9.66, Confs: Nordic & General Linguistics

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Date:  Fri, 16 Jan 1998 08:59:34 +0000
From:  Hoskuldur Thrainsson <hoski at rhi.hi.is>
Subject:  Xth Conference of Nordic and General Ling.

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Date:  Fri, 16 Jan 1998 08:59:34 +0000
From:  Hoskuldur Thrainsson <hoski at rhi.hi.is>
Subject:  Xth Conference of Nordic and General Ling.

The Tenth Conference of Nordic and General Linguistics will be held
in Reykjavik, Iceland, from Saturday June 6, to Monday June 8, 1998.
 It is organized by the Institute of Linguistics, University of
Iceland. The deadline for pre-registration at a reduced price is
January 31, 1998. Pre-registration forms and further information can
be found on our web site (http://www.rhi.hi.is/~nordconf) and can also
be mailed or e-mailed upon request.  Papers on any linguistic topic
are invited, especially papers on synchronic and diachronic aspects of
the Nordic languages.  Invited speakers:
        Anders Holmberg, Tromsoe (syntax)
        Tomas Riad,  Stockholm (phonology)
        Inge Lise Pedersen, Copenhagen (dialectology)
Interest groups can ask to arrange special sessions (workshops) and at
present the following are planned (names of the workshop organizers
in parentheses):
	Comparative Semantics for Nordic Languages (Elisabet Engdahl)
	Optimality Theory and Nordic Languages (Kersti Boerjars)
The time allotted to each paper (except for the invited talks) is
30 minutes (including discussion).  Participants who want to present
a paper are requested to submit an abstract no later than January 31,
1998.  Abstracts may not exceed 2 pages with at least a 1 inch margin
on all four sides and should employ a font not smaller than 12 pt.
They should be sent anonymously in five copies, accompanied by a
camera-ready original with the author's name, address and affiliation.
Abstracts sent by e-mail will not be accepted. The authors will be notified
about the acceptance of their papers by February 28, 1998. Those interested
in presenting papers in the special sessions (workshops) should consult the
organizers of these (engdahl at ling.gu.se, k.borjars at man.ac.uk). Otherwise,
correspondence should be addressed to:
 	The Xth Conference of Nordic and General Linguistics
	Institute of Linguistics
	University of Iceland
        Arnagardi vid Sudurgoetu
	\193rnagar\240i vi\240 Su\240urg\246tu
	101 Reykjavik, ICELAND
Tel. + 354 525 4408		Fax + 354 525 4242
E-mail: nordconf at rhi.hi.is	URL: http://www.rhi.hi.is/~nordconf




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H\246skuldur \222r\225insson			Hoskuldur Thrainsson
Heimspekideild					Department of Icelandic
H\225sk\243la \205slands			University of Iceland
\193rnagar\240i v. Su\240urg\246tu		Arnagardi v. Sudurgoetu
101 Reykjavik					101 Reykjavik, ICELAND

netfang:   hoski at rhi.hi.is		e-mail	hoski at rhi.hi.is
simi:	525-4420 (i vinnu)		phone:	(354) 525-4420	(office)
	566-7141 (heima)		(354) 566-7141 (home)	
br\233fsimi: 525-4242 (i vinnu)		fax:	(354) 525-4242  (work)
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