitive Linguistics Message-ID: (apologies for cross-postings) ***EXTENDED DEADLINE: 2ND UK POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE IN COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS *** CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd UK Postgraduate Conference in COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS University of Brighton Brighton, UK 8th of August, 2008 Website: www.languageandcognition.net/pgccl/ Affiliated with the international conference on Language, Communication and Cognition, running the 4th ? 7th of August, 2008. (www.languageandcognition.net for details.) The 2nd UK Postgraduate Conference in Cognitive Linguistics provides a forum for postgraduate students working within Cognitive Linguistics, language and cognition, and related areas, to share and discuss their individual research, current methodologies and frameworks, and future directions of study. Empirical, theoretical, methodological abstracts relating to the following topics are welcome: - Language and communication - Language and cognition - Metaphor - Grammar and conceptualisation - Knowledge structure - Applied cognitive linguistics - Cognitive semantics - Related areas of research Keynote speakers Dr Ewa D?browska, University of Sheffield, England, Vice President of the UK Cognitive Linguistics Association, Editor of Cognitive Linguistics journal. ?Empirical Investigations of the Cognitive Reality of Cognitive Grammar? Prof Vyvyan Evans, University of Brighton, England, President of the UK Cognitive Linguistics Association. ?LCCM Theory: Assumptions, Antecedents and Architecture? Workshop chair Dr Daniel Casasanto, Stanford University, USA. Editor of Language and Cognition an interdisciplinary journal of language and cognitive science (2009 launch). ?From Ideas to Experiments? Submission of abstracts Submissions are solicited for the three parallel sessions and the poster session. - Abstracts should not exceed 500 words?references are excluded from this count. - Abstracts should clearly indicate a presentation title. - Abstracts should be anonymous for purposes of blind review. - Abstracts should be formatted as Word, RTF or PDF documents. - Abstracts should be submitted electronically to UKPGCCL at gmail.com. - Please include the following information in the body of your email: title and name of author(s) affiliation email address for correspondence presentation title 3-5 keywords preference for presentation or poster session. Please state in the subject line of your email that this is an abstract submission, i.e., ?Abstract Submission: Name(s)? EXTENDED ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 9th of April, 2008 For full details please consult the conference website: http://www.languageandcognition.net/pgccl Organisers The conference is organised by Andrea Morgado De Matos and Kyle Jasmin. From emcl4.2008 at gmail.com Fri Apr 4 02:23:45 2008 From: emcl4.2008 at gmail.com (Monica Gonzalez-Marquez) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 21:23:45 -0500 Subject: EMCL 4 - Student housing rates update In-Reply-To: <89f6d9420804031923m19dce101wdcc2d666e545f160@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics IV Integration - Methods and Perspectives University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Dk July 7 ? 12, 2008 For more info visit new website: http://emcl4.2008.googlepages.com/home Flyers available above for download and posting. ***********Application deadline: April 30, 2008*********** Applications must be submitted by email to EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com Acceptance notifications will be sent on or before June 1, 2008. Intended Audience: This workshop is aimed specifically at scholars with sound theoretical knowledge in their field though lacking in empirical training, including experimental research. Participants are not expected to have any background at in empirical work. Candidates should at least have completed initial university training, a B.A. in the US, or be working on a Masters degree if training in Europe, in theoretical linguistics or a similar field, and be familiar with cognitive linguistics or embodiment (this familiarity need not have occurred in a formal university setting). Graduate students, i.e. post-grads, pre-doctoral, etc., as well as post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty, are invited to apply. The only real prerequisite is a background in cognitive linguistics or embodiment, and a desire to gain empirical research experience. Workshop Topics: Gesture & Simulation Semantics Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ben Bergen, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Lexical Semantics & Multidimensional Scaling Steven Clancy, University of Chicago Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Linguistic Relativity & Meaning John Lucy, University of Chicago Gabriella Vigliocco, University College London Bilingualism Viorica Marian, Northwestern University Kathryn Kohnert, University of Minnesota Cost: 125 Euros (Scholarships will be available for students traveling from Eastern Europe and developing countries) NOTE: Student housing fees have been reduced to 20 Euros per night with shared bath/ 30 Euros per night with private bath. To precede Language, Culture and Mind 3 http://www.lcm.sdu.dk EMCL 4 Organizing Committee: Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Chair, Cornell University (EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com); Raymond Becker, University of California, Merced; Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Todd Oakley, Case Western Reserve University; Anders R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark; Gitte R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark From Maj-Britt.MosegaardHansen at manchester.ac.uk Fri Apr 4 15:20:12 2008 From: Maj-Britt.MosegaardHansen at manchester.ac.uk (Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen) Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 16:20:12 +0100 Subject: Book announcement Message-ID: Generator Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium) Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen (The University of Manchester) Particles at the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface:? Synchronic and Diachronic Issues. ?A Study with Special Reference to the French Phasa Adverbs.? (Current Research in the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface, vol. 19). ?Oxford:? Elsevier (14 December 2007)? Hardcover:? 251 pp. ISBN: 978-0080552934 (Pricing:? GBP83.00, USD150.00, EUR120.00) The central aim of this study is to elucidate the nature of the semantics / pragmatics distinction in both synchrony and diachrony.?? The author proposes a definition of semantics and pragmatics that is orthogonal to the question of truth-conditionality, and discusses the status of various types of meaning with respect to this definition.? A corollary aim of the study is to propose an account of how and why erstwhile pragmatically-determined elements of meaning may, in the course of time, become semanticized.??? The nature, paths, and mechanisms of diachronic sense changes of the relevant type, as well as the motivations for them, are discussed in some detail.? The author combines insights from different sources, prominently frame-based semantics, historical pragmatics, and Peircean semiotics, to arrive at a model of linguistic meaning that is both synchronically and diachronically dynamic, hence capable of integrating structure and usage. As a case study, the synchronic uses and diachronic evolution of the exceptionally polyfunctional French phasal adverbs d?j? (' already' ), encore (' still/yet' ), toujours (' still' ), and enfin (' finally' ) are analyzed in some detail, with particular attention being paid to the semantic vs pragmatic nature of the various uses of these items. The book will be of interest to lexical semanticists, pragmaticians, historical linguists, functional/cognitive linguists, discourse analysts, and semioticians. To order, contact: Turpin Distribution Services Ltd UK & Rest of World Customer Services Pegasus Drive, Stratton Business Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8TQ, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1767 604 951 Fax: +44 (0) 1767 601640 US (incl. Canada & Latin America) Customer Services The Bleachery, 143 West Street, New Milford, Connecticut, CT 06776, USA USA toll free: 800 456 6323 Tel.: +1 860 350 0041 Fax: +1 860 350 0039 E-mail custserv at turpin-distribution.com ____________________________________________ Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen Professor of French language and linguistics School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Tel.: +44 (0)161 306-1733 Fax: +44 (0)161 275-3031 Web: http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk Editor-in-Chief of Revue Romane Associate Editor of Studies in Pragmatics From mark.turner at case.edu Mon Apr 7 16:20:18 2008 From: mark.turner at case.edu (Mark Turner) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:20:18 -0400 Subject: inviting applications for the MA in Cognitive Linguistics at Case Message-ID: The Department of Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University invites applications for admission to the M.A. Degree Program in Cognitive Linguistics for Fall 2008. See http://case.edu/artsci/cogs/MAinCognitiveLinguistics.html for further particulars. Very truly yours, Mark Turner Institute Professor and Professor and Chair of Cognitive Science Case Western Reserve University 607 Crawford Hall 10900 Euclid Avenue Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH 44106 http://markturner.org From olga at humnet.ucla.edu Mon Apr 7 18:56:49 2008 From: olga at humnet.ucla.edu (Yokoyama, Olga) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:56:49 -0700 Subject: review of Givon (2005) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Funknet webmaster, How can I post the following msg on FUNKNET? I am a member, but in the past when I tried to post something several times it never worked. Please advise. Dear Funknetters, Many of you know that UCLA's Roger Andersen, Professor of Applied Linguistics, passed away on January 22. A memorial service for Roger will be held this Friday, April 11, 2008, at 4 pm, on the UCLA campus, in Ackerman Second Floor Lounge (Room 2414); all are welcome. For more details, see the department website: http://www.appling.ucla.edu/events.html For those who won't be in L.A. this week and wish to send condolences/ remembrances/thoughts, please send them care of Srey Ngov or to Olga Yokoyama at olga at humnet.ucla.edu; they will be made available at the service. Date: 28-Jan-2008 From: Srey Ngov Subject: Obituary: Roger Andersen It is my sad duty to inform the linguistic community of the passing away on January 22 of Professor Roger Andersen, Professor of Applied Linguistics at UCLA for 30 years. Professor Andersen's research has contributed greatly to the field; his significant contributions to Second Language Acquisition and Interlanguage analysis are still considered seminal in the field. Professor Andersen was a recipient of numerous major research grants involving multi-university projects, and was engaged in data-intensive long-term research projects on indigenous languages of Latin America; Professor Andersen is survived by his wife Sonia and two daughters, Jennifer and Christine. The Applied Linguistics and TESL Department at UCLA is planning to hold a memorial service in Professor Andersen's honor. An announcement will be sent out when the time and place have been decided. Olga T. Yokoyama Professor and Chair Department of Applied Linguistics and TESL University of California, Los Angeles Tel. (310) 825-4631 Fax (310) 206-4118 http://www.appling.ucla.edu From olga at humnet.ucla.edu Mon Apr 7 23:41:59 2008 From: olga at humnet.ucla.edu (Yokoyama, Olga) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:41:59 -0700 Subject: Title correction: Roger Andersen Memorial at UCLA, April 11 Message-ID: Please forgive my resending this msg, as I realized that I put the wrong heading on my first mailing. Dear Funknetters, Many of you know that UCLA's Roger Andersen, Professor of Applied Linguistics, passed away on January 22. A memorial service for Roger will be held this Friday, April 11, 2008, at 4 pm, on the UCLA campus, in Ackerman Second Floor Lounge (Room 2414); all are welcome. For more details, see the department website: http://www.appling.ucla.edu/events.html For those who won't be in L.A. this week and wish to send condolences/ remembrances/thoughts, please send them care of Srey Ngov or to Olga Yokoyama at olga at humnet.ucla.edu; they will be made available at the service. Date: 28-Jan-2008 From: Srey Ngov Subject: Obituary: Roger Andersen It is my sad duty to inform the linguistic community of the passing away on January 22 of Professor Roger Andersen, Professor of Applied Linguistics at UCLA for 30 years. Professor Andersen's research has contributed greatly to the field; his significant contributions to Second Language Acquisition and Interlanguage analysis are still considered seminal in the field. Professor Andersen was a recipient of numerous major research grants involving multi-university projects, and was engaged in data-intensive long-term research projects on indigenous languages of Latin America; Professor Andersen is survived by his wife Sonia and two daughters, Jennifer and Christine. The Applied Linguistics and TESL Department at UCLA is planning to hold a memorial service in Professor Andersen's honor. An announcement will be sent out when the time and place have been decided. Olga T. 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For more information, please contact Verlag Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG Julia Ulrich Marketing Manager Mouton de Gruyter & Germanistik/German Studies Genthiner Strasse 13 10785 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 (30) 26 005 173 Fax: +49 (30) 26 005 322 Email: julia.ulrich at degruyter.com www.mouton-publishers.com www.degruyter.com Verlag Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG. Genthiner Str. 13. 10785 Berlin. Sitz Berlin. Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HR A 2065. Rechtsform: Kommanditgesellschaft. Komplement?r: de Gruyter Verlagsbeteiligungs GmbH, Sitz Berlin, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HR B 46487. Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus G. Saur (Gesch?ftsf?hrender Gesellschafter). Beiratsvorsitzender: Dr. Bernd Balzereit. From janemc at bu.edu Fri Apr 11 14:39:47 2008 From: janemc at bu.edu (Jane M. Chandlee) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:39:47 -0400 Subject: Now accepting submissions: BUCLD 33 Message-ID: CALL FOR PAPERS THE 33rd ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2, 2008 Keynote Speaker: Barbara Landau, Johns Hopkins University "Spatial Language and Spatial Cognition: Origins, Development, and Interaction" Plenary Speaker: Tom Roeper, University of Massachusetts - Amherst "From Input to Mind: How Acquisition work captures the heart of linguistic theory and the soul of practical application" Lunch Symposium: "Brain mechanisms of language development: The promise and pitfalls of neuroimaging" Dick Aslin, University of Rochester Debra Mills, Emory University Colin Phillips, University of Maryland Helen Tager-Flusberg, Boston University Submissions which present research on any topic in the fields of first and second language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered, including: * Bilingualism * Cognition & Language * Creoles & Pidgins * Dialects * Discourse and Narrative * Gesture * Hearing Impairment and Deafness * Input & Interaction * Language Disorders (Autism, Down Syndrome, SLI, Williams Syndrome, etc.) * Linguistic Theory (Syntax, Semantics, Phonology, Morphology, Lexicon) * Neurolinguistics * Pragmatics * Pre-linguistic Development * Reading and Literacy * Signed Languages * Sociolinguistics * Speech Perception & Production Presentations will be 20 minutes long followed by a 10-minute question period. Posters will be on display for a full day with two attended sessions during the day. ABSTRACT FORMAT AND CONTENT * Abstracts submitted must represent original, unpublished research. * Abstracts should be anonymous, clearly titled and no more than 500 words in length. Text of abstract should fit on one page, with a second page for examples, figures, or references. Abstracts longer than 500 words will be rejected without being evaluated. * Please note the word count at the bottom of the abstract. Note that word counts should not include the abstract title, figure or table titles, examples, or the list of references. * A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/template.html * Three examples of how to formulate the content of the abstract can be found at: http://www.lsadc.org/info/dec02bulletin/model.html http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/sociocultural/abstracttips.html http://www.ulcl.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=5&c=124 * The criteria used by the reviewers to evaluate abstracts can be found at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/reviewprocess.html#rate * All abstracts must be submitted as PDF documents. Specific instructions for how to create PDF documents are available at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/pdfinfo.html. If you encounter a problem creating a PDF file, please contact us for further assistance. Please use the first author's last name as the file name (eg. Smith.pdf). No author information should appear anywhere in the contents of the PDF file itself. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS * Electronic submission: To facilitate the abstract submission process, abstracts will be submitted using the form available at the conference website at http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/abstract.htm. * Specific instructions for abstract submission are available on this website. * Abstracts are now being accepted. * Contact information for each author must be submitted via webform. No author information should appear anywhere in the abstract PDF. * At the time of submission you will be asked whether you would like your abstract to be considered for a poster, a paper, or both. Note that this preference is not revealed to the reviewers, and thus is not considered in the review process. * Although each author may submit as many abstracts as desired, we will accept for presentation by each author: (a) a maximum of 1 first authored paper/poster, and (b) a maximum of 2 papers/posters in any authorship status. Note that no changes in authorship (including deleting an author or changing author order) will be possible after the review process is completed or for publication in the conference proceedings. DEADLINE * All submissions must be received by 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2008. * Late abstracts will not be considered, whatever the reason for the delay. * We regret that we cannot accept abstract submissions by fax or email. * Submissions via surface mail will only be accepted in special circumstances, on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us well in advance of the submission deadline (May 15, 2008) to make these arrangements. ABSTRACT SELECTION * Each abstract is blind reviewed by 5 reviewers from a panel of approximately 180 international scholars. Further information about the review process is available at http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/reviewprocess.html. * Acknowledgment of receipt of the abstract will be sent by email as soon as possible after receipt. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent to first authors only, in early August, by email. Pre-registration materials and preliminary schedule will be available in late August 2008. * If your abstract is accepted, you will need to submit a 150-word abstract including title, author(s) and affiliation(s) for inclusion in the conference handbook. Guidelines will be provided along with notification of acceptance. * Abstracts accepted as papers will be invited for publication in the BUCLD Proceedings. * Abstracts accepted as posters will be invited for publication online only, but not in the printed version. * All conference papers will be selected on the basis of abstracts submitted. Although each abstract will be evaluated individually, we will attempt to honor requests to schedule accepted papers together in group sessions. * No schedule changes will be possible once the schedule is set. Scheduling requests for religious reasons only must be made before the review process is complete (i.e. at the time of submission). A space is provided on the abstract submission webform to specify such requests. FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information is available at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/ Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A. Telephone: (617) 353-3085 Questions about abstracts should be sent to abstract at bu.edu From matti.miestamo at helsinki.fi Wed Apr 16 08:29:34 2008 From: matti.miestamo at helsinki.fi (Matti Miestamo) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:29:34 +0300 Subject: Symposium: Globality, Locality and Contact Message-ID: CALL FOR PAPERS GLOBALITY, LOCALITY AND CONTACT ? LANGUAGE AND CULTURE An interdisciplinary symposium to be held at the HELSINKI COLLEGIUM FOR ADVANCED STUDIES 17-18 November 2008 The planned symposium will bring together linguists, anthropologists and scholars from other fields in the Humanities and Social Sciences looking at their subject matter from the global and/or the local perspective, and interested in how motivations stemming from the global and the local compete and converge in shaping human behaviour and culture in general and language in particular. A central factor in this interplay is contact ? between distant/unrelated cultures and languages on the one hand and adjacent/related local habits and languages/dialects on the other. However, we would also like to invite contributions on other motivations, for example on how general cognitive and pragmatic factors are reflected in flows towards globalized varieties. It is our common conception that languages differ the more the more distant they are from each other in terms of geography and genealogy (historical relatedness). Linguists have, however, become increasingly aware of the fact that different dialects of one and the same language may show important structural and lexical differences. Clearly then, there are other important factors than just areal and genealogical distance that can be responsible for differences between languages. The aim of the symposium is to identify and describe situations that are interesting in terms of global similarities and local differences, and to discuss historical developments and motivations behind these situations. The symposium will also address similar questions in other spheres of human culture and interaction, one of the aims being a better understanding of whether and how language differs from these other spheres in terms of the local and global forces driving similarity and difference. While two of the keynote speakers, Professors Peter M?hlh?usler (University of Adelaide) and Tom G?ldemann (University of Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig) approach the above-mentioned questions from the point of view of language, the expertise of the third, Professor Deborah Kapchan (New York University), permits us to widen the scope of the conference to include themes such as the interaction of local and global forms of music making, examining the intersecting structures of both music production and music performance. The former deals with the question of what kinds of accommodation happen when different systems of organizing and rewarding music making come together (e.g. the application of global concepts such as copyright and ownership in Africa), while the latter looks at the kinds of semantic and conceptual modification that take place in a particular performance genre when it travels from local to global contexts (e.g. Moroccan healing music winning large international audiences). Other media of artistic expression are also included in the thematic scope of the symposium. In line with the keynote speakers? research emphases, we envisage a programme of contributions taking shape around the following topic areas: ? Typological micro- and macrovariation, i.e. similarities and differences between linguistic/cultural varieties viewed from the perspective of different points on the scale from local to global ? The role of common origin vs. contact in the areal distribution and diffusion of linguistic and other cultural features ? How globalization and contact give rise to new forms of language and culture ? How globalization and contact (or lack thereof) affects the simplicity vs. complexity of linguistic and other social structures ? Theory and methods of a comparative description of practices and varieties ? Identities, coalitions and communities as social and cultural constructs ? Contacts and networks between varieties and variant practices ? Mechanisms of diffusion within and beyond local practices ? Mechanisms of borrowing and re-contextualisation ? Interaction of local and non-local concepts of authorship and ownership in music or art production and exchange ? The role of music/art/performance genre in the codification or objectification of cultural identity ? (Re-)interpretation of function and meaning of local music/art or performance genres in a global context and of global genres at the local level ? Emergent semantic forms and aesthetic formations in the global music or art market ? Traveling and non-traveling meanings/concepts in music/ art/ performance ? The role of intermediaries as translators/negotiators of meaning Keynote speakers Professor Tom G?ldemann, University of Zurich / Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig http://email.eva.mpg.de/~gueldema/index.html Professor Deborah Kapchan, New York University http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/music/Kapchan.html Professor Peter M?hlh?usler, University of Adelaide http://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/humanities/people/linguistics/pmuhlhausler.html Abstract submission The deadline for the submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words) is May 31, 2008. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to . The abstract should be included in the body of the message. Participants will be notified about acceptance by June 15, 2008. The abstracts will be published on the web pages of the conference . Organizers Anneli Meurman-Solin (Research Unit for Variation, Contacts and Change in English, University of Helsinki) Matti Miestamo (Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies / Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki) Tuulikki Pietil? (Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki) Collaborating institutes and research units Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki Research Unit for Variation, Contacts and Change in English, University of Helsinki Symposium website -- Matti Miestamo From emcl4.2008 at gmail.com Fri Apr 18 05:26:37 2008 From: emcl4.2008 at gmail.com (Monica Gonzalez-Marquez) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:26:37 -0500 Subject: EMCL 4 - April 30 Submission Deadline Reminder In-Reply-To: <89f6d9420804172226i2b8cc7cbobf24fce959eb264@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics IV Integration - Methods and Perspectives University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Dk July 7 ? 12, 2008 For more info visit: http://emcl4.2008.googlepages.com/home Flyers available above for download and posting. ***********Application deadline: April 30, 2008*********** Applications must be submitted by email to EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com Acceptance notifications will be sent on or before June 1, 2008. The Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics (EMCL) Workshops have emerged out of the desire of many language researchers to incorporate empirical methods into their investigative repertoire. While theoretical work in cognitive linguistics has yielded significant insights, they still await empirical validation. To that end, we seek to further develop an empirically valid account of the connection between language and cognition through the continuous merging of theoretical and empirical research. Our theme for this, the fourth EMCL, is integration of methodologies and perspectives. Language is a complex phenomenon, "too human to be confined to a single discipline" (Hunt & Agnoli, 1991) or to be understood using a single methodology. Although using one perspective or method can be quite informative, pursuit of corroborating evidence via multiple means is substantially more illuminating. Our goal with this workshop is to provide a setting where integration is considered from the onset of a research project. The basic unit of the workshop will therefore be hands-on sessions led by pairs of researchers who will work together to provide complementary perspectives on a problem's investigation. In this setting, invited students will learn how to apply different approaches to a given question, as well as how to carry out a research project from conception to implementation. Intended Audience: This workshop is aimed specifically at scholars with sound theoretical knowledge in their field though lacking in empirical training, including experimental research. Participants are not expected to have any background in empirical work. Candidates should at least have completed initial university training, a B.A. in the US, or be working on a Masters degree if training in Europe, in theoretical linguistics or a similar field, and be familiar with cognitive linguistics or embodiment (this familiarity need not have occurred in a formal university setting). Graduate students, i.e. post-grads, pre-doctoral, etc., as well as post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty, are invited to apply. The only real prerequisite is a background in cognitive linguistics or embodiment, and a desire to gain empirical research experience. Workshop Topics: Gesture & Simulation Semantics Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ben Bergen, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Lexical Semantics & Multidimensional Scaling Steven Clancy, University of Chicago Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Linguistic Relativity & Meaning John Lucy, University of Chicago Gabriella Vigliocco, University College London Bilingualism Viorica Marian, Northwestern University Kathryn Kohnert, University of Minnesota Cost: 125 Euros (Scholarships consisting of registration fee reductions will be available for students traveling from Eastern Europe and developing countries) NOTE: Student housing fees have been reduced to 20 Euros per night with shared bath/ 30 Euros per night with private bath. To precede Language, Culture and Mind 3 http://www.lcm.sdu.dk EMCL 4 Organizing Committee: Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Chair, Cornell University (EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com); Raymond Becker, University of California, Merced; Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Todd Oakley, Case Western Reserve University; Anders R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark; Gitte R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark From abogacka at ifa.amu.edu.pl Sun Apr 20 11:24:05 2008 From: abogacka at ifa.amu.edu.pl (Anna Bogacka) Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:24:05 +0200 Subject: New article: Janez Oresnik: Natural Syntax Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We would like to inform you that the recent issue of Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics includes an article which may be of interest to you. Author: Janez Oresnik Title: Natural Syntax: English relative clauses. Available from: http://versita.metapress.com/content/c153437328039534/?p=6350b9c8133d4817828 43ef12b98da77&pi=3 We would also like use this opportunity to invite you to submit papers in all subdisciplines of linguistics for publication in Pozna? Studies in Contemporary Linguistics. DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNAL o an international journal devoted to theoretical and methodological issues in linguistic research o publishes outstanding research in contemporary linguistics, presenting a wide range of perspectives on linguistic theories and interdisciplinary study of language o carries original articles, discussion papers and reply articles, as well as review articles and reviews o a forum for the exchange of ideas between disciplines, fields of study and theoretical frameworks o a forum for both established and young scholars o eclectic, but rigorous o published by the School of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland o 35 years of experience in publishing linguistic papers WHY SUBMIT o contributions subject to anonymous reviews by international experts o fast, fair and constructive peer review o online publication by our new partner, Versita Central European Science Publishers o starting with the year 2008, four issues per year o live linking, thanks to which papers become more popular, accessible and quotable o abstracting: CSA Linguistic and Language Behaviour Abstracts (www.csa.com ), Bibliographie Linguistique/Linguistic Bibliorgraphy Online (www.blonline.nl ), MLA International Bibliography, Linguistic Abstracts Online PSiCL Editor Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk PSiCL Assistants to the Editor Jaroslaw Weckwerth Anna Balas PSiCL webpage: http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/psicl/ PSiCL contents at Versita Central European Science Publishers: http://www.versita.com/science/socialsciences/psicl/ From haspelmath at eva.mpg.de Tue Apr 22 12:42:26 2008 From: haspelmath at eva.mpg.de (Martin Haspelmath) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:42:26 +0200 Subject: fellowship in linguistics at MPI-EVA Leipzig Message-ID: Doctoral fellowship in linguistics Postdoctoral fellowship in linguistics The Department of Linguistics of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) seeks candidates for a two-year doctoral fellowship in linguistics (with the possibility of two 6-month extensions) and/or a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in linguistics (also with the possibility of two 6-month extensions). The candidates should be able to make contributions to the department's areas of research. The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology studies human diversity and human origins in a multidisciplinary perspective. The contribution of linguistics to this goal lies in the study of the history and prehistory of languages (and peoples) around the world (especially non-European languages), as well as the current diversity of human languages (linguistic fieldwork on little-described and endangered languages and language typology). The Department of Linguistics collaborates with the Department of Evolutionary Genetics and the Junior research Group on Comparative Population Linguistics to compare the evidence from linguistics and genetics for the prehistory of human populations. The largest recent and current collaborative projects of the Department of Linguistics are the World Atlas of Language Structures (http://wals.info/) and Loanword Typology. More information on these and other projects is available on the institute's website (see below). Doctoral fellows should already have an MA in Linguistics or an equivalent qualification, and be either registered or qualified to register in a recognized doctoral program at a university or equivalent degree-awarding institution. Doctoral fellows have the possibility of obtaining their doctoral degree through the University of Leipzig (http:/www.uni-leipzig.de). Postdoctoral fellows are expected to come with a flexible research agenda that fits into the department's current foci. They should be ready to contribute to collaborative projects, and they will have the opportunity to propose collaborative projects themselves. Regular participation in the department's talks, seminars and workshops is expected. Except for approved absences (e.g. fieldwork, conferences, vacation), the place of work is Leipzig. The fellowships are available from 01 October 2008, but a later starting date may be negotiated. Postdoctoral fellows must have their PhD in hand before the starting date. There are no teaching obligations, but the opportunity for teaching in the linguistics program of the University of Leipzig exists. Good knowledge of English is required. Applicants are requested to send a C.V., statement of research interests, two letters of recommendation, and a sample of written work on a relevant topic to: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Personnel Administration Prof. Dr. Bernard Comrie - Doctoral/Postdoctoral fellow position Deutscher Platz 6 D-04103 Leipzig, Germany or by e-mail to: comrie at eva.mpg.de (in which case supplementary materials available only in hard copy should be sent ot the above mailing address). e-mail: comrie at eva.mpg.de fax: +49 341 35 50 333 institute web site: http://www.eva.mpg.de Deadline for receipt of applications: 17 May 2008 From antti.arppe at helsinki.fi Wed Apr 23 17:04:44 2008 From: antti.arppe at helsinki.fi (Antti Arppe) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:04:44 +0300 Subject: Call for Participation: 3rd Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics (QITL3) Message-ID: [apologies for cross-postings] 1st CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Third Workshop on Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics (QITL3) 2-4 June, 2008 Helsinki, Finland We would like to inform linguists of the upcoming QITL3 workshop to be co-hosted by the Linguistic Association of Finland and the Department of General Linguistics at the University of Helsinki. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for linguistic research which combines a theoretical outlook with sophisticated use of quantitative methods. We invite interested linguists from all subfields and theoretical persuasions to take part in this event. Invited Talks: Michael Cysouw, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig Gary Marcus, New York University Richard Sproat, University of Indiana at Urbana/Champaign The preliminary program with the authors and titles of the accepted presentations, registration guidelines, as well as other information are available on the Workshop website (which will always contain the latest up-to-date information) at: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/qitl/ N.B. The deadline for Registration is Monday, 5 May 2008. ----- Programme Committee: Harald Baayen, University of Alberta Marco Baroni, University of Trento/CIMeC Peter Bosch, University of Osnabr?ck Michael Cysouw, Max Planck Institute/Leipzig Walter Daelemans, University of Antwerp Stefan Evert, University of Osnabr?ck Stefan Th. Gries, University of California, Santa Barbara Stefan Grondelaers, Radboud University Nijmegen Jennifer Hay, University of Canterbury Timo Honkela, Helsinki University of Technology Juhani J?rvikivi, Max Planck Institute/Nijmegen Brigitte Krenn, Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (?FAI) Jonas Kuhn, University of Potsdam Merja Kyt?, University of Uppsala Roger Levy, University of California, San Diego Anke L?deling, Humboldt University in Berlin Elena Maslova, Bielefeld University Detmar Meurers, Ohio State University Matti Miestamo, University of Helsinki Jussi Niemi, University of Joensuu Martti Vainio, University of Helsinki Yi Xu, University College London ----- Organizing Committee: Laura Arola, University of Oulu Antti Arppe, University of Helsinki, co-chair Maria Mets?-Ketel?, University of Tampere Maarit Niemel?, University of Oulu Alexandre Nikolaev, University of Joensuu Urpo Nikanne, ?bo Akademi University, co-chair Kaius Sinnem?ki, University of Helsinki, co-chair Ulla Vanhatalo, University of Helsinki ----- Contact information: Contact Email: "qitl-3 at helsinki.fi" Meeting URL: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/qitl/ ----- From emcl4.2008 at gmail.com Tue Apr 29 05:48:24 2008 From: emcl4.2008 at gmail.com (Monica Gonzalez-Marquez) Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:48:24 -0500 Subject: Final Call - EMCL 4 In-Reply-To: <89f6d9420804282247u51e675a6ha3fd620b15d3c3a0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics IV Integration - Methods and Perspectives University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Dk July 7 ? 12, 2008 For more info visit: http://emcl4.2008.googlepages.com/home Flyers available above for download and posting. ***********Application deadline: April 30, 2008*********** Applications must be submitted by email to EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com Acceptance notifications will be sent on or before June 1, 2008. The Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics (EMCL) Workshops have emerged out of the desire of many language researchers to incorporate empirical methods into their investigative repertoire. While theoretical work in cognitive linguistics has yielded significant insights, they still await empirical validation. To that end, we seek to further develop an empirically valid account of the connection between language and cognition through the continuous merging of theoretical and empirical research. Our theme for this, the fourth EMCL, is integration of methodologies and perspectives. Language is a complex phenomenon, "too human to be confined to a single discipline" (Hunt & Agnoli, 1991) or to be understood using a single methodology. Although using one perspective or method can be quite informative, pursuit of corroborating evidence via multiple means is substantially more illuminating. Our goal with this workshop is to provide a setting where integration is considered from the onset of a research project. The basic unit of the workshop will therefore be hands-on sessions led by pairs of researchers who will work together to provide complementary perspectives on a problem's investigation. In this setting, invited students will learn how to apply different approaches to a given question, as well as how to carry out a research project from conception to implementation. Intended Audience: This workshop is aimed specifically at scholars with sound theoretical knowledge in their field though lacking in empirical training, including experimental research. Participants are not expected to have any background in empirical work. Candidates should at least have completed initial university training, a B.A. in the US, or be working on a Masters degree if training in Europe, in theoretical linguistics or a similar field, and be familiar with cognitive linguistics or embodiment (this familiarity need not have occurred in a formal university setting). Graduate students, i.e. post-grads, pre-doctoral, etc., as well as post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty, are invited to apply. The only real prerequisite is a background in cognitive linguistics or embodiment, and a desire to gain empirical research experience. Workshop Topics: Gesture & Simulation Semantics Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ben Bergen, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Lexical Semantics & Multidimensional Scaling Steven Clancy, University of Chicago Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Linguistic Relativity & Meaning John Lucy, University of Chicago Gabriella Vigliocco, University College London Bilingualism Viorica Marian, Northwestern University Kathryn Kohnert, University of Minnesota Cost: 125 Euros (Scholarships consisting of registration fee reductions will be available for students traveling from Eastern Europe and developing countries) NOTE: Student housing fees have been reduced to 20 Euros per night with shared bath/ 30 Euros per night with private bath. To precede Language, Culture and Mind 3 http://www.lcm.sdu.dk EMCL 4 Organizing Committee: Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Chair, Cornell University (EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com); Raymond Becker, University of California, Merced; Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Todd Oakley, Case Western Reserve University; Anders R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark; Gitte R. Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark