14.2436, Calls: Applied Ling/Bristol UK; General Ling/Portugal

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-14-2436. Mon Sep 15 2003. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 14.2436, Calls: Applied Ling/Bristol UK; General Ling/Portugal

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Date:  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 04:59:26 +0000
From:  jeanine.treffers-daller at uwe.ac.uk
Subject:  Vocabulary knowledge and use: measurements and applications

2)
Date:  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 07:19:31 +0000
From:  fmartinho at dlc.ua.pt
Subject:  14th Colloquium on Generative Grammar

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

Date:  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 04:59:26 +0000
From:  jeanine.treffers-daller at uwe.ac.uk
Subject:  Vocabulary knowledge and use: measurements and applications

Vocabulary knowledge and use: measurements and applications
Short Title: Vocab

Date: 08-Jan-2004 - 09-Jan-2004
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Contact: Jeanine Treffers-Daller
Contact Email: Jeanine.treffers-daller at uwe.ac.uk

Linguistic Sub-field: Applied Linguistics
Call Deadline: 03-Nov-2003


Meeting Description:

The aim of the meeting is to bring together researchers interested in
measuring vocabulary knowledge and use and in their applications in
different contexts. These contexts will include research in L1 and L2
acquisition, bilingualism, stylistics, literary studies, early
language impairment, aphasia, Alzheimer's disease, etc. Workshop -
call for papers Vocabulary knowledge and use: measurements and
applications Venue: UWE, Bristol Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane
Bristol BS16 1QY

Time: 8-9 January 2004

Keynote speakers:

Professor Roeland van Hout (Nijmegen)
Professors David Malvern and Brian Richards (Reading)
Professor Paul Meara (Wales/Swansea)
Professor Paul Nation (Wellington/New Zealand)


Aims

The seminar aims at bringing together researchers from different
strands within Applied Linguistics, with a view to exchange ideas
about the best ways to measure vocabulary knowledge and use and to
evaluate how these measures can be applied in different
contexts. These contexts will include research in L1 and L2
acquisition, bilingualism, stylistics, literary studies, early
language impairment, aphasia, Alzheimer's disease, etc. The seminar
will be a two-day event, with two parallel sessions, grouped according
to themes.

We invite abstracts on vocabulary knowledge and use for oral
presentation or poster presentation. Abstracts with a description of
the research questions, methodology and results of the project are to
be submitted in electronic form to the address given below.

Format: Abstracts must be presented in electronic form (Word 1998 or
later versions of Word) and must not be longer than 400 words.  The
names of authors (+ affiliations and contact addresses) must be given
at the end of the abstract, on a separate page.

Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by the Academic Committee of
the conference.

Deadline for the submission of abstracts: Monday 3 November 2003

Email address for the submission of abstracts:
jeanine.treffers-daller at uwe.ac.uk

Academic Committee

Helmut Daller (UWE, Bristol) Paul Meara (Wales/Swansea) Jim
Milton (Wales/Swansea) Brian Richards (Reading) Jeanine
Treffers-Daller (UWE, Bristol)

Fees: Early bird registration (until 1 December 2003) £90 (includes
coffees, teas, lunches and programme + abstract booklet) Late
registration (after 1 December 2003): £110 Postgraduate
students/unwaged: £70.

Participants make their own arrangements for overnight
accommodation. A list of hotels and B&Bs in Bristol will be provided.

For further information, please contact:
JeanineTreffers-Daller at uwe.ac.uk or Helmut.Daller at uwe.ac.uk






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Date:  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 07:19:31 +0000
From:  fmartinho at dlc.ua.pt
Subject:  14th Colloquium on Generative Grammar

14th Colloquium on Generative Grammar
Short Title: XIV CGG

Date: 05-Apr-2004 - 07-Apr-2004
Location: PORTO, Portugal
Contact: Ana Maria Brito
Contact Email: abrito at letras.up.pt

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics
Call Deadline: 20-Dec-2003

Meeting Description: The 14th Colloquium on Generative Grammar will be
held in Porto, Portugal, in April 5, 6, 7 2004, organised by the
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto. XIV CGG 14th Colloquium
on Generative Grammar April 5, 6, 7 2004 Porto '' Portugal
Organisation: Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto Deadline
for submission: December 20th, 2003


CALL FOR PAPERS

The 14th Colloquium on Generative Grammar will be held in Porto,
Portugal, in April 5, 6, 7 2004, organised by the Faculdade de Letras
da Universidade do Porto.

Abstracts are invited in all areas of Generative Grammar.  The
Colloquium will consist of talks of 30 minutes each plus discussion
(10 minutes). The official languages of the 14th Colloquium on
Generative Grammar are English and any Romance language.

Abstracts should be anonymous and may not exceed 2 pages (A4),
including examples and references, with 2,54 cm. (1 inch) margin on
all four sides and should employ a font Times New Roman 12
pt. Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual and one
joint abstract per author.

Abstracts should be sent ELECTRONICALLY as Word or RTF attachments to
the following e-mail address:

abrito at letras.up.pt

Please send a separate file containing the following information:
title, author's name, affiliation and e-mail address.


Deadline for submission: December 20th 2003

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