6.04 Confs: Discourse Colloquium, ISFC95 Computational Section, SALT 5

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Subject: 6.04 Confs: Discourse Colloquium, ISFC95 Computational Section, SALT 5
 
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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 19:38:01 -0500
From: Dan Everett (dever at isp.pitt.edu)
Subject: Discourse Colloquium, Final Program
 
2)
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 12:52:26 +0100
From: Elke Teich (teich at darmstadt.gmd.de)
Subject: ISFC95 computational section
 
3)
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 14:35:53 -0600 (CST)
From: LIGK417 at utxvms.cc.utexas.edu
Subject: Semantics and Ling. Theory 5 - Program
 
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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 19:38:01 -0500
From: Dan Everett (dever at isp.pitt.edu)
Subject: Discourse Colloquium, Final Program
 
                         Final Announcement of Colloquium:
 
                DISCOURSE: Linguistic, Computational, and
                        Philosophical Perspectives
 
SESSION ONE:    Friday, March 24, 1995, 2PM-4PM
                "Patterns of Natural Discourse"
 
Speaker - Wallace Chafe, University of California, Santa Barbara,
Linguistics.
 
Discussants - Scott Soames, Princeton University, Philosophy.
            - Lauren Resnick, University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research
        and Development Center.
 
Session Chair - Sarah Grey Thomason, University of Pittsburgh, Linguistics.
 
SESSION TWO:    Friday, March 24, 4:30-6:30PM
                "The Need for Plans in Natural Discourse"
 
Speaker - Johanna Moore, University of Pittsburgh, Computer Science.
 
Discussants - Daniel Everett, University of Pittsburgh, Linguistics.
            - Julia Hirschberg, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Computer Science.
 
Session Chair - Martha Pollack, University of Pittsburgh, Computer Science.
**********
Saturday, March 25, 9-10AM - Continental Breakfast
 
SESSION THREE:  Saturday, March 25, 10AM-NOON
                "Intonation and Information in Spoken Discourse"
 
Speaker - Mark Steedman, University of Pennsylvania, Computer Science.
 
Discussants - Ellen Prince, University of Pennsylvania, Linguistics.
            - Nicholas Asher, University of Texas, Philosophy.
 
Session Chair - Gerald Massey, University of Pittsburgh, Center for
Philosophy of Science.
 
SESSION FOUR:    Saturday, March 25, 2-4PM
                 "The Cognitive Bases of Functional Interaction in
                Discourse"
 
Speaker - Russell Tomlin, University of Oregon, Linguistics.
 
Discussants - Candy Sidner, Lotus Development Corporation, Computer
                Science.
            - Clark Glymour, Carnegie Mellon University, Philosophy.
 
Session Chair - John Haugeland, University of Pittsburgh, Philosophy.
 
SESSION FIVE:   Saturday, March 25, 4:30-6:30PM
                "The Structure of Discourse"
 
Speaker - Jerry R. Hobbs, SRI, Computer Science
 
Discussants - Michael Rochemont, University of British Columbia,
                Linguistics.
            - Peter Machamer, University of Pittsburgh, History &
                Philosophy of Science.
 
Session Chair - Kurt Van Lehn, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology.
 
BANQUET: Saturday, March 25 8PM-9:30PM.
 
***************
 
Sunday, March 26, 9-10AM -  Continental Breakfast
 
SESSION SIX:    Sunday, March 25, 10AM-Noon
                "Where Lexical Semantics and Discourse Semantics Meet"
 
Speaker - Hans Kamp, University of Stuttgart, Philosophy.
 
Discussants - Bob Carpenter, Carnegie Mellon University, Computational
                Linguistics.
            - Megan Moser, University of Pittsburgh, Linguistics.
 
Session Chair - Wilfried Sieg, Carnegie Mellon University, Philosophy.
 
SESSION SEVEN:  Sunday, March 25, 1:30-3:30PM
                "Anaphoric Destressing and Ellipsis"
 
Speaker - Edwin Williams, Princeton University, Linguistics.
 
Discussants - Robert Brandom, University of Pittsburgh, Philosophy.
            - Barbara DiEugenio, Carnegie Mellon University, Computational
                Linguistics.
 
Session Chair - Nuel Belnap, University of Pittsburgh, Philosophy.
 
Organizers: Daniel Everett and Sarah Grey Thomason
 
*******************
 
There are no registration fees for this conference. To receive hotel
information, maps, etc. please write to Dan Everett
(dever at isp.pitt.edu) or send a letter to University of Pittsburgh,
Center for Philosophy of Science, 817 Cathedral of Learning,
Pittsburgh, PA 15260. There will be a $20.00 charge to those wishing
to attend the banquet on Saturday night ($10.00 for students).
 
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Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 12:52:26 +0100
From: Elke Teich (teich at darmstadt.gmd.de)
Subject: ISFC95 computational section
 
                         ANNOUNCEMENT
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                COMPUTATIONAL SECTION/WORKSHOP
 
                             at
 
         The 22nd International Systemic-Functional Congress
 
                         Beijing, China
 
                        18-22 July 1995
 
   The involvement of Systemic Functional Linguistics in computational
   applications has grown to a point at which it would be beneficiary
   to take stock of the various ongoing activities.
 
   There are a number of interesting problems  that arise
   if one uses Systemic Functional theory for natural language
   processing (NLP). The goal of the section is to give researchers
   using Systemic Functional theory (or aspects of it)
   for NLP applications a chance to talk about issues of common interest,
   introduce their approaches to particular problems and (perhaps)
   work out solutions together.
 
   The idea is to organize the section as a mixture of talks and extensive
   discussions. If it turns out that there are some really BURNING
   issues, it is also possible to have workshops tailored to particular
   topics.
 
   If you are interested in participating
 
   - Please fill in the attached
     form and e-mail it back to me (teich at darmstadt.gmd.de).
 
   - If you want to give a talk or introduce a topic for discussion
     or for a workshop, please e-mail an abstract of about 1-2 pages to me
     (teich at darmstadt.gmd.de). The abstract should include a title,
     your name and affiliation, a list of references and an indication of
     what it is intended as (talk, topic for discussion or workshop).
     Please send the abstract also, if you have already sent an abstract
     to the general call for papers of ISFC95.
 
   Also, if you can think of anybody else who would be interested in
   participating, please forward this mail to them.
 
   The deadline for submissions and suggestions is the 15th of February
   1995.
 
   For general information about the conference please send mail to:
   EGTERENC at HKPCC.HKP.HK
 
   -----------------------------------
   NAME:
 
   AFFILIATION:
 
   ADDRESS (inlcuding e-mail):
 
   TOPICS I WORK ON:
 
   TOPICS I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS:
 
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3)
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 14:35:53 -0600 (CST)
From: LIGK417 at utxvms.cc.utexas.edu
Subject: Semantics and Ling. Theory 5 - Program
 
 
Preliminary Program: Semantics and Linguistic Theory 5 (SALT 5)
 
University of Texas at Austin, February 24 - 26, 1995
Flawn Academic Center, 4th Floor
 
Conference fees: $35, $25 for students. Please make checks payable to
the University of Texas at Austin.
 
Rooms have been reserved in the Driskill hotel in downtown Austin,
phone (512)474-5911. Please mention that you take part in the SALT
conference in order to get the special rate of $65 single, $75 double room.
In case you are looking for someone to share a double room, please send
us an e-mail with your name and address before January 15; we will then
send you the list of persons that are looking for a room mate as well.
 
Further information:
Dept. of Linguistics
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1196
LIGK417 at UTXVMS.CC.UTEXAS.EDU
NASHER at BERTIE.LA.UTEXAS.EDU
(Please note that we will check e-mail only sporadically
between December 24 and January 16.)
 
(Names of invited speakers appear in CAPITALS)
 
Thursday, February 23:
 
8-11        Registration and Get-together in the Driskill hotel
 
Friday, February 24:
 
8-9         Registration
9-10        RAY JACKENDOFF, Brandeis University:
              "The Conceptual Structure of Intending and Volitional Action"
10-10.40    Jost Zwarts, Utrecht University:
              "The Semantics of Relative Position"
10.40-11    Break
11-11.40    Alex Lascarides, University of Edinburgh,
            Ann Copestake, Stanford University:
              "The Pragmatics of Word Meaning"
11.40-12.20 Anatoli Strigin, Max Planck Group "Structural Grammar", Berlin:
              "Abductive Inference During Update: The German preposition 'with'"
12.20-1.30  Lunch
1.30-2.10   Claudia Maienborn, Humboldt University, Berlin:
             "Towards a Compositional Semantics for Locative Modifiers"
2.10-2.50   Giulia Centineo, UCSC/UCB:
              "The Distribution of the Clitic 'si' in Italian Transitive/
               Inchoative Pairs"
2.50-3.10   Break
3.10-3.50   Robin Schafer, UCSC/UCSD:
              "The SLP/ILP Distinction in 'Have' Predication"
3.50-4.30   Chris Barker, University of Rochester:
              "Episodic '-ee' in English"
4.30-4.50   Break
4.50-5.30   Friederike Moltmann, CUNY:
              "Deriving Readings of Part Structure Modifiers"
5.30-6.30   ARNIM VON STECHOW, University of Tuebingen:
              "The Proper Representation of Tense"
 
Saturday, February 25:
 
9-10        STANLEY PETERS, Stanford University:
              TBA
10-10.40    Satoshi Tomioka, University of Massachusetts at Amherst:
              "Focus Restricts Scope: Quantifier in VP Ellipsis"
10.40-11    Break
11-11.40    Jan Lerner, Manfred Pinkal, University of Saarbruecken:
              "Comparative Ellipsis and Variable Binding"
11.40-12.20 Toshiyuki Ogihara, University of Washington, Seattle:
              "Non-factual 'Before' and Adverbs of Quantification"
12.20-1.30  Lunch
1.30-2.10   Jeroen Groenendijk, University of Amsterdam:
              "Definite Descriptions in Update Semantics"
2.10-2.50   Reinhard Blutner, Max Planck Group "Structural Grammar", Berlin:
              "'Normality' in Update Semantics"
2.50-3.10   Break
3.10-3.50   Yoad Winter, OTS, Utrecht:
              "Syncategorematic Conjunction and Structured Meanings"
3.50-4.30   Daniel Buering, University of Cologne:
              "The Great Scope Inversion Conspiracy"
4.30-5.00   Business Meeting
5.30        Excursion to THE SALT LICK RESTAURANT, Hays County (Texas BBQ)
 
Sunday, February 26:
 
9-10        VENEETA DAYAL, Rutgers University:
              "Licensing 'any' in Non-Modal/Non-Negative Contexts"
10-10.40    Eric Jackson, University of Groningen:
              "Negative Polarity and General Statements"
10.40-11    Break
11-11.40    Maria Uribe-Echevarria, UCI:
              "Negative Polarity Licensing, Indefinites, and Complex Preciates"
11.40-12.20 Utpal Lahiri, UCI:
              "On Negative Polarity Items in Hindi"
 
Alternates:
Anastasia Giannakidou, University of Groningen:
   "Subjunctive, Habituality, and the Licensing of Polarity Items"
Polly Jacobson, Brown University:
   "On Apparent Exceptions to Weak Crossover in a Variable-Free Semantics"
(One other alternate paper)
 
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