10.519, Calls: South Slavic & Balkan Lang, Discourse Analysis

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Subject: 10.519, Calls: South Slavic & Balkan Lang, Discourse Analysis

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Date:  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 11:30:37 +0200
From:  Mila Vulchanova <mila.vulchanova at hf.ntnu.no>
Subject:  South Slavic and Balkan Languages

2)
Date:  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 19:36:40 +0200 (DFT)
From:  Workshop on Procedures in Discourse Interpretation <WPDI at humnet.unipi.it>
Subject:  Procedures in Discourse Interpretation

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 11:30:37 +0200
From:  Mila Vulchanova <mila.vulchanova at hf.ntnu.no>
Subject:  South Slavic and Balkan Languages


The University of Plovdiv is pleased to announce the

 3rd CONFERENCE on FORMAL APPROACHES to SOUTH SLAVIC and BALKAN LANGUAGES,
Plovdiv, September 24 - 26, 1999

Conference Organizing Committee:
Iordan Penchev (Institute for Bulgarian Language, Sofia)
Iliyana Krapova (University of Plovdiv)
Mila Dimitrova-Vulchanova (NTNU, Trondheim)
Lars Hellan (NTNU,  Trondheim)
Ivan Kasabov (New Bulgarian University)
Yovka Tisheva (Sofia University)

Invited speakers:

Zeljko Boskovic, University of Connecticut
Carmen Dobrovie Sorin, Universit Paris 7
Steven Franks, Indiana University
Zlatka Guentcheva, Universit Paris 7
Maria Polinsky, University of California at San Diego
Henk van Riemsdijk, Tilburg University
Henk Verkuyl, Utrecht University

The conference will be hosted by the Linguistics and Slavic Languages
Department at the University of Plovdiv.

Papers are invited for a 20 minute presentation plus 10 minute discussion
on issues in the field of syntax, morphology, phonology and semantics of
South Slavic and Balkan languages, as well as on topics in comparative
South Slavic and Balkan linguistics within any formal framework. Please
send two copies of a one-page abstract to one of the following addresses by
post or email:

    Mila Dimitrova-Vulchanova,
    Department of English, NTNU
    7491 Trondheim,    Norway
    email: mila.vulchanova at hf.ntnu.no

    Iliyana Krapova Department of Linguistics and Slavic Languages
    University of Plovdiv "Paisij Hilendarsky"
    24 Tsar Assen Str.
    4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
    email: iliyana at ulcc.uni-plovdiv.bg

Submission deadline: 30.04.1999. Please, include your name, affiliation,
ordinary and email address.

Plovdiv is a beautiful town located in the southern part of Bulgaria, with
a two-hour bus/train drive from the capital Sofia. It is one of the most
ancient European cities  and is famous for its rich and diverse cultural
traditions. The conference venue will be in the old part of the town, an
architectural reserve from the 18th c.





Mila Vulchanova
nestleder,Engelsk institutt, NTNU
7491 Trondheim


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Date:  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 19:36:40 +0200 (DFT)
From:  Workshop on Procedures in Discourse Interpretation <WPDI at humnet.unipi.it>
Subject:  Procedures in Discourse Interpretation


			    * CALL FOR PAPERS *

                            EUROLAN'99 Workshop

                   Procedures in Discourse Interpretation
                 http://www.humnet.unipi.it/~wpdi/main.html

                        held as part of EUROLAN'99
                                 July 19/31
                           A.I. Cuza University
                               Iasi - Romania
                      http://www.infoiasi.ro/~eurolan99


DESCRIPTION

Our comprehension of the intended meaning of a discourse act, of the
semantics of discourse segments, and of the coherence relations holding
between them, relies on different types of knowledge, like the meaning of
lexical items, domain-specific knowledge, commonsense knowledge, the
particular view of the context, etc.

During the process of discourse interpretation, specific procedures are
activated, which, by manipulating in a uniform manner all these pieces of
knowledge, carry out inferences and reasoning activities necessary to the
identification of the preferred reading.

The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for discussing the
nature of such procedures and the way they access and manipulate the
relevant sources of knowledge. Theoretical issues like bridging, conflicts
between lexically based and discourse-based inference, presupposition and
anaphora resolution, and the relevance of cognitive constraints on
discourse interpretation are especially welcome.

Submissions are invited on, but not limited to, the following topics and
issues:

   * How can lexical clues lead to the preferred interpretation? How are
     underspecified lexical representations solved in discourse?
   * What is the semantic contribution of verbal and nominal classes to
     discourse structure?
   * How can inference on nominals and events be modeled?
   * Are lexical features arranged along a prominence and accessibility
     hierarchy? To what extent could such a hierarchy affect the
     accessibility of referents?
   * In a frame/semantics perspective, when analyzing discourse one
     activates several frames connected to meaningful elements: do these
     elements have the same status or, especially if ambiguities arise,
     are some frames computed first?
   * To what extent does world knowledge (whether or not is is encoded
     into the lexical structure of an item) affect the interpretation process
     w.r.t consistency and informativity? How is the knowledge of context
     involved?
   * Which are the relevant factors in evaluating informativity and
     consistency?

Prospective authors are encouraged to focus on procedural aspects in their
approaches to discourse interpretation. This will ensure that all
contributions share a common basis for discussion, notwithstanding their
differences in perspective.


WORKSHOPS FORMAT

The workshop will consist of around twelve 20 min. presentations,
organized into 4 short sessions, each followed by 30 min. of discussion.
Some experienced discussants have been invited to comment and better
orient the discussion.

Participation to the workshop is open to all Eurolan'99 attendants.
Copies of workshop proceedings will be made available.


FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION

Authors are requested to submit an abstract. Electronic submission is
strongly encouraged. Send your electronic submission to:

WPDI at humnet.unipi.it

Maximum length is four A4 pages, including figures and references.
Abstracts should include in the first page title, authors
name(s), affiliation, complete mailing address, phone and fax number,
e-mail address and, optionally, up to five keywords.
If electronic submission is impossible, send four hardcopies
to the following address:

WPDI Committee
Department of Linguistics
University of Pisa
Via Santa Maria 36
56126 Pisa - Italy


IMPORTANT DATES

   * Abstract submission deadline: May 10
   * Notification of acceptance: May 31
   * Camera ready papers due: June 20


REGISTRATION

People wanting to attend the workshop must be registered in the Eurolan'99
School. For detailed information visit the school's site at
http://www.infoiasi.ro/~eurolan99/fee.html


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Giacomo Ferrari - ferrari at zeus.vc.unipmn.it
Malvina Nissim - nissim at ling.unipi.it
Andrea Sanso - sanso at ling.unipi.it
Claudia Soria - soria at ling.unipi.it
Feel free to contact us for any further information needed.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

   * Nicoletta Calzolari - Institute for Computational Linguistics-CNR,
     Italy (to be confirmed)
   * Dan Cristea - University "A.I. Cuza" of Iasi, Romania
   * Giacomo Ferrari - University of East Piemonte, Italy
   * Jerry Hobbs - SRI International, USA
   * Nancy Ide - Vassar College, USA
   * Daniel Marcu - ISI/University of Southern California, USA
   * Malvina Nissim - University of Pavia, Italy
   * Philip Resnik - University of Maryland, Linguistics and Computer
     Science, USA (to be confirmed)
   * Andrea Sanso' - University of Pavia, Italy
   * Claudia Soria - Institute for Computational Linguistics-CNR, Italy

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