27.769, Calls: Cog Sci, Philosophy of Lang, Semantics, Syntax, Typology/Finland

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Subject: 27.769, Calls: Cog Sci, Philosophy of Lang, Semantics, Syntax, Typology/Finland

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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:06:44
From: Ksenia Shagal [ksenia.shagal at gmail.com]
Subject: Time and Language

 
Full Title: Time and Language 

Date: 25-Aug-2016 - 26-Aug-2016
Location: Turku, Finland 
Contact Person: Jaakko Leino
Meeting Email: templing-2016 at helsinki.fi
Web Site: http://www.linguistics.fi/templing-2016/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Morphology; Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax; Typology 

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2016 

Meeting Description:

Traditionally, the study of time in linguistics has focused first and foremost
on tense and aspect systems and, to a lesser degree, lexical expressions of
time. In late 20th century linguistics, the study of the conceptualization of
time emphasized the inherent metaphoricity of temporal language, and
underlined the parallelism of temporal and spatial paths or points in space
and time. In recent works, the basic idea that representations for time are
structured in terms of space is questioned, and attention is drawn also to
features which are specific to temporal expressions and not spatial by nature
and origin. Meanwhile, typological studies of tense, aspect and related
phenomena develop further.

The linguistics of time appears to have divided into different branches.
Cognitive linguistics has produced a considerable amount of literature based
on metaphor theory, conceptual integration, spatial semantics, and the like.
Language typology, on the other hand, has produced a considerable body of
knowledge on the grammatical means of expressing time (tense, aspect, etc.),
cross-linguistic generalizations and comparison, and the like. At the
intersection of linguistics and philosophy, there is a long tradition of
studying the linguistic manifestations of time in different world-views and
philosophies. Despite the versatility of different approaches, there is still
plenty of work to be done in understanding the intricate interconnections of
language and time.

The aim of this symposium is to bring together researchers from different
traditions, working with topics related to time and language. We hope the
symposium to provide a common forum for researchers all interested in time and
language but looking at the field from different angles, so as to encourage
new combinations of ideas, and new vantage points to time and language.

The following plenary speakers have confirmed their participation:

- Prof Teenie Matlock (University of California, Merced)
- Dr. Kevin Ezra Moore (San José State University)

Organizer: The Linguistic Association of Finland, http://www.linguistics.fi
Symposium URL: http://www.linguistics.fi/templing-2016


Call for Papers:

Possible topics for talks may relate to (but are not restricted to) the
following intersections of time and language:

- Tense
- Aspect
- Metaphors of time
- Temporal motion
- Deixis
- Lexical expressions of time
- Philosophies of time and their counterparts in language

Abstract Submission:

Anonymous abstracts of no more than 500 words, excluding data and references,
should be submitted by March 31, 2016. They will be evaluated by the
organizing committee and by the members of the scientific committee.
Notifications of acceptance will be announced by April 30, 2016. The talks
will be 30 minutes long: 20 min for presentation and 10 min for discussion.

Please submit your abstract at: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/templing-2016
Please convert your abstract to a PDF file before you submit.

For all correspondence concerning the symposium, please contact:
templing-2016 at helsinki.fi.




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