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<FONT FACE="Verdana"> Second Call for Papers: LFG 2004<BR>
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2004 INTERNATIONAL LEXICAL FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR CONFERENCE<BR>
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DATES 10-12 July 2004<BR>
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Christchurch, New Zealand<BR>
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Abstract submission receipt deadline: 15 February 2004<BR>
Submissions should be sent to the LFG Program Committee<BR>
(see addresses below)<BR>
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Conference website: http://www-lfg.stanford.edu/lfg/lfg2004/<BR>
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The 9th International Lexical Functional Grammar Conference will be hosted by the Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand from 10 to 12 July 2004. A pre-conference activity is planned for 9 July.<BR>
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For the week preceding the conference weekend (4-8 July 2004), a Winter School in LFG and computational linguistics is planned. See the end of this CFP for further details. <BR>
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LFG 2004 welcomes work within the formal architecture of Lexical-Functional Grammar as well as typological, formal, and computational work within the 'spirit of LFG' as a lexicalist approach<BR>
to language employing a parallel, constraint-based framework. The conference aims to promote interaction and collaboration among researchers interested in non-derivational approaches to grammar, where grammar is seen as the interaction of (perhaps violable) constraints from multiple levels of structuring, including those of syntactic categories, grammatical relations, semantics and discourse. Further information about LFG as a syntactic theory is available at<BR>
the following sites:<BR>
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http://www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics/LFG/<BR>
http://www-lfg.stanford.edu/lfg/<BR>
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SUBMISSIONS: TALKS AND POSTERS<BR>
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The main conference sessions will involve 40-minute talks (30 min. + 10 min. discussion), and poster/system presentations. Contributions should focus on results from completed as well as ongoing research, with an emphasis on novel approaches, methods, ideas, and perspectives, whether descriptive, theoretical, formal or computational. Presentations should describe original, unpublished work.<BR>
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DISSERTATION SESSION<BR>
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We plan to hold a special session for students to present recent PhD dissertations (or other student research dissertations). The dissertations must be completed by the time of the conference, and they should be made publicly accessible (e.g., on the World Wide<BR>
Web). The talks in this session should provide an overview of the contents of the dissertation; the time slots for the presentations will be 30 minutes in total. The International LFG Association<BR>
(ILFGA) will pay the conference fees for the students presenting at the student session.<BR>
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Students should note that the main sessions are certainly also open to student submissions.<BR>
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WORKSHOPS<BR>
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We also invite proposals for workshops -- a small group of talks (2-4) on a coherent topic that can be expected to generate opposing views and discussion with the broader audience. Panelists for workshops are usually determined by the workshop organizers. Workshop papers should<BR>
be distributed in advance among panelists so they can cross-reference one another's approaches.<BR>
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At this point in time, we welcome suggestions for workshops from potential organisers or people with specific interests. The suggestions should be sent to the local organizers at:<BR>
ida.toivonen@canterbury.ac.nz<BR>
asudeh@csli.stanford.edu<BR>
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TIMETABLE<BR>
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Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2004<BR>
Acceptances sent out: 31 March 2004<BR>
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Deadline for workshop submissions: 15 January 2004<BR>
Workshop acceptances: 15 February 2004<BR>
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Conference: 10-12 July 2004<BR>
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SUBMISSION SPECIFICATIONS<BR>
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Abstracts for talks, posters and the dissertation session must be received by February 15, 2004. All abstracts should be sent to the program committee at the addresses given below. For workshops, further site information, or offers of organisational help, contact the local organisers at the addresses below.<BR>
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Submissions should be in the form of abstracts only. Abstracts can be up to two A4 pages in 10pt or larger type and should include a title. Omit name and affiliation, and obvious self reference. Note: we no longer ask for a separate page for data and figures (c-/f- and related structures). They can be included in the text of the abstract, obeying the overall two-page limit.<BR>
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Abstracts may be submitted by email or by regular mail. Email submission is preferred.<BR>
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The following information should be provided on a separate page or in the body of the email:<BR>
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PAPER TITLE: __________________________________________<BR>
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(for each author:)<BR>
NAME: _______________________________<BR>
AFFILIATION: _______________________________<BR>
E-MAIL ADDRESS: _______________________________<BR>
IS AUTHOR A STUDENT? (Y/N) ___<BR>
(for author of contact:)<BR>
MAIL ADDRESS: _______________________________<BR>
_______________________________<BR>
PHONE NUMBER: _______________________________<BR>
FAX NUMBER: _______________________________<BR>
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SESSION TYPE: _________________________<BR>
(Should submission be considered for (1) either talk or poster, (2) only talk, (3) only poster/demonstration, (4) dissertation session.)<BR>
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(for dissertation session submissions:)<BR>
UNIVERSITY: _______________________________<BR>
ADVISOR(S): _______________________________<BR>
(EXPECTED) DATE OF SUBMISSION: _______________________<BR>
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(Note: In the absence of session type specification, submissions will be considered for both the talk and the poster sessions, and the program co-chairs may decide that certain submissions are better as poster presentations than as read papers.)<BR>
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Submission by Regular Mail:<BR>
Include:<BR>
- Eight copies of the abstract/paper.<BR>
- A card or cover sheet with author information.<BR>
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Submission by Email:<BR>
Include the author information in the body of your email message. Include or preferably attach your abstract. The preferred file formats are PDF or plain ASCII. (If you cannot create PDF, HTML<BR>
and postscript will be accepted too. Postscript files require special care to avoid problems: make sure your system is set to include all fonts, or at least all but the standard 13; if using a recent version of Word, make sure you click the printer Properties button and then the Postscript tab, and there choose Optimize for Portability; on all platforms make sure the system is not asking for a particular paper size or other device-specific configuration. It is your responsibility to send us a file that we and our reviewers can print. You can often test this by trying to look at the file in a screen previewer such as Ghostview.) Please copy your submission to both program co-chairs.<BR>
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All abstracts will be reviewed by at least three people. Papers will appear in the proceedings, which will be published online by CSLI Publications. Selected papers may also appear in a printed volume published by CSLI Publications.<BR>
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ORGANISERS AND THEIR CONTACT ADDRESSES<BR>
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Send abstract submissions and inquiries about submissions to:<BR>
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Program Committee:<BR>
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Email: Jonas Kuhn jonask@mail.utexas.edu<BR>
Tara Mohanan elltaram@nus.edu.sg<BR>
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Mail: LFG 2004<BR>
c/o Tara Mohanan<BR>
Department of English Language and Literature<BR>
FASS Block 5, 7 Arts Link<BR>
National University of Singapore<BR>
Singapore 117570<BR>
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Local conference organisers:<BR>
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Email: Ida Toivonen ida.toivonen@canterbury.ac.nz<BR>
Ash Asudeh asudeh@csli.stanford.edu<BR>
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Fax: +64 3 364 2969<BR>
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Mail: Ida Toivonen<BR>
Department of Linguistics<BR>
University of Canterbury<BR>
Private Bag 4800<BR>
Christchurch 8020<BR>
New Zealand<BR>
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LOCATION<BR>
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Christchurch is the largest city on New Zealand's South Island and the third-largest city in the country. Known as "the most English city outside England", it features beautiful gothic architecture and stone buildings, many green and flower-filled parks and gardens, and the serene Avon river winding through its lively downtown and the University of Canterbury campus. The city features terrific restaurants, the newly opened Christchurch Art Gallery, Canterbury Museum, and the elegant and eclectic Arts Centre, set in the old university buildings. Christchurch is within two hours drive of world-class skiing, rafting and kayaking, mountain biking, wind surfing, and of course, bungy jumping. Calmer pursuits in the Canterbury region include visiting local wineries, whale watching, fishing, and hiking. Winter weather is typically calm, sunny, cool and crisp, with occasional light frosts. The conference and Winter School will be held in downtown Christchurch and on the University of Canterbury campus.<BR>
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More information on Christchurch and the Canterbury region can be found at:<BR>
www.christchurch.org.nz<BR>
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More information on the University of Canterbury can be found at:<BR>
www.canterbury.ac.nz<BR>
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WINTER SCHOOL IN LFG AND COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS<BR>
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A Winter School in LFG and computational linguistics is planned for 4 July to 8 July 2004. Plans are for the school to feature:<BR>
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1. A one-day intensive introduction to LFG and subsequent written<BR>
and implemented exercise sessions. The goal of this section is:<BR>
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a. To give sufficient broad training in LFG for novices to<BR>
participate more fully in the rest of the school and the LFG<BR>
2004 conference.<BR>
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b. To give novices and researchers experienced in LFG<BR>
theory practice in implementing computational LFG<BR>
grammars.<BR>
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2. A more advanced, issues-oriented computational linguistics<BR>
course, taught from an LFG perspective but with broad relevance<BR>
to the field of computational linguistics in general.<BR>
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3. An advanced course or workshop on a topic of current interest to<BR>
the LFG community.<BR>
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4. Evening plenary lectures.<BR>
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More detailed information is available at the winter school page:<BR>
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