7.1643, Calls: Dictionary Society of N. America, 30th Poznan Ling

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-7-1643. Thu Nov 21 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  275
 
Subject: 7.1643, Calls: Dictionary Society of N. America, 30th Poznan Ling
 
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Date:  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:03:58 CST
From:  maynor at Ra.MsState.Edu (Natalie Maynor)
Subject:  Dictionary Society of North America
 
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Date:  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 18:44:06 PST
From:  kmarcin at ifa.amu.edu.pl
Subject:  30th Poznan Linguistic Meeting (PLM)
 
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Date:  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:03:58 CST
From:  maynor at Ra.MsState.Edu (Natalie Maynor)
Subject:  Dictionary Society of North America
 
               Dictionary Society of North America
 
                         CALL FOR PAPERS
 
 
            The Dictionary Society of North America
                          will meet on
                         May 29-31, 1997
                       Madison, Wisconsin
 
   Sponsored by the Dictionary of American Regional English,
     Department of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
 
The Society invites papers on any topic in lexicography or
lexicology. Presentations will be twenty minutes, followed by ten
minutes for discussion.  Please send three copies of a one-page
abstract to:
 
           Joan Houston Hall or Luanne von Schneidemesser
           Dictionary of American Regional English
           University of Wisconsin-Madison
           6125 Helen C. White Hall
           600 North Park St.
           Madison, Wisconsin 53706
 
           Internet: jdhall at facstaff.wisc.edu
                     lvonschn at facstaff.wisc.edu
 
 
 
            Deadline for proposals:  January 31, 1997
 
 
The Madison area is a great place to visit, so come early, stay
late!  Visit Frank Lloyd Wright s Taliesin in nearby Spring Green;
see the Wisconsin Dells; visit the village of New Glarus, called
Little Switzerland ; tour the Circus World Museum or the
International Crane Foundation in Baraboo; hike or swim at
beautiful Devil s Lake State Park; see re-creations of ethnic farms
and homesteads at Old World Wisconsin in Eagle; explore Pendarvis,
a Cornish miners  colony at Mineral Point; in Madison visit the
State Capitol, the State Historical Society Museum, and the
Elvehjem Museum of Art; stroll through Olbrich Gardens and the
University of Wisconsin Arboretum; meander down State Street; or
simply relax at the Union Terrace on the shore of Lake Mendota.
You ll be glad you did!
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Date:  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 18:44:06 PST
From:  kmarcin at ifa.amu.edu.pl
Subject:  30th Poznan Linguistic Meeting (PLM)
 
 
30th Poznan Linguistic Meeting (PLM)
 
1-3 May 1997, Poznan
 
Recent developments in linguistic theory
and their application to language comparison
 
ANNOUNCEMENT
AND CALL FOR PAPERS
 
 
This is to announce a linguistic meeting intended to take up,
cherish and continue the long-established tradition of
International Conferences on Contrastive Linguistics organized by
Professor Jacek Fisiak. Prof. Fisiak has so far organized 29
conferences in this series and has kindly agreed to act as the
honorary Chairman of the organizing committee of the 30th
meeting.
 
Topic
 
The topic of the Meeting - Recent developments in linguistic
theory - invites papers which contribute in some way to the
contemporary models of linguistic description and explanation (be
it optimalist, minimalist, naturalist, conventionalist or
other). As the subtitle suggests, the papers are expected to
point to an ultimate application of those models to linguistic
typology.
 
Presentation mode
 
Relatively short presentations and AMPLE time for discussion
(cf. the 2nd circular for concrete organizational details).
 
Invited speakers and guests (so far)
	Jacek Fisiak (Poznaq)
	Wolfgang U. Dressler (Vienna)
	Edmund Gussmann (Lublin)
	Ernst Hekon Jahr (Tromsx)
	John Harris (London)
	Dieter Kastovsky (Vienna)
	Jerzy Rubach (Warsaw/Iowa)
	Michael Sharwood-Smith (Utrecht)
	Rajendra Singh (Montr(al)
	Werner Winter (Kiel)
 
Abstracts
 
Minimum one-page abstracts should be submitted, either by post
(preferably) or by e-mail (plain text format only), to the
Meeting organizer:
 
Dr. hab. Katarzyna Dziubalska-Ko3aczyk
School of English
Adam Mickiewicz University
al. Niepodleg3oci 4
61-874 Poznaq
Poland
tel.: +48 61 528820
fax: +4861 523103
e-mail : DKASIA at IFA.AMU.EDU.PL
 
up to January 15, 1997.
 
Workshops
 
You are also encouraged to organize workshops: the workshop
organizers are asked to send in a short description (possibly
including a list of participants) up to January 15, 1997. All
participants will receive the abstracts and workshop descriptions
before the Meeting.
 
Venue
 
The Meeting will take place in a comfortable conference centre in
Poznaq (with accomodation and meals at the conference venue). The
arrival time: April 30 (Wednesday), the conference time: May 1-3,
including a half-day sightseeing tour.
 
Registration fee
100 USD payable on arrival
 
Accommodation
Option A: Single room ca 30 USD per day
Option B: One bed in a double room (ca 25 USD pro person)
Option C: Double room (ca 50 USD)
 
Since there is a limited number of single rooms, please indicate the
order of preference for the above options on your reply form.
 
Full board: ca 14 USD per day
 
Reply form
 
You are kindly requested to send in the enclosed reply form until
December 1, 1996.
 
Dates to note
December 1, 1996	   Reply forms receipt
January 15, 1997	   Abstracts due for review
		   Workshop descriptions receipt
February 28, 1997    Notification of acceptance
 
Further information
Information on publication and details of presentation will be
included in the 2nd circular.
Please, contact me at the above address for any queries.
 
Looking forward to your participation
 
Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk
 
REPLY FORM
(IN BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE)
 
30th Poznaq Linguistic Meeting (PLM)
1-3 May 1997, Poznaq
 
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