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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="">Current Trends in
Grammaticalization Research<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><span style="">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style=""> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Groningen</st1:PlaceName></span></st1:place><span
style="">, October 8-9, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><b
style=""><i><span style="">Second Call for papers</span></i></b><b
style=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">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, based on 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="">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>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">the
grammaticalization-lexicalization interface<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">the status of
pragmaticalization<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">contact-induced
grammaticalization<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">psycholinguistic
approaches to directional tendencies<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">grammaticalization,
degrammaticalization, and lexicalization within a constructional
framework<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">grammaticalization and
morphological theory <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">grammaticalization and
syntactic theory <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><i><span style="">Plenary speakers</span></i><span
style=""><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">We are pleased to
announce the following plenary speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Hans-Olav Enger, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Oslo</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">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></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">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></li>
</ul>
<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><i><span style="">Abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></i>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span>Abstracts can only be submitted through the <em>Easy Abstracts</em>
facility at Linguist List at <span><span title="U verlaat de RUG site"><a
href="http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/CTGR2009" target="_blank">http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/CTGR2009</a></span>.
You can upload your abstract as either .doc or .pdf. Please use the
latter format if your abstract contains special fonts.</span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><i><span style="">Registration</span></i><span
style=""><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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><i><span
style="">Venue</span></i><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">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=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><i><span
style="">Contact</span></i><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">The workshop is
organized by Karin Beijering, Alexandra Lenz, and Muriel Norde.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Workshop
e-mail: <a href="mailto:grammaticalization@rug.nl">grammaticalization@rug.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>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></span></p>
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Prof. dr. Muriel Norde
Scandinavische Talen en Culturen / Scandinavian Languages and Cultures
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen / University of Groningen
P.O. Box 716; Nl-9700 AS Groningen; The Netherlands
phone: +31 50 3635823
fax: +31 50 3635821
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.let.rug.nl/~norde">http://www.let.rug.nl/~norde</a>
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