From annalisa.baicchi at gmail.com  Thu Oct  2 17:21:10 2014
From: annalisa.baicchi at gmail.com (Annalisa Baicchi)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:21:10 +0200
Subject: FTL 2015 - 2nd Symposium on Figurative Thought and Language
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.192110.0200.ANNALISA.BAICCHI@GMAIL.COM>

(Apologies for multiple postings)

*FTL 2015: 2nd International Symposium on Figurative Thought and Language*

*28-29 October 2015*

*Dept. of Humanities, University of Pavia, Italy*

*Contact: Prof. Annalisa Baicchi - symposiumftl2015 at gmail.com
<symposiumftl2015 at gmail.com>*





The 2nd Symposium on *Figurative Thought and Language* concentrates on the
centrality of conceptual metonymy, conceptual metaphor and metaphtonymy in
language and the reasoning processes with a view to fostering
interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue, promoting the study of
figuration in different languages and cultures, and enhancing dissemination
of research results. We invite contributions from different theoretical and
applied perspectives (e.g. cognitive linguistics, cognitive science,
neuroscience and the philosophy of the mind), and methodologies (e.g.,
experimental protocols, cross-linguistic comparison, synchronic and
diachronic analyses, translation, corpus studies). Suggested topics include
(but are not restricted to) the impact of figuration on levels of
linguistic analysis (morphology, lexis, semantics, pragmatics), on areas of
grammar, on various types of discourse (e.g., the discourse of economics,
law, medicine, philosophy, politics, psychology and psychotherapy), on the
language of emotions. The working language of the symposium is English.
Submissions on languages other than English are encouraged.



The Symposium will bestow the FTL Young Researcher Award (FTL-YRA) upon a
deserving young researcher, who must be a doctoral candidate or a doctoral
graduate within the five years prior to 30 June 2015. The paper must be an
original unpublished investigation dealing with figuration. Only one work
per candidate is admitted. The manuscript must be in English. The selection
of the winning paper will be the responsibility of the Young Researcher
Award Committee, which is appointed by the FTL2015 Scientific Committee.
The main selection criteria are the high scientific quality and relevance,
and the level of argumentation. The award will consist of a monetary prize
of 300 euros with a certificate of achievement that will be presented at
the Award Ceremony.



*Abstract submission guidelines:*



Please, upload your abstract as a .doc file via EasyAbs  (
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/FTL2015) no later than 28th March 2015.
Abstracts should not exceed 500 words including figures and references.
They should also list up to five keywords. Please, specify ‘FTL Young
Researcher Award (FTL-YRA)’ at the very beginning of your abstract if you
are a doctoral candidate or doctoral graduate within the five years prior
to 30 June 2015 and intend to run for the award. Paper presentations will
be allotted 20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion. Poster presentations
will be displayed at a special poster session. A selection of peer-reviewed
paper-length versions of accepted submissions will be published with an
international publisher in 2017.



Early bird registration: 1 May 2015 – 30 July 2015; professionals € 100,00;
students € 60,00.



Standard registration: 1 Aug 2015 – 20 Oct 2015; professionals € 120,00;
students € 70,00.



On-site registration (after 20 Oct 2015): cash only; professionals €
140,00; students € 80,00.





*Keynote speakers:*



Prof. Stefano Arduini, Università di Urbino, Italy

Prof. Angeliki Athanasiadou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Prof. Mario Brdar, Osijek University, Croatia

Prof. Herbert Colston, University of Alberta, Canada

Prof. Zóltan Kövecses, Eötvös-Loránd University, Hungary

Prof. Klaus-Uwe Panther, Nanjing Normal University, China

Prof. Günter Radden, University of Hamburg, Germany

Prof. Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibánéz, University of La Rioja, Spain

Prof. Luca Vanzago, University of Pavia, Italy





*Meeting Location:*

Dept. of Humanities, University of Pavia, Italy







*Contact Information:*

Annalisa Baicchi

symposiumftl2015 at gmail.com




https://www.facebook.com/groups/592804847437616/

















*Meeting Dates:*

The 2nd Symposium on Figurative Thought and Language

will be held from 28-Oct-2015 to 29-Oct-2015.











*Abstract Submission Information:*

Abstracts can be submitted from 27-Oct-2014 until 28-Mar-2015.











*Abstract Rating Information:*

Submitted Abstracts will be reviewed and rated from 29-Mar-2015 until
26-Apr-2015.

Authors will be notified of their acceptance after 27-Apr-2015.


From DEVERETT at bentley.edu  Thu Oct  2 20:22:19 2014
From: DEVERETT at bentley.edu (Everett, Daniel)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 20:22:19 +0000
Subject: Linguistic Trivia
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.202219.0000.DEVERETT@BENTLEY.EDU>

The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. It is on a couple of Lewis’s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM

Dan Everett

From jr at recumen.com  Thu Oct  2 20:48:18 2014
From: jr at recumen.com (J Ruggles)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 16:48:18 -0400
Subject: Third Call for Papers CSLS 2015 Conference
In-Reply-To: <D052F6C2.CB67%jr@recumen.com>
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.164818.0400.JR@RECUMEN.COM>

The University Seminar on Columbia School Linguistics
 and the 
Columbia School Linguistic Society
invite participation in the

 12th International Columbia School Conference on the Interaction of
Linguistic Form and Meaning with Human Behavior
February 14 ­ 16, 2015
Columbia University

CALL FOR PAPERS


Papers are invited which propose language-specific analyses of natural
discourse data within any framework in which languages are viewed as
semiotic systems.   Particularly encouraged are submissions that advance
semantic hypotheses to account for the distribution of linguistic forms.

Abstracts should be sent as an email attachment to conference at csling.org
following these guidelines: The subject of the email should be:  CS Abstract
2015.  In the body of the email, please include:  (1) Author name(s) and
affiliation(s); (2) Title of the paper; (3) Email addresses and telephone
numbers of all authors.  The abstract, containing only the title of the
paper and the text of the abstract, should be sent as an attachment (PDF,
RTF, or Word format).  The abstract should be no more than 300 words,
although references and/or data may be added to that limit.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS:   Monday, November 3, 2014

The language of the conference is English.  Papers delivered in other
languages will also be considered.


The Columbia University Seminars bring together professors and other
experts, from Columbia and elsewhere, who gather to work on problems that
cross disciplinary and departmental boundaries. The Seminars have the
additional purpose of linking Columbia with the intellectual resources of
the surrounding communities. Since their founding by Frank Tannenbaum in
1944, the University Seminars have provided a means of exchanging,
recording, validating and responding to new ideas. As independent entities,
the Seminars encourage dialogue and intellectual risks in a culture that is
open, innovative, and collaborative, placing them among the best
contributions that the University makes to the intellectual community and to
the society at large.

The Columbia School of Linguistics is a group of linguists developing the
theoretical framework originally established by the late William Diver.
Language is seen as a symbolic tool whose structure is shaped both by its
communicative function and by the characteristics of its human users.
Grammatical analyses account for the distribution of linguistic forms as an
interaction between hypothesized linguistic meanings and pragmatic and
functional factors such as inference, ease of processing, and iconicity.
Phonological analyses explain the syntagmatic and paradigmatic distribution
of phonological units within signals, also drawing on both communicative
function and human physiological and psychological characteristics.


From dryer at buffalo.edu  Thu Oct  2 21:07:12 2014
From: dryer at buffalo.edu (Matthew Dryer)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 17:07:12 -0400
Subject: Linguistic Trivia
In-Reply-To: <CB0DB2AB-B2DE-4B7D-BDD3-4E6E36814DD4@bentley.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.170712.0400.DRYER@BUFFALO.EDU>

Dan,

Jerry Lee Lewis recorded another song "Be My Guest" which was co-written 
by Geoff Pullum and Shel Talmy, who is Len Talmy's brother.

Double linguistic relevance.

Matthew

On 10/2/14 4:22 PM, Everett, Daniel wrote:
> The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. It is on a couple of Lewis’s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM
>
> Dan Everett
>


From DEVERETT at bentley.edu  Thu Oct  2 21:08:38 2014
From: DEVERETT at bentley.edu (Everett, Daniel)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 21:08:38 +0000
Subject: Linguistic Trivia
In-Reply-To: <542DBE80.80500@buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.210838.0000.DEVERETT@BENTLEY.EDU>

This I did not know! Very cool, Matthew. The movie this song is taken from is Be My Guest, so that must be the title song of the movie. 

Dan

On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Matthew Dryer <dryer at buffalo.edu> wrote:

> Dan,
> 
> Jerry Lee Lewis recorded another song "Be My Guest" which was co-written by Geoff Pullum and Shel Talmy, who is Len Talmy's brother.
> 
> Double linguistic relevance.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> On 10/2/14 4:22 PM, Everett, Daniel wrote:
>> The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. It is on a couple of Lewis’s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM
>> 
>> Dan Everett
>> 
> 


From DEVERETT at bentley.edu  Thu Oct  2 21:09:54 2014
From: DEVERETT at bentley.edu (Everett, Daniel)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 21:09:54 +0000
Subject: Linguistic Trivia
In-Reply-To: <542DBE80.80500@buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.210954.0000.DEVERETT@BENTLEY.EDU>

And here is the song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6nHovMYPAo


On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Matthew Dryer <dryer at buffalo.edu> wrote:

> Dan,
> 
> Jerry Lee Lewis recorded another song "Be My Guest" which was co-written by Geoff Pullum and Shel Talmy, who is Len Talmy's brother.
> 
> Double linguistic relevance.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> On 10/2/14 4:22 PM, Everett, Daniel wrote:
>> The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. It is on a couple of Lewis’s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM
>> 
>> Dan Everett
>> 
> 


From markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi  Sun Oct  5 18:24:30 2014
From: markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi (markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 21:24:30 +0300
Subject: because N(P) -structure
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2014.212430.0300.>

Dear Colleagues,

many of you might have heard (or see) this relatively
new because N expression, e.g.
"A thousand vague fancies oppressed and disconcerted me-fancies the  
more distressing [because vague]."
(see http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=9477)

Now, I was wondering, if there is any (proper) research done on this  
phenomenon in English or any other
language (more than what is behind above mentioned link). I am asking  
because a student:
she has found several parallel examples from conversations in Finnish  
social media, e.g.
A: oispa tosi kiva päästä jo nukkumaan, muttei pääse [koska taapero].
    'It would be really nice to go bed already, but I won't because baby'
B:  Ei pääse, [koska naapurissa ryyppybileet].
     'I won't go (neither) because party in the neighbours'

She will do her MA-thesis on this topic, and all potential references would be
helpful.

With best,
Markus Hamunen
University Instructor
University of Tampere (Finland)


From busylinguist at gmail.com  Mon Oct  6 01:49:13 2014
From: busylinguist at gmail.com (carey benom)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:49:13 +0900
Subject: because N(P) -structure
In-Reply-To: <20141005212430.Horde.zMqy76phKQL7YoFmNi3rsQ1@webmail.helsinki.fi>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2014.104913.0900.BUSYLINGUIST@GMAIL.COM>

Dear Markus,

I have never seen any "proper" research, as you put it, on this, but I have
seen some mentions of this phenomenon in popular media and blogs that are
worth looking at.

One of the first mentions I could find was Mark Lieberman's entry in the
Language Log from 2012: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4068

The Atlantic also ran a piece about a year ago:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/english-has-a-new-preposition-because-internet/281601/

Stan Carey's blog has a relevant entry:
http://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/because-has-become-a-preposition-because-grammar/

This blog considers the origin of the construction:
http://allthingslinguistic.com/post/67507311833/where-because-noun-probably-came-from

I would be interested if you could find something more academic written on
this topic.

Best,
Carey


Carey Benom
Kyushu University


On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:24 AM, <markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> many of you might have heard (or see) this relatively
> new because N expression, e.g.
> "A thousand vague fancies oppressed and disconcerted me-fancies the more
> distressing [because vague]."
> (see http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=9477)
>
> Now, I was wondering, if there is any (proper) research done on this
> phenomenon in English or any other
> language (more than what is behind above mentioned link). I am asking
> because a student:
> she has found several parallel examples from conversations in Finnish
> social media, e.g.
> A: oispa tosi kiva päästä jo nukkumaan, muttei pääse [koska taapero].
>    'It would be really nice to go bed already, but I won't because baby'
> B:  Ei pääse, [koska naapurissa ryyppybileet].
>     'I won't go (neither) because party in the neighbours'
>
> She will do her MA-thesis on this topic, and all potential references
> would be
> helpful.
>
> With best,
> Markus Hamunen
> University Instructor
> University of Tampere (Finland)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


From markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi  Mon Oct  6 07:46:17 2014
From: markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi (markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:46:17 +0300
Subject: because N(P) -structure
In-Reply-To: <CACJUHtaujGJHprBHNgogU_zpKYN+3bJq5_c0MwYVtJi3YC+nbw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2014.104617.0300.>

Folks,

collectively: thank you for your responses (so far)!

To Esther: That was illustrative. Bob Ladd's posting in the Language  
Log tells that
in German because ADJ expression can be found as well:
"meine ganzen "normalen" duschgels sind nimmer wirklich verwendbar,  
weil unangenehm."

To Lise: You're right, I was hasty. It is, indeed, an adjective.  
Better example here
would be "I can’t go out with you today [because homework]" (from  
Masaru Kanetani's abstract in ICCG8).
Interesting is that there seem to be different possibilities to X in  
because X structure in different languages; e.g. we have not (yet)  
found any [because ADJ] examples in Finnish texts.

To Bracha: Many thanks! We will contact Kanetani. We, as well, are  
into Construction Grammar (and perhaps
Frame Semantics, too). This is an excellent coincidence.

To Carey: Many thanks to you too! These links are informative. We will  
definitely let you know
if some linguistic research will emerge.

To Meichun Liu: Thank you for your illustrative example from Mandarin.

Best,
Markus Hamunen




Lainaus carey benom <busylinguist at gmail.com>:

> Dear Markus,
>
> I have never seen any "proper" research, as you put it, on this, but I have
> seen some mentions of this phenomenon in popular media and blogs that are
> worth looking at.
>
> One of the first mentions I could find was Mark Lieberman's entry in the
> Language Log from 2012: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4068
>
> The Atlantic also ran a piece about a year ago:
> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/english-has-a-new-preposition-because-internet/281601/
>
> Stan Carey's blog has a relevant entry:
> http://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/because-has-become-a-preposition-because-grammar/
>
> This blog considers the origin of the construction:
> http://allthingslinguistic.com/post/67507311833/where-because-noun-probably-came-from
>
> I would be interested if you could find something more academic written on
> this topic.
>
> Best,
> Carey
>
>
> Carey Benom
> Kyushu University
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:24 AM, <markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> many of you might have heard (or see) this relatively
>> new because N expression, e.g.
>> "A thousand vague fancies oppressed and disconcerted me-fancies the more
>> distressing [because vague]."
>> (see http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=9477)
>>
>> Now, I was wondering, if there is any (proper) research done on this
>> phenomenon in English or any other
>> language (more than what is behind above mentioned link). I am asking
>> because a student:
>> she has found several parallel examples from conversations in Finnish
>> social media, e.g.
>> A: oispa tosi kiva päästä jo nukkumaan, muttei pääse [koska taapero].
>>   'It would be really nice to go bed already, but I won't because baby'
>> B:  Ei pääse, [koska naapurissa ryyppybileet].
>>    'I won't go (neither) because party in the neighbours'
>>
>> She will do her MA-thesis on this topic, and all potential references
>> would be
>> helpful.
>>
>> With best,
>> Markus Hamunen
>> University Instructor
>> University of Tampere (Finland)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>


From danjiesu at gmail.com  Tue Oct  7 01:06:57 2014
From: danjiesu at gmail.com (Danjie Su)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 18:06:57 -0700
Subject: Second Call-for-Papers: 27th North American Conference on Chinese
 Linguistics
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2014.180657.0700.DANJIESU@GMAIL.COM>

Dear colleagues,

Please allow me to bring to your kind attention the second Call-for-Papers
of the 27th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (April 3-5,
2015, University of California, Los Angeles).

We look forward to meeting / seeing you at the conference.


Best,
Daisy
_______________________

Danjie Su

PhD Candidate

Asian Languages and Cultures

UCLA

Los Angeles, CA 90095
danjiesu at gmail.com

www.danjiesu.com


*The 27th N**orth American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (N**ACCL-27)*

*2nd CALL FOR PAPERS*

The 27th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-27) will
be held at the University of California, Los Angeles, April 3-5, 2015.

*Abstract submission: **Sunday, November 16, 2014*

The theme of the conference is  *Integrating Chinese Linguistic Research
with Language Teaching*.  While papers addressing issues in all aspects of
Chinese linguistics are welcome - as part of the NACCL tradition, the
conference organizers give priority to two types of papers for presentation
at NACCL-27:

1) Linguistic research cast with pedagogical implications;

2) Teaching and learning studies raising important issues for linguistic
research.

*Keynote Speakers*

We are pleased to have Professors Chengzhi Chu of the University of
California, Davis and Professor Audrey Li of the University of Southern
California as our keynote speakers.



*Workshops*

1) A pre-conference workshop for language teachers is being planned. Stay
tuned as more information becomes available.

2) A special workshop on the* Art of Teaching Chinese Linguistics to
undergraduates at North American colleges* will be held during the
conference. Confirmed invited panelists so far include:

   - Marjorie Chan, Ohio State University
   - Yea-Fen Chen, Indiana University, Bloomington
   - Chengzhi Chu, UC Davis
   - San Duanmu, University of Michigan
   - Zhuo Jing-Schmidt, University of Oregon
   - Audrey Li, University of Southern California
   - Yen-Hwei Lin, Michigan State University
   - Feng-hsi Liu, University of Arizona
   - Lening Liu, Columbia University
   - Chaofen Sun, Stanford University
   - Liang Tao, Ohio University
   - Tianwei Xie, California State University, Long Beach
   - Zhiqun Xing, Western Washington University
   - Hongming Zhang, University of Wisconsin, Madison



*Abstract submission*

   - Abstracts are invited for 30 minute presentations (including
   questions);


   - Abstracts no longer than a single page should be submitted to the
   conference email address: naccl27.ucla at gmail.com (i.e.
   NACCL27.UCLA at GMAIL.COM <naccl27.ucla at gmail.com>). Only electronic
   submissions are accepted;


   - The abstract should be in either plain text format or in MS Word
   format;


   - In the abstract, please give 2-3 keywords to identify some general
   research areas, e.g. phonetics/phonology, grammar, lexicon, semantics,
   discourse, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, historical linguistics,
   sociolinguistics, technology, character learning, teaching models,
   assessment, teaching materials, heritage language, teacher-student
   interaction, and so forth;


   - The abstract should have a cover page with the title of the paper, 2-3
   keywords (see above), author's name, affiliation, contact information
   (including email). The abstract page should be anonymous without any
   identifiable author information.


*Key Deadlines*

   - *Abstract submission: **Sunday, November 16, 2014*.


   - Notice of acceptance: December 20, 2014

*Conference Website & Contact*

Conference website: http://chineselinguistics.org/Events/NACCL-27/

*Organizer:*

*Hongyin Tao*

*Department of Asian Languages and Cultures*

*University of California, Los Angeles*

*290 Royce Hall*

*Los Angeles, CA 90095-1504*

*USA*

*Email: **naccl27.ucla at gmail.com* <naccl27.ucla at gmail.com>* /*
* NACCL27.UCLA at GMAIL.COM* <naccl27.ucla at gmail.com>

*Tel: +1 (310) 794-8933 <%2B1%20%28310%29%20794-8933>*

From annalisa.baicchi at gmail.com  Thu Oct  2 17:21:10 2014
From: annalisa.baicchi at gmail.com (Annalisa Baicchi)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:21:10 +0200
Subject: FTL 2015 - 2nd Symposium on Figurative Thought and Language
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.192110.0200.ANNALISA.BAICCHI@GMAIL.COM>

(Apologies for multiple postings)

*FTL 2015: 2nd International Symposium on Figurative Thought and Language*

*28-29 October 2015*

*Dept. of Humanities, University of Pavia, Italy*

*Contact: Prof. Annalisa Baicchi - symposiumftl2015 at gmail.com
<symposiumftl2015 at gmail.com>*





The 2nd Symposium on *Figurative Thought and Language* concentrates on the
centrality of conceptual metonymy, conceptual metaphor and metaphtonymy in
language and the reasoning processes with a view to fostering
interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue, promoting the study of
figuration in different languages and cultures, and enhancing dissemination
of research results. We invite contributions from different theoretical and
applied perspectives (e.g. cognitive linguistics, cognitive science,
neuroscience and the philosophy of the mind), and methodologies (e.g.,
experimental protocols, cross-linguistic comparison, synchronic and
diachronic analyses, translation, corpus studies). Suggested topics include
(but are not restricted to) the impact of figuration on levels of
linguistic analysis (morphology, lexis, semantics, pragmatics), on areas of
grammar, on various types of discourse (e.g., the discourse of economics,
law, medicine, philosophy, politics, psychology and psychotherapy), on the
language of emotions. The working language of the symposium is English.
Submissions on languages other than English are encouraged.



The Symposium will bestow the FTL Young Researcher Award (FTL-YRA) upon a
deserving young researcher, who must be a doctoral candidate or a doctoral
graduate within the five years prior to 30 June 2015. The paper must be an
original unpublished investigation dealing with figuration. Only one work
per candidate is admitted. The manuscript must be in English. The selection
of the winning paper will be the responsibility of the Young Researcher
Award Committee, which is appointed by the FTL2015 Scientific Committee.
The main selection criteria are the high scientific quality and relevance,
and the level of argumentation. The award will consist of a monetary prize
of 300 euros with a certificate of achievement that will be presented at
the Award Ceremony.



*Abstract submission guidelines:*



Please, upload your abstract as a .doc file via EasyAbs  (
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/FTL2015) no later than 28th March 2015.
Abstracts should not exceed 500 words including figures and references.
They should also list up to five keywords. Please, specify ?FTL Young
Researcher Award (FTL-YRA)? at the very beginning of your abstract if you
are a doctoral candidate or doctoral graduate within the five years prior
to 30 June 2015 and intend to run for the award. Paper presentations will
be allotted 20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion. Poster presentations
will be displayed at a special poster session. A selection of peer-reviewed
paper-length versions of accepted submissions will be published with an
international publisher in 2017.



Early bird registration: 1 May 2015 ? 30 July 2015; professionals ? 100,00;
students ? 60,00.



Standard registration: 1 Aug 2015 ? 20 Oct 2015; professionals ? 120,00;
students ? 70,00.



On-site registration (after 20 Oct 2015): cash only; professionals ?
140,00; students ? 80,00.





*Keynote speakers:*



Prof. Stefano Arduini, Universit? di Urbino, Italy

Prof. Angeliki Athanasiadou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Prof. Mario Brdar, Osijek University, Croatia

Prof. Herbert Colston, University of Alberta, Canada

Prof. Z?ltan K?vecses, E?tv?s-Lor?nd University, Hungary

Prof. Klaus-Uwe Panther, Nanjing Normal University, China

Prof. G?nter Radden, University of Hamburg, Germany

Prof. Francisco Jos? Ruiz de Mendoza Ib?n?z, University of La Rioja, Spain

Prof. Luca Vanzago, University of Pavia, Italy





*Meeting Location:*

Dept. of Humanities, University of Pavia, Italy







*Contact Information:*

Annalisa Baicchi

symposiumftl2015 at gmail.com




https://www.facebook.com/groups/592804847437616/

















*Meeting Dates:*

The 2nd Symposium on Figurative Thought and Language

will be held from 28-Oct-2015 to 29-Oct-2015.











*Abstract Submission Information:*

Abstracts can be submitted from 27-Oct-2014 until 28-Mar-2015.











*Abstract Rating Information:*

Submitted Abstracts will be reviewed and rated from 29-Mar-2015 until
26-Apr-2015.

Authors will be notified of their acceptance after 27-Apr-2015.


From DEVERETT at bentley.edu  Thu Oct  2 20:22:19 2014
From: DEVERETT at bentley.edu (Everett, Daniel)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 20:22:19 +0000
Subject: Linguistic Trivia
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.202219.0000.DEVERETT@BENTLEY.EDU>

The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. It is on a couple of Lewis?s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM

Dan Everett

From jr at recumen.com  Thu Oct  2 20:48:18 2014
From: jr at recumen.com (J Ruggles)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 16:48:18 -0400
Subject: Third Call for Papers CSLS 2015 Conference
In-Reply-To: <D052F6C2.CB67%jr@recumen.com>
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.164818.0400.JR@RECUMEN.COM>

The University Seminar on Columbia School Linguistics
 and the 
Columbia School Linguistic Society
invite participation in the

 12th International Columbia School Conference on the Interaction of
Linguistic Form and Meaning with Human Behavior
February 14 ? 16, 2015
Columbia University

CALL FOR PAPERS


Papers are invited which propose language-specific analyses of natural
discourse data within any framework in which languages are viewed as
semiotic systems.   Particularly encouraged are submissions that advance
semantic hypotheses to account for the distribution of linguistic forms.

Abstracts should be sent as an email attachment to conference at csling.org
following these guidelines: The subject of the email should be:  CS Abstract
2015.  In the body of the email, please include:  (1) Author name(s) and
affiliation(s); (2) Title of the paper; (3) Email addresses and telephone
numbers of all authors.  The abstract, containing only the title of the
paper and the text of the abstract, should be sent as an attachment (PDF,
RTF, or Word format).  The abstract should be no more than 300 words,
although references and/or data may be added to that limit.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS:   Monday, November 3, 2014

The language of the conference is English.  Papers delivered in other
languages will also be considered.


The Columbia University Seminars bring together professors and other
experts, from Columbia and elsewhere, who gather to work on problems that
cross disciplinary and departmental boundaries. The Seminars have the
additional purpose of linking Columbia with the intellectual resources of
the surrounding communities. Since their founding by Frank Tannenbaum in
1944, the University Seminars have provided a means of exchanging,
recording, validating and responding to new ideas. As independent entities,
the Seminars encourage dialogue and intellectual risks in a culture that is
open, innovative, and collaborative, placing them among the best
contributions that the University makes to the intellectual community and to
the society at large.

The Columbia School of Linguistics is a group of linguists developing the
theoretical framework originally established by the late William Diver.
Language is seen as a symbolic tool whose structure is shaped both by its
communicative function and by the characteristics of its human users.
Grammatical analyses account for the distribution of linguistic forms as an
interaction between hypothesized linguistic meanings and pragmatic and
functional factors such as inference, ease of processing, and iconicity.
Phonological analyses explain the syntagmatic and paradigmatic distribution
of phonological units within signals, also drawing on both communicative
function and human physiological and psychological characteristics.


From dryer at buffalo.edu  Thu Oct  2 21:07:12 2014
From: dryer at buffalo.edu (Matthew Dryer)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 17:07:12 -0400
Subject: Linguistic Trivia
In-Reply-To: <CB0DB2AB-B2DE-4B7D-BDD3-4E6E36814DD4@bentley.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.170712.0400.DRYER@BUFFALO.EDU>

Dan,

Jerry Lee Lewis recorded another song "Be My Guest" which was co-written 
by Geoff Pullum and Shel Talmy, who is Len Talmy's brother.

Double linguistic relevance.

Matthew

On 10/2/14 4:22 PM, Everett, Daniel wrote:
> The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. It is on a couple of Lewis?s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM
>
> Dan Everett
>


From DEVERETT at bentley.edu  Thu Oct  2 21:08:38 2014
From: DEVERETT at bentley.edu (Everett, Daniel)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 21:08:38 +0000
Subject: Linguistic Trivia
In-Reply-To: <542DBE80.80500@buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.210838.0000.DEVERETT@BENTLEY.EDU>

This I did not know! Very cool, Matthew. The movie this song is taken from is Be My Guest, so that must be the title song of the movie. 

Dan

On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Matthew Dryer <dryer at buffalo.edu> wrote:

> Dan,
> 
> Jerry Lee Lewis recorded another song "Be My Guest" which was co-written by Geoff Pullum and Shel Talmy, who is Len Talmy's brother.
> 
> Double linguistic relevance.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> On 10/2/14 4:22 PM, Everett, Daniel wrote:
>> The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. It is on a couple of Lewis?s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM
>> 
>> Dan Everett
>> 
> 


From DEVERETT at bentley.edu  Thu Oct  2 21:09:54 2014
From: DEVERETT at bentley.edu (Everett, Daniel)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 21:09:54 +0000
Subject: Linguistic Trivia
In-Reply-To: <542DBE80.80500@buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2014.210954.0000.DEVERETT@BENTLEY.EDU>

And here is the song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6nHovMYPAo


On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Matthew Dryer <dryer at buffalo.edu> wrote:

> Dan,
> 
> Jerry Lee Lewis recorded another song "Be My Guest" which was co-written by Geoff Pullum and Shel Talmy, who is Len Talmy's brother.
> 
> Double linguistic relevance.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> On 10/2/14 4:22 PM, Everett, Daniel wrote:
>> The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. It is on a couple of Lewis?s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM
>> 
>> Dan Everett
>> 
> 


From markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi  Sun Oct  5 18:24:30 2014
From: markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi (markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 21:24:30 +0300
Subject: because N(P) -structure
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2014.212430.0300.>

Dear Colleagues,

many of you might have heard (or see) this relatively
new because N expression, e.g.
"A thousand vague fancies oppressed and disconcerted me-fancies the  
more distressing [because vague]."
(see http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=9477)

Now, I was wondering, if there is any (proper) research done on this  
phenomenon in English or any other
language (more than what is behind above mentioned link). I am asking  
because a student:
she has found several parallel examples from conversations in Finnish  
social media, e.g.
A: oispa tosi kiva p??st? jo nukkumaan, muttei p??se [koska taapero].
    'It would be really nice to go bed already, but I won't because baby'
B:  Ei p??se, [koska naapurissa ryyppybileet].
     'I won't go (neither) because party in the neighbours'

She will do her MA-thesis on this topic, and all potential references would be
helpful.

With best,
Markus Hamunen
University Instructor
University of Tampere (Finland)


From busylinguist at gmail.com  Mon Oct  6 01:49:13 2014
From: busylinguist at gmail.com (carey benom)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:49:13 +0900
Subject: because N(P) -structure
In-Reply-To: <20141005212430.Horde.zMqy76phKQL7YoFmNi3rsQ1@webmail.helsinki.fi>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2014.104913.0900.BUSYLINGUIST@GMAIL.COM>

Dear Markus,

I have never seen any "proper" research, as you put it, on this, but I have
seen some mentions of this phenomenon in popular media and blogs that are
worth looking at.

One of the first mentions I could find was Mark Lieberman's entry in the
Language Log from 2012: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4068

The Atlantic also ran a piece about a year ago:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/english-has-a-new-preposition-because-internet/281601/

Stan Carey's blog has a relevant entry:
http://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/because-has-become-a-preposition-because-grammar/

This blog considers the origin of the construction:
http://allthingslinguistic.com/post/67507311833/where-because-noun-probably-came-from

I would be interested if you could find something more academic written on
this topic.

Best,
Carey


Carey Benom
Kyushu University


On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:24 AM, <markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> many of you might have heard (or see) this relatively
> new because N expression, e.g.
> "A thousand vague fancies oppressed and disconcerted me-fancies the more
> distressing [because vague]."
> (see http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=9477)
>
> Now, I was wondering, if there is any (proper) research done on this
> phenomenon in English or any other
> language (more than what is behind above mentioned link). I am asking
> because a student:
> she has found several parallel examples from conversations in Finnish
> social media, e.g.
> A: oispa tosi kiva p??st? jo nukkumaan, muttei p??se [koska taapero].
>    'It would be really nice to go bed already, but I won't because baby'
> B:  Ei p??se, [koska naapurissa ryyppybileet].
>     'I won't go (neither) because party in the neighbours'
>
> She will do her MA-thesis on this topic, and all potential references
> would be
> helpful.
>
> With best,
> Markus Hamunen
> University Instructor
> University of Tampere (Finland)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


From markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi  Mon Oct  6 07:46:17 2014
From: markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi (markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:46:17 +0300
Subject: because N(P) -structure
In-Reply-To: <CACJUHtaujGJHprBHNgogU_zpKYN+3bJq5_c0MwYVtJi3YC+nbw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2014.104617.0300.>

Folks,

collectively: thank you for your responses (so far)!

To Esther: That was illustrative. Bob Ladd's posting in the Language  
Log tells that
in German because ADJ expression can be found as well:
"meine ganzen "normalen" duschgels sind nimmer wirklich verwendbar,  
weil unangenehm."

To Lise: You're right, I was hasty. It is, indeed, an adjective.  
Better example here
would be "I can?t go out with you today [because homework]" (from  
Masaru Kanetani's abstract in ICCG8).
Interesting is that there seem to be different possibilities to X in  
because X structure in different languages; e.g. we have not (yet)  
found any [because ADJ] examples in Finnish texts.

To Bracha: Many thanks! We will contact Kanetani. We, as well, are  
into Construction Grammar (and perhaps
Frame Semantics, too). This is an excellent coincidence.

To Carey: Many thanks to you too! These links are informative. We will  
definitely let you know
if some linguistic research will emerge.

To Meichun Liu: Thank you for your illustrative example from Mandarin.

Best,
Markus Hamunen




Lainaus carey benom <busylinguist at gmail.com>:

> Dear Markus,
>
> I have never seen any "proper" research, as you put it, on this, but I have
> seen some mentions of this phenomenon in popular media and blogs that are
> worth looking at.
>
> One of the first mentions I could find was Mark Lieberman's entry in the
> Language Log from 2012: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4068
>
> The Atlantic also ran a piece about a year ago:
> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/english-has-a-new-preposition-because-internet/281601/
>
> Stan Carey's blog has a relevant entry:
> http://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/because-has-become-a-preposition-because-grammar/
>
> This blog considers the origin of the construction:
> http://allthingslinguistic.com/post/67507311833/where-because-noun-probably-came-from
>
> I would be interested if you could find something more academic written on
> this topic.
>
> Best,
> Carey
>
>
> Carey Benom
> Kyushu University
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:24 AM, <markus.hamunen at helsinki.fi> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> many of you might have heard (or see) this relatively
>> new because N expression, e.g.
>> "A thousand vague fancies oppressed and disconcerted me-fancies the more
>> distressing [because vague]."
>> (see http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=9477)
>>
>> Now, I was wondering, if there is any (proper) research done on this
>> phenomenon in English or any other
>> language (more than what is behind above mentioned link). I am asking
>> because a student:
>> she has found several parallel examples from conversations in Finnish
>> social media, e.g.
>> A: oispa tosi kiva p??st? jo nukkumaan, muttei p??se [koska taapero].
>>   'It would be really nice to go bed already, but I won't because baby'
>> B:  Ei p??se, [koska naapurissa ryyppybileet].
>>    'I won't go (neither) because party in the neighbours'
>>
>> She will do her MA-thesis on this topic, and all potential references
>> would be
>> helpful.
>>
>> With best,
>> Markus Hamunen
>> University Instructor
>> University of Tampere (Finland)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>


From danjiesu at gmail.com  Tue Oct  7 01:06:57 2014
From: danjiesu at gmail.com (Danjie Su)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 18:06:57 -0700
Subject: Second Call-for-Papers: 27th North American Conference on Chinese
 Linguistics
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2014.180657.0700.DANJIESU@GMAIL.COM>

Dear colleagues,

Please allow me to bring to your kind attention the second Call-for-Papers
of the 27th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (April 3-5,
2015, University of California, Los Angeles).

We look forward to meeting / seeing you at the conference.


Best,
Daisy
_______________________

Danjie Su

PhD Candidate

Asian Languages and Cultures

UCLA

Los Angeles, CA 90095
danjiesu at gmail.com

www.danjiesu.com


*The 27th N**orth American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (N**ACCL-27)*

*2nd CALL FOR PAPERS*

The 27th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-27) will
be held at the University of California, Los Angeles, April 3-5, 2015.

*Abstract submission: **Sunday, November 16, 2014*

The theme of the conference is  *Integrating Chinese Linguistic Research
with Language Teaching*.  While papers addressing issues in all aspects of
Chinese linguistics are welcome - as part of the NACCL tradition, the
conference organizers give priority to two types of papers for presentation
at NACCL-27:

1) Linguistic research cast with pedagogical implications;

2) Teaching and learning studies raising important issues for linguistic
research.

*Keynote Speakers*

We are pleased to have Professors Chengzhi Chu of the University of
California, Davis and Professor Audrey Li of the University of Southern
California as our keynote speakers.



*Workshops*

1) A pre-conference workshop for language teachers is being planned. Stay
tuned as more information becomes available.

2) A special workshop on the* Art of Teaching Chinese Linguistics to
undergraduates at North American colleges* will be held during the
conference. Confirmed invited panelists so far include:

   - Marjorie Chan, Ohio State University
   - Yea-Fen Chen, Indiana University, Bloomington
   - Chengzhi Chu, UC Davis
   - San Duanmu, University of Michigan
   - Zhuo Jing-Schmidt, University of Oregon
   - Audrey Li, University of Southern California
   - Yen-Hwei Lin, Michigan State University
   - Feng-hsi Liu, University of Arizona
   - Lening Liu, Columbia University
   - Chaofen Sun, Stanford University
   - Liang Tao, Ohio University
   - Tianwei Xie, California State University, Long Beach
   - Zhiqun Xing, Western Washington University
   - Hongming Zhang, University of Wisconsin, Madison



*Abstract submission*

   - Abstracts are invited for 30 minute presentations (including
   questions);


   - Abstracts no longer than a single page should be submitted to the
   conference email address: naccl27.ucla at gmail.com (i.e.
   NACCL27.UCLA at GMAIL.COM <naccl27.ucla at gmail.com>). Only electronic
   submissions are accepted;


   - The abstract should be in either plain text format or in MS Word
   format;


   - In the abstract, please give 2-3 keywords to identify some general
   research areas, e.g. phonetics/phonology, grammar, lexicon, semantics,
   discourse, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, historical linguistics,
   sociolinguistics, technology, character learning, teaching models,
   assessment, teaching materials, heritage language, teacher-student
   interaction, and so forth;


   - The abstract should have a cover page with the title of the paper, 2-3
   keywords (see above), author's name, affiliation, contact information
   (including email). The abstract page should be anonymous without any
   identifiable author information.


*Key Deadlines*

   - *Abstract submission: **Sunday, November 16, 2014*.


   - Notice of acceptance: December 20, 2014

*Conference Website & Contact*

Conference website: http://chineselinguistics.org/Events/NACCL-27/

*Organizer:*

*Hongyin Tao*

*Department of Asian Languages and Cultures*

*University of California, Los Angeles*

*290 Royce Hall*

*Los Angeles, CA 90095-1504*

*USA*

*Email: **naccl27.ucla at gmail.com* <naccl27.ucla at gmail.com>* /*
* NACCL27.UCLA at GMAIL.COM* <naccl27.ucla at gmail.com>

*Tel: +1 (310) 794-8933 <%2B1%20%28310%29%20794-8933>*