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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="" lang="EN-US">Current
Trends in Grammaticalization Research:
first circular</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><span style="" lang="EN-US">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="" lang="EN-US"> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Groningen</st1:PlaceName></span></st1:place><span
style="" lang="EN-US">, October 8-9, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span><i><span
style="" lang="EN-US">Call for papers</span></i><span style=""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The study
of grammaticalization and related phenomena continues to be a thriving
branch
of historical linguistics. Where the 1990s and the beginning of the 21<sup>st</sup>
century witnessed a special interest in definitional issues, recent
theorizing
has been focusing on a synthesis of grammaticalization studies and
other
disciplines, such as psycholinguistics, contact linguistics, and
Construction
Grammar. These novel perspectives, along with an increasing body of
data
(including work from non-Indo-European languages), provoke new and
interesting
questions about the very nature of grammaticalization,
degrammaticalization,
and lexicalization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p>This
two-day
workshop aims to bring together theoretical and empirical approaches to
grammaticalization,
degrammaticalization, and lexicalization, and we therefore welcome both
theoretical and data-oriented submissions. Topics include (but are not
restricted to):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p>- the
grammaticalization-lexicalization interface<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">- the
status of pragmaticalization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">- contact-induced
grammaticalization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">- psycholinguistic
approaches to directional tendencies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">- grammaticalization,
degrammaticalization, and lexicalization within a constructional
framework<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> <br>
</o:p></span><i><span style="" lang="EN-US">Plenary speakers</span></i><span
style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">We are
pleased to announce the following plenary speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p>- Nikolaus
Himmelmann, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Münster</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">- Tania
Kuteva, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Düsseldorf</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">- Graeme
Trousdale, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Edinburgh</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">- Jacqueline
Visconti, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Genova</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><i><span style="" lang="EN-US">Abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">We invite abstracts
for 30-minute papers (including ten minutes discussion time). Abstracts
should
not exceed a maximum of 400 words, including references. Please note
that the
deadline for abstract submission is <b>April 15, 2009</b>.
Notification of
acceptance will be sent out by May 15, 2009. For details about abstract
submission please visit our website (see url below).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><br>
<i><span style="" lang="EN-US">Registration</span></i><span style=""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Early registration
(until July 1, 2009) is 75 Euro. Late or on-site registration will be
100 Euro.
Early registration for (graduate) students is 45 euro, late
registration 60
euro. Please bring some kind of identification to prove that you are a
student.
The fee includes the workshop package, reception, coffee, tea, and
lunches. The
workshop dinner will have to be paid for separately. More information
about
payment (bank transfer only) will be posted on our website as soon as
possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="" lang="EN-US">Venue</span></i><span style=""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The
workshop will be held at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Groningen</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
The city of
<st1:City w:st="on">Groningen</st1:City> is situated in the North of
the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region> and
is easily accessible by train
(with direct trains to and from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Schiphol</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
running every
hour). The University’s Faculty of Arts is conveniently located in the
city
centre, with all main attractions within walking distance. Please visit
our
website (see URL below) for information about travel and accommodation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><i><span style="" lang="EN-US">Contact</span></i><span
style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The
workshop is organized by Karin Beijering, Alexandra Lenz, and Muriel
Norde.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Workshop
e-mail: <a href="mailto:grammaticalization@rug.nl">grammaticalization@rug.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Workshop
URL: <a
href="http://www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/clcg/events/currenttrends/index">http://www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/clcg/events/currenttrends/index</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Abstract
submission address: </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><a
href="http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/CTGR2009">http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/CTGR2009</a><span
class="important"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Prof. dr. Muriel Norde
Scandinavian Languages and Cultures
University of Groningen
P.O. Box 716
9700 AS Groningen
The Netherlands
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.let.rug.nl/~norde/">http://www.let.rug.nl/~norde/</a>
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