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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Dear Bernard,
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<div>Thank you for the invitation.</div>
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<div>I have to be in Brasilia for a keynote and a course just before, so I think it wiser for me not to plan a visit to Santa Barbara at this time.</div>
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<div>Sincerely,</div>
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<div>Pieter Muysken</div>
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<div id="divRpF445725" style="direction: ltr;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>Van:</b> Lingtyp [lingtyp-bounces@listserv.linguistlist.org] namens Bernard Comrie [comrie@linguistics.ucsb.edu]<br>
<b>Verzonden:</b> zondag 28 augustus 2016 19:36<br>
<b>Aan:</b> lingtyp@listserv.linguistlist.org<br>
<b>CC:</b> Karen Doehner<br>
<b>Onderwerp:</b> [Lingtyp] Specialist Meeting on Universals and Variation in Spatial Referencing across Cultures and Languages (Dec 7-9, Santa Barbara)<br>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">Greetings,</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">We invite your application to a Specialist Meeting on
<b>Universals and Variation in Spatial Referencing across Cultures and Languages</b><span style="">,<b>
</b></span>sponsored by the Center for Spatial Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara (</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style=""><u><span style=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://spatial.ucsb.edu/" target="_blank">http://spatial.ucsb.edu/</a></span></u></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">)
and held <b>December 7–9, 2016,</b> at the Upham Hotel in Santa Barbara, CA (</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style=""><u><span style=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.uphamhotel.com/" target="_blank">http://www.uphamhotel.com/</a></span></u></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">).
Suggested travel dates are Tuesday, Dec. 6 (arrival) and Friday Dec. 9 afternoon (departure). If accepted, participation is requested for the entire meeting, which will run from 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 until 12:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style=""><span style=""> </span>By “spatial referencing” we mean the function with which a natural language expression locates something in the world. What do we know (and what would we like to know) about how such expressions
and their referring function stay the same or vary across languages and cultures? Are there universals and systematic variations?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0B5394"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style=""><span style=""> </span>We anticipate hosting 30 to 35 researchers for an open discussion of research results and needs addressing these and related questions. Invitees will represent the broadest possible range of disciplines
and professions offering insights on the topic. The evolving webpage for the meeting (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://spatial.ucsb.edu/2016/spatial-reference/" target="_blank"><span style="background:white">http://spatial.ucsb.edu/2016/spatial-reference/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">)
provides more information on the format, objectives, and some key questions to address, as well as logistical information.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0B5394"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style=""><span style=""> </span>We are now accepting applications for this meeting and ask you to submit a one-page paragraph-style bio and a two-page position paper to Easy Chair (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=spatial2016" target="_blank"><span style="">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=spatial2016</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="">)</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="">,
<b>no later than September 9</b>. (Submission instructions can be found at </span>
<span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.easychair.org/help/article.cgi?art=131;a=12356373" target="_blank"><span style="">https://www.easychair.org/help/article.cgi?art=131;a=12356373</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">.)</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style=""><span style=""> </span>The position paper should draw on your thoughts and expertise and address the meeting topic. Applications will be reviewed by the organizers and you will be notified by
<b>September 23</b> about your selection for participation, requesting confirmation of attendance by
<b>September 30</b>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">If desired, position papers of successful applicants may be revised and re-submitted until
<b>October 15</b>. You will then be asked to provide a photograph to accompany the bio. Both position papers and bios (with photo) will be posted to the website for other participants to review before the meeting. At the meeting, plenary sessions and small-group
discussions will explore the topic and pertinent research needs. </span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style=""><span style=""> </span>The Center for Spatial Studies will cover successful applicants’ expenses for travel (up to $700 for travel in North America; up to $1200 for intercontinental travel) and lodging for three nights
at the historic Upham Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara. <i>Funding is not available for federal employees</i>.
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<span lang="EN-US" style=""><span style=""> </span>We look forward to welcoming you to a productive meeting in pleasant surroundings on an important and challenging transdisciplinary research topic.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">Yours sincerely,</span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="">The Specialist Meeting Organizing Committee:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">- <b>Werner Kuhn </b>(Chair), Director of the Center for Spatial Studies and Jack and Laura Dangermond Professor of Geography, UCSB</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">- <b>Niclas Burenhult</b>, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Associate Professor of General Linguistics, Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University; and Research Associate, Language and Cognition Group at the Max Planck
Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">- <b>Bernard Comrie</b>, Distinguished Faculty Professor, Department of Linguistics, UCSB</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">- <b> James Pustejovsky</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">, Chair, Language and Linguistics and Computational Linguistics Programs and Director, Lab of Linguistics and Computation, Brandeis University</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="">- <b> Thora Tenbrink, </b><span style="background:white">Director of Research, College of Arts and Humanities and Reader in Cognitive Linguistics</span>, Bangor University.</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p>
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Bernard Comrie
Distinguished Faculty Professor of Linguistics, University of California Santa Barbara
E-mail: comrie at linguistics.ucsb.edu
Web site: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/bernard-comrie" target="_blank">http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/bernard-comrie</a>
Department of Linguistics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3100
USA
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