20.2330, Confs: Cognitive Science, Linguistic Theories, Semantics, Syntax/USA

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LINGUIST List: Vol-20-2330. Tue Jun 30 2009. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 20.2330, Confs: Cognitive Science, Linguistic Theories, Semantics, Syntax/USA

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Date: 26-Jun-2009
From: Miriam Petruck < miriamp at icsi.berkeley.edu >
Subject: Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore
 

	
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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:36:35
From: Miriam Petruck [miriamp at icsi.berkeley.edu]
Subject: Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore

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Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore 

Date: 31-Jul-2009 - 02-Aug-2009 
Location: Berkeley, CA, USA 
Contact: Miriam R. L. Petruck; Eve Sweetser 
Contact Email: fillmorefest at berkeley.edu 
Meeting URL: http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~fillmorefest 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Linguistic Theories; Semantics; Syntax 

Meeting Description: 

Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore
July 31-Aug 2, 2009
The University of California, Berkeley 

Early registration ends at midnight on June 30, 2009

The Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley and the
International Computer Science Institute are pleased to announce a conference in
honor of Charles J. Fillmore on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The theme of
the conference is Fillmore's contributions to Linguistics for nearly five decades.

There are major sessions on Frame Semantics and Construction Grammar, along with
other presentations linked specifically to Fillmore's work, and its relation to
the allied fields of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and natural
language processing. 

The program is now available on the conference website!

Plenary Speakers: Gilles Fauconnier, Mirjam Fried, Paul Kay, George Lakoff,
Laura Michaelis, Manfred Pinkal, and Dan Slobin.

Special Guest Lecture: Charles J. Fillmore

Lodging:
There are still some campus dormitory rooms available for the conference period, for
those who want inexpensive lodging. Reservations can be made online through the
conference website.

Please join us to celebrate a most important figure in Linguistics.

The Organizing Committee:
Collin F. Baker
Hans C. Boas
Alice Gaby
George Lakoff
Miriam R. L. Petruck
Eve Sweetser





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