LFG97 Schedule/Information
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Following is the LFG97 Schedule and important information
about UCSD and the conference.
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LFG97
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Conference Schedule:
LFG97
University of California, San Diego
June 19 -- 21, 1997
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30 Mary Dalrymple (Xerox PARC) and Ronald Kaplan (Xerox PARC)
A set-based approach to feature resolution
9:30-10:00 Tibor Laczko (Lajos Kossuth University)
An Analysis of Hungarian -U Adjectives: The Case of Another
Morphologically Bound Predicate
10:00-10:30 Kersti Borjars (University of Manchester) and Nigel
Vincent (University of Manchester)
Double case and the "wimpishness" of morphology
10:30-11:00 BREAK
11:00-11:30 Nissim Francez (Technion-IIL and CWI) and Ian Pratt
(University of Manchester)
Deductive derivation of temporal prepositions meanings in
LFG's glue language approach
11:30-12:00 John Fry (Stanford University)
Polarity sensitivity and scope in `glue language' semantics
12:00-12:30 Josef van Genabith (Dublin City University) and Richard
Crouch (University of Nottingham)
On comparing dynamic and underspecified semantics for LFG
12:30-2:00 LUNCH
2:00-5:00 WORKSHOP: Discourse and Phrase Structure
Organizer/discussant: Maria Polinsky (UCSD)
Participants: Hye-Won Choi (USC), Knud Lambrecht (University
of Texas, Austin), Tracy Holloway King (Stanford University)
FRIDAY
9:00-9:30 Miriam Butt (Universitaet Konstanz), Mary Dalrymple
(Xerox PARC), and Anette Frank (Rank Xerox, Grenoble)
The nature of argument structure
9:30-10:00 Julia Barron (University of Manchester)
LFG and the history of raising verbs
10:00-10:30 Adams Bodomo (The Norwegian University of Science and
Technology)
A conceptual mapping theory for serial verbs
10:30-11:00 BREAK
11:00-11:30 Mark Johnson (Brown University)
F-structure constraints as resource dependencies
11:30-12:00 One-Soon (National Chengchi University)
The Lexical Mapping Theory and Mandarin resultative compounds
12:00-12:30 Xavier Briffault, K. Chibout, G. Sabah, J. Vapillon (LIMSI-CNRS)
A linguistic engineering framework for the conception,
management and exploitation of linguistic data based on LFG
12:30-2:00 LUNCH
2:00-5:00 WORKSHOP: Grammaticalization and Linguistic Theory
Organizer/discussant: Alice Harris (Vanderbilt University)
Participants: Nigel Vincent (University of Manchester),
Miriam Butt (Universitaet Konstanz), Farrell Ackerman,
Irina Nikolaeva (UCSD), Jack Hawkins (USC)
5:30-6:30 BREAK
5:30-6:30 POSTERS
5:30-5:40 Liina Pylkkanen (University of Pittsburgh)
The Linking of Event Structure and
Grammatical Functions in Finnish
5:40-5:50 Grammar Workshop Demos
5:50-6:00 Thierry Declerck (DFKI)
Investigation on the reusability of LFG-based grammar
resources
6:00-6:30 general viewing and questions
7:00 PARTY: No-host cocktails and buffet dinner at Ida & Cecil Green Faculty Club
SATURDAY
9:00-9:30 Helge Lodrup (University of Oslo)
Inalienables in Norwegian and Binding Theory
9:30-10:00 Cathryn Donohue (UCLA)
Chickasaw external possession: a lexical functional approach
10:00-10:30 Judith Berman (IMS, University of Stuttgart)
Empty categories in LFG
10:30-11:00 BREAK
11:00-11:30 Berthold Crysmann (Universitaet des Saarlandes)
Cliticization in European Portuguese using parallel
morpho-syntactic constraints
11:30-12:00 Lunella Mereu (Universita' degli Studi di Roma III)
For a lexical-functional representation of agreement
affixes and clitics
12:00-12:30 Louisa Sadler (University of Essex)
Welsh clitics, XP adjunction and the structure-function mapping
12:30-2:00 LUNCH
2:00-5:00 WORKSHOP: Morphology and Linguistic Theory
Organizer/discussant: Phil LeSourd (Indiana University)
Participants: Joan Bresnan (Stanford University), Rachel
Nordlinger (Stanford University), Andrew Spencer (University
of Essex), Amy Dahlstrom (University of Chicago)
ALTERNATES:
Avery Andrews (Australia National University)
Predicate Combination in Nuclear Serial Verb Constructions
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For Registration, Accommodations, and Transportation Information see:
http://ling.ucsd.edu/lfg97/lfg97.html
For General Information on LFG see:
http://clwww.essex.ac.uk/LFG/
Information about LFG97 and UCSD
We hope that your travel to San Diego and UCSD will be easy and without
complications. Listed below is information about the campus, and
conference logistics. Please feel free to contact us if you have
any additional questions.
General Conference Information:
The sessions will be held at the International Relations and Pacific
Studies Complex (IRPS). There will be signs on campus for LFG97
directing you to this location. Conference times are as follows:
Registration 8:00AM - 9:00AM both Thursday (6/19) and Friday (6/20).
First talk to begin 9:00AM. A message board will be available at the
conference site for those who will not be staying on campus. For
all attendees, the Muir Conference Desk will handle messages for
the conference, that telephone number is (619) 534-1105.
Accomodations:
Campus Housing - the campus housing is located on the Muir Campus
in Tenaya Hall. Located on Scholars Drive, South, just off
North Torrey Pines Rd.
Please note: for those arriving on Wednesday the 18th, the check-in
time for the dorms will be from 4:00PM until 10:00PM at the Muir
Conference Desk located on Muir Campus (look for blue Muir
Conference signs). For those arriving earlier than 4:00PM on
Wednesday, please contact either Yvonne or Farrell(yfranklin at ucsd.edu or
ackerman at ling.ucsd.edu), so that we can try to make some
alternative arrangement.
If arriving on Thursday morning, check-in and registration will be
at the IRPS location. Have the shuttle or taxi driver deliver
you here. We will provide a secured room at the IRPS
location for your luggage, hold it for you until the lunch break,
and assist you in getting it to the Muir Conference Desk. A
message board will be available at the Muir Conference Desk for
those staying on campus.
Some dorm rooms are still available, so if you would like to reserve one
please do it soon.
Radisson Hotel - location and exit off of HWY 5, exit La Jolla Village
Drive.
Transportation from Airport (Lindbergh Field):
For those staying at the Radisson Hotel, arriving by air or train,
please call for the FREE SHUTTLE once you have your luggage.
The Radisson Hotel telephone number is (619) 453-5500.
For those staying elsewhere, there are several shuttle services
that can take you to campus. Shuttle services charge per person,
while taxis charge per ride. Peerless Shuttle Service, telephone
number 554-1700, will charge $12.00 from the airport to campus.
Taxi cabs can be easliy picked up at the airport and the fare
is close to $28.00. If coming by shuttle or taxi on Thursday,
come to the IRPS location if arriving on Wednesday, have the
driver deliver you to the Muir Conference Center.
Local Road Travel:
The campus is located off Hwy 5 and La Jolla Village Drive and onto
North Torrey Pines Rd.
For those arriving by car, your first stop on campus should be the
Northview Information Booth, located off North Torrey Pines Rd.
to Northpoint Rd.. This will be the place to get a campus map
and purchase a permit for your vehicle.
If staying on-campus a permit will be provided when you check-in,
as part of your dorm costs.
Food notes:
Morning and afternoon refreshment breaks are scheduled for each
day of the conference. There will be coffee, tea, beverages
and light edibles. A no-host cocktail hour followed by a
buffet dinner at the Ida & Cecil Green Faculty Club will
be provided to all conference registrants starting at 7:00PM Friday
evening.
Clothing suggestions:
Dress is casual. The temparture will vary from 70 to 80 degrees F. in
the day to 50 to 60 degrees F., in the evening. We are located on
the coast, with morning and evening light cloud cover. The campus is
large and spread out, comfortable walking shoes are strongly
recommended. Also, sunscreen is recommended.
Web Site Information:
Travel and accomodation information is available on our web site:
http:ling.ucsd.edu/lfg97/accom.htm. If you do not have accees to the web,
please email us with any questions and we will be happy to assist you.
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