27.310, Calls: Gen Ling, Hist Ling, Lang Acq, Psycholing, Socioling/USA

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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:55:13
From: Alan Munn [amunn at msu.edu]
Subject: Formal Ways of Analyzing Variation 3

 
Full Title: Formal Ways of Analyzing Variation 3 
Short Title: FWAV3 

Date: 18-May-2016 - 19-May-2016
Location: New York, NY, USA 
Contact Person: Alan Munn
Meeting Email: fwav3 at msu.edu
Web Site: http://fwav3.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 29-Feb-2016 

Meeting Description:

The Formal Ways of Analyzing Variation (FWAV) workshop has been a venue for
research which pursues formal analyses of linguistic variation, in all domains
of grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics). The purpose of FWAV
is to bring researchers together in order to gain a better understanding of
the mechanisms which underlie (and the relationship between) intra-speaker
variability, language acquisition, and language change.

Now in its third year, the Formal Ways of Analyzing Variation (FWAV) workshop
has been a venue for research which pursues formal analyses of linguistic
variation, in all domains of grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax, and
semantics). The purpose of FWAV is to bring researchers together in order to
gain a better understanding of the mechanisms which underlie (and the
relationship between) intra-speaker variability, language acquisition, and
language change. In contrast with previous years (where FWAV was a one-day
workshop integrated into a larger conference), this year’s FWAV3 will be a
stand-alone, 2-day conference.

Invited Speaker: Cristina Schmitt, Michigan State University


Call for Papers

Formal Ways of Analyzing Variation (FWAV3)

18-19 May 2016, New York, NY, USA.

We invite papers on all aspects of formal analysis of the mechanisms of
language variation and change. Research which makes use of annotated
historical and synchronic corpora, or the results of which are derived from
experimentation, are particularly welcome. We seek papers which address one or
more of the following questions:

- How are language variation and variability encoded in the linguistic system
(e.g. multiple grammars, variable rules, etc.)?
- Can formal models of cross-linguistic parametric variation also deal with
intra­speaker variability? Conversely, can formal models of intra­speaker
variability make predictions regarding parametric variation?
- What do formal analyses predict to be possible or impossible, in terms of
variation and trajectories of change? What are the limits of variation?
- How does variability in the input affect language acquisition? How do
language processing systems deal with variability?
- What role does variability play in processes of grammaticalization?
- Is it possible to establish that apparent variants are truly grammatically
functionally equivalent, for an individual speaker?
- How do we make the best use of statistical tools for formal linguistic
analysis in this domain of research?

Abstract Submissions:

The organizers of FWAV3 invite abstracts for 20-minute talks (plus 10 minutes
for discussion) on research related to the above description. All abstracts
should be no more than two pages in length (including examples and
references), in 12-point type, US Letter size or A4 paper with 1-inch/2.5cm
margins, in PDF format. Submissions are limited to one individual and one
joint abstract per author.

Please submit your abstract via EasyChair.
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fwav3

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: Monday, 29 February 2016

Notification of acceptance: no later than 20 March 2016

Venue:

FWAV3 is being organized jointly by the City University of New York (the
College of Staten Island, Queens College, and The Graduate Center) and
Michigan State University. The event will be held on 18-19 May 2016, at The
CUNY Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York,
NY, 10016.

Conference Organizers:

Christina Tortora, City University of New York (College of Staten Island and
The Graduate Center)
Alan Munn, Michigan State University
Bill Haddican, City University of New York (Queens College and The Graduate
Center)




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