24.1224, Calls: Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Typology, Linguistic Theories/Finland

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Subject: 24.1224, Calls: Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Typology, Linguistic Theories/Finland

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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:53:11
From: Leena Kolehmainen [leena.kolehmainen at uef.fi]
Subject: Subject: Cognitive, Typological and Functional Approaches

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Full Title: Subject: Cognitive, Typological and Functional Approaches 

Date: 12-Sep-2013 - 14-Sep-2013
Location: Helsinki, Finland 
Contact Person: Leena Kolehmainen
Meeting Email: subject-2013 at helsinki.fi
Web Site: http://www.linguistics.fi/subject/index.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax; Typology 

Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2013 

Meeting Description:

The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) organizes a symposium on:

Subject: Cognitive, Typological and Functional Approaches 

Grammatical subject is a central notion in linguistic theories. Subjects have been studied across multiple theoretical frameworks, and defined from various perspectives, including, for example, feature-based (Keenan 1976), construction-based (Goldberg 1995), and cognitive-based (Langacker 2008). While there is no doubt that in many languages subjects constitute a core element of grammar, there is no general agreement on how to define them in and across languages, what conditions the way in which subjects are expressed, and what functions they have in discourse. Furthermore, there are numerous languages that lack the idea of a grammatical subject altogether, and the assignment of semantic roles to the constituents of discourse is conditioned by pragmatics and discourse structure.

The aim of this symposium of the Linguistic Association of Finland is to bring together linguists from different fields who work on subjects within cognitive, functional, typological, and interactional approaches. Research is expected to be data-driven, and the discussion of theoretical issues is appreciated to the extent that it helps to elucidate the data and remains accessible to linguists working within other theoretical approaches as well.

The invited speakers are:

Jóhanna Barðdal (University of Bergen)
Pekka Posio (University of Helsinki)
Catherine E. Travis (Australian National University, Canberra)

2nd Call for Papers: 

Possible topics for talks include (but are not restricted to) the following: 

- Definitions of subject in different theoretical frameworks: feature-based, construction-based and cognitive definitions (Keenan 1976; Goldberg 1995; Langacker 2008), relation between subject and topic and subject-prominent vs. topic-prominent languages (Li & Thompson 1976) 
- Languages with variable subject expression (e.g. null-subject and pro-drop languages), different marking strategies, information structure, and choice of referring expressions in the subject position (Kibrik 2011; Dryer 2011; Posio 2012) 
- Non-referential and vague subjects, for instance in the sense of reference reducing impersonals (Siewierska & Papastathi 2011; Malchukov & Ogawa 2011) 
- Grammaticalization of subjects and subject pronouns (Shibatani 1991; Heine & Song 2011) 
- Discourse functions of subjects; differences between deictic and anaphoric subjects (Scheibman 2002; Travis & Torres Cacoullos 2012) 
- Subjects in typology; the universality of subject as a grammatical relation (LaPolla 1993); prototypical and non-canonical subjects 
- Syntax and semantics of subjects in and across languages: subjects and semantic roles; the role of subjects in argument structure (Shibatani 1977; Van Valin & LaPolla 1997; Levin & Rappaport Hovav 2005) 

Activities: 

Presentations by the invited speakers 
Presentation by other participants (abstract deadline: April 15, 2013) 
Posters (abstract deadline: April 15, 2013) 
Workshops (abstract deadline: April 1, 2013) 

Abstract Submission: 

Anonymous abstracts, no more than 500 words, excluding data and references, should be submitted by April 15, 2013. The abstracts must be anonymous. They will be evaluated by the organizing committee and by the members of the scientific committee. Notifications of acceptance will be announced by May 20, 2013. The talks will be 30 minutes long: 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. In addition, there will be a poster section. 

Please submit your abstract through EasyAbs: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/subject2013 

Proposals for workshops should be submitted no later than April 1, 2013. Workshop proposals will be evaluated by the organizing committee. Notification of acceptance will be given by April 8, 2013. The symposium organizers will provide the lecture rooms and other facilities, but the workshop organizers will be responsible for the organization of their workshops (such as choosing the speakers). 

For all correspondence concerning the symposium, please contact: subject-2013 at helsinki.fi.

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