11.2700, Calls: Syntax of Semitic Lang, Root and Template

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Subject: 11.2700, Calls: Syntax of Semitic Lang, Root and Template

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1)
Date:  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:33:45 -0800
From:  culver at rcf-fs.usc.edu
Subject:  The Syntax of Semitic Languages and its Interfaces

2)
Date:  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:35:51 -0800
From:  culver at rcf-fs.usc.edu
Subject:  Root and Template

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

Date:  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:33:45 -0800
From:  culver at rcf-fs.usc.edu
Subject:  The Syntax of Semitic Languages and its Interfaces

        Call:	The Syntax of Semitic Languages and its Interfaces
                          Call for Papers

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Southern
California will be hosting a conference on the Syntax of Semitic
Languages and its Interfaces, May 4-6, 2000.

Abstracts are invited for 30 or 40 minutes talks (plus 15 minutes
for discussion) on all aspects of the syntax of Semitic Languages
and its interfaces, including, but not limited to, the syntax-
semantics interface, morpho-syntax, language acquisition,
language processing, etc.

Two workshops will be held in conjunction with the conference:
	1.	Root and Template, one day workshop, May 3, 2000
	2.	Bound Pronouns, one day workshop, May 7, 2000

A call for abstracts for the workshops will be separately posted.


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:35:51 -0800
From:  culver at rcf-fs.usc.edu
Subject:  Root and Template

                      CALL:	ROOT AND TEMPLATE

         A workshop to be conducted in conjunction with the
       conference on The Syntax of Semitic Languages and its
   Interfaces, Department of Linguistics, University of Southern
                             California

                         Date:  May 3, 2000

   Invited Speakers:	Outi Bat-El
   				Jean Lowenstamm
   				Jean-Francois Prunet

What is the grammatical status of Semitic consonantal
roots? Are they psychologically real? Are they listed separately
in the lexicon?  Is such a listing accompanied with distinct
morphological, phonological, or syntactic information?
What is the grammatical status of Semitic vocalic
templates?  Are they morphologically well-defined, or are they
only subject to phonological restrictions?  Are they syntactically
represented? Are they psychologically real?

In the past few years, from the perspectives of both recent
syntactic and phonological theories, many of these issues have
acquired new theoretical significance.  It is for this reason that
the Department of Linguistics at the University of Southern
California, in conjunction with its conference on The Syntax of
Semitic Languages and its Interfaces, will be hosting a workshop
devoted to this topic.

Abstracts are invited for 30 or 40 minute talks (plus 15
minute discussion), touching upon any aspect of the
root/template issue, including, but not limited to, its syntactic, its
phonological, its morphological, and its psycholinguistic
ramifications.

Hard copy submissions:
	Please send 5 copies of an anonymous abstract, at most 2-
	pages long (including examples and references).  Please
	enclose a 3x5 card with submission stating name of paper,
	name of author, affiliation and address, including e-mail
	address, phone number and fax number, where available.

e-mail submissions:
	Please send e-mail abstracts as either Word files or PDF
    	files to:
	semconf at usc.edu
Please specify clearly whether you are submitting an abstract for
a 30 or for a 40 minutes talk.

Fax submissions will not be accepted.
                Deadline for receipt of abstracts:
                         February 15, 2000

Please direct all inquiries to:

Hagit Borer
Department of Linguistics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1693
USA
semconf at usc.edu


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