16.2538, Calls: General Ling/Norway; Lang Acquisition/Switzerland

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LINGUIST List: Vol-16-2538. Thu Sep 01 2005. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 16.2538, Calls: General Ling/Norway; Lang Acquisition/Switzerland

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1)
Date: 31-Aug-2005
From: Eva Thue Vold < eva.vold at roman.uib.no >
Subject: PhD Workshop on Academic Discourse 

2)
Date: 31-Aug-2005
From: Bronwyn Glaser < bronwyn.glaser at medecine.unige.ch >
Subject: Latis Colloquium of the University of Geneva: Early Language Development and Disorders 

-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:30:04
From: Eva Thue Vold < eva.vold at roman.uib.no >
Subject: PhD Workshop on Academic Discourse 

Full Title: PhD Workshop on Academic Discourse 

Date: 02-May-2006 - 03-May-2006
Location: Bergen, Norway 
Contact Person: Eva Thue Vold
Meeting Email: eva.vold at roman.uib.no
Web Site: http://www.kongress.no/index_eget.php3?knapp=vel_eng_on&mytable=kongresser&myid=32&myrow=velkommen 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 01-Jan-2006 

Meeting Description:

The use of language in academic contexts is a rapidly growing research
field. The aim of the present PhD workshop is to bring together PhD
candidates working on different aspects of academic discourse in order to
provide a forum for discussing theoretical issues as well as methodological
approaches to research on academic discourse. The workshop will precede the
international symposium on academic discourse which is organized by the
KIAP project (http://kiap.aksis.uib.no) and which will take place on May 4-6. 

Invitation to PhD workshop on academic discourse
Bergen, Norway, May 2-3, 2006.

Call for papers

Meeting description
The use of language in academic contexts is a rapidly growing research
field. The aim of the present PhD workshop is to bring together PhD
candidates working on different aspects of academic discourse in order to
provide a forum for discussing theoretical issues as well as methodological
approaches to research on academic discourse. The workshop will precede the
international symposium on academic discourse which is organized by the
KIAP project (http://kiap.aksis.uib.no) and which will take place on May
4-6. Attending the workshop is thus not only an opportunity to discuss with
other PhD candidates working in the same field, but also a great
opportunity to hear some of the field's most distinguished scholars present
their ideas and research in this area. Please visit the following website
for more information about the work-shop and the symposium: 

http://www.kongress.no/index_eget.php3?knapp=vel_eng_on&mytable=kongresser&myid=32&myrow=velkommen

We welcome abstracts on all aspects of academic discourse. Relevant issues
include for example:
- different theoretical and methodological approaches to academic discourse
- differences and similarities in academic discourse practices and
traditions across languages and disciplines
- rhetorical devices and argumentative structure in academic texts
- close analyses of textual features or lexemes frequently used in academic
texts

Abstracts
Abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 300 words.
Send the abstract as an attachment to eva.vold at roman.uib.no no later than
January 1, 2006. Remember to include the following information in your e-mail:
- name, affiliation, address and e-mail address of the author(s)
- title of the presentation
Notification on abstracts will be sent out on February 15.

Organizing committee
Eva Thue Vold, University of Bergen
Anje Müller Gjesdal, University of Bergen

Scientific committee
Kjersti Fløttum, University of Bergen
Trine Dahl, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH)
Torodd Kinn, University of Bergen

Important dates
Submission deadline: January 1, 2006
Notification of acceptance: February 15, 2006

For any additional information, please contact one of the organizers
(eva.vold at roman.uib.no, anje.gjesdal at roman.uib.no) or consult the website,
which will be updated in due course.

-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:30:10
From: Bronwyn Glaser < bronwyn.glaser at medecine.unige.ch >
Subject: Latis Colloquium of the University of Geneva: Early Language Development and Disorders 

Full Title: Latis Colloquium of the University of Geneva: Early Language Development and Disorders 
Short Title: ELDD 

Date: 26-Jan-2006 - 28-Jan-2006
Location: Geneva, Switzerland 
Contact Person: Bronwyn Glaser
Meeting Email: colloquelatsis at pse.unige.ch
Web Site: http://www.unige.ch/fapse/PSY/LATSIS/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2005 

Meeting Description:

Language acquisition in typically developing children and children with a language delay or specific language impairment.

The general goal of the colloquium is to promote research on early language acquisition using an interdisciplinary approach combining linguistics, psycholinguistics, and neuroscience. This theme will be tackled at the phonological, lexical, semantic and syntactic levels. More specifically, the colloquium will cover the following topics:

- Theoretical perspectives in language acquisition
- Genetic/environmental contributions to language acquisition
- Brain structure and functions involved in language processing in infants and children
- Language delays and impairments

A secondary aim of the colloquium is to promote the careers of junior scientists (students/graduate students/post-docs/fellows) working in the subject area by providing them with the opportunity to present their work as a short talk or poster alongside established researchers. A limited number of scholarships are available. 

ELDD 2006
Latsis Colloquium of the University of Geneva: Early Language Development and Disorders
(http://www.unige.ch/fapse/PSY/LATSIS/)

ANNOUNCEMENT
Geneva, Switzerland, January 26-28, 2006

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Anne Christophe (CNRS, Paris, France)
Stephen Crain (Macquarie University, Australia)
Debra Mills (Emory University, Georgia, USA)
Kim Oller (University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
Kim Plunkett (Oxford University, England)
Ken Wexler (MIT, Massachusetts, USA)

LANGUAGE:

Official conference language is English. 

GENERAL TOPIC:
Language acquisition in typically developing children and children with a language delay or specific language impairment.

The general goal of the colloquium is to promote research on early language acquisition using an interdisciplinary approach combining linguistics, psycholinguistics, and neuroscience. This theme will be tackled at the phonological, lexical, semantic and syntactic levels. More specifically, the colloquium will cover the following topics:

- Theoretical perspectives in language acquisition
- Genetic/environmental contributions to language acquisition
- Brain structure and functions involved in language processing in infants and children
- Language delays and impairments

A secondary aim of the colloquium is to promote the careers of junior scientists (students/graduate students/post-docs/fellows) working in the subject area by providing them with the opportunity to present their work as a short talk or poster alongside established researchers. A limited number of scholarships are available.

DEADLINES:

September 30, 2005: Talk and poster submissions (open to all researchers in the field) (Notification of acceptance by October 30, 2005)

November 15, 2005: General registration for the conference (100 CHF students/post-docs/fellows, 150 CHF general)

Individuals interested in presenting should submit the following on the conference website: http://www.unige.ch/fapse/PSY/LATSIS/

1) An abstract of a poster or talk (250 words maximum)
2) Title of the presentation and list of authors (presenting author should be underlined)
3) 3 keywords
4) Complete name, address, email, and affiliation of presenting party

Selected talks and posters will be published in a special issue of a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

A limited number of scholarships (up to 400 CHF, 275 Euro) will be available to students and junior researchers (post-docs/fellows) whose talk or poster has been accepted for presentation at the conference. To apply, please send a CV to the following email address along with the title of your submitted abstract, as well as a letter explaining your interest in a scholarship.

Please email scholarship submissions and all other questions to: colloquelatsis at pse.unige.ch

Organizers:
Bronwyn Glaser
Uli Frauenfelder
Luigi Rizzi
Pascal Zesiger

Local Committee:
Stephan Eliez
Julie Franck
Cornelia Hamann
Ur Shlonsky

Scientific Committee:
Adriana Belletti
Anne Christophe
Núria Sebastián Gallés
Teresa Guasti
Pierre Hallé
Marie-Thérèse Le Normand
Sophie Kern
Steve Majerus
Kim Plunkett
Marie-Anne Schelstraete
Jürgen Weissenborn

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