28.4888, Calls: Phonetics, Phonology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax/Germany

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Subject: 28.4888, Calls: Phonetics, Phonology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax/Germany

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:21:32
From: Stefan Hinterwimmer [stefan.hinterwimmer at uni-koeln.de]
Subject: Second International Conference ''Prominence in Linguistics''

Full Title: Second International Conference "Prominence in Linguistics" 
Short Title: ICPL2 

Date: 11-Jul-2018 - 13-Jul-2018
Location: Cologne, Germany 
Contact Person: Stefan Hinterwimmer
Meeting Email: prominence-conference-2 at uni-koeln.de
Web Site: http://sfb1252.uni-koeln.de/prominenceconference2018.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax 

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2018 

Meeting Description:

Prominence relations establish a ranking between linguistic units, such as
between prosodic units, or between arguments of a verb or between discourse
referents. Prominence is therefore one of the key notions in language and
communication: it accounts for prosodic highlighting and for the building of
linguistic structure and discourse representations. The SFB 1252 Prominence in
Language (University of Cologne) investigates the role of prominence from an
interdisciplinary linguistic perspective, involving phonology and phonetics,
morpho-syntax, semantics and discourse pragmatics. The Second International
Conference ''Prominence in Language“ (the first took place in Cologne in 2015)
aims at advancing the understanding of the notion of prominence and at
promoting the exchange among researchers working on prominence-related
phenomena from various perspectives.

The workshop will feature plenary talks in the fields of phonetics-phonology,
morphosyntax-semantics and discourse by three keynote speakers:

- Jason Bishop (CUNY) 
- Eva Schultze-Berndt (The University of Manchester)
- Andrew Kehler (University of California at San Diego)

2nd Call for Papers:

Second International Conference ''Prominence in Language''
University of Cologne, 11-13 July 2018

Prominence relations establish a ranking between linguistic units, such as
between prosodic units, or between arguments of a verb or between discourse
referents. Prominence is therefore one of the key notions in language and
communication: it accounts for prosodic highlighting and for the building of
linguistic structure and discourse representations. The SFB 1252 Prominence in
Language (University of Cologne) investigates the role of prominence from an
interdisciplinary linguistic perspective, involving phonology and phonetics,
morpho-syntax, semantics and discourse pragmatics. The Second International
Conference ''Prominence in Language“ (the first took place in Cologne in 2015)
aims at advancing the understanding of the notion of prominence and at
promoting the exchange among researchers working on prominence-related
phenomena from various perspectives. We invite contributions employing
quantitative and qualitative research methods, synchronic and diachronic
perspectives, psycho- and neuro-linguistic and cognitively oriented approaches
as well as applied ones (such as automatic translation).

A (non-exhaustive) list of topics to be addressed at the workshop may include
the following:

1. The encoding of prominence at the phonetics-phonology interface
2. Language-specific and universal prominence scales (animacy scale,
referentiality scale, thematic role hierarchy, etc.)
3. Factors determining the ranking of entities in discourse (e.g.,
accessibility, salience, activation, topicality, status as central
protagonist)
4. Psycho- and neuro-linguistic underpinnings of prominence relations
5. The role of prominence in the tense-aspect systems
6. The relation between the prominence status of entities in discourse and
their availability as perspective-takers  

Organizing Committee:

Paul Compensis
Jakob Egetenmeyer
Birgit Hellwig
Stefan Hinterwimmer

Scientific Committee:

Martin Becker
Chris Bongartz
Martine Grice
Birgit Hellwig
Klaus von Heusinger
Beatrice Primus
Petra B. Schumacher

Hosted by the SFB 1252 Prominence in Language and the Cologne Center of
Language Sciences (CCLS), the workshop will take place at the conference
center of KOMED, Mediapark 7, 50670, Cologne, from 11 to 13 July 2018. 

Abstract submission:

We ask for the submission of abstracts on prominence-related phenomena by
January 15, 2018. Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual and
one joint abstract per author or two joint abstracts per author. Abstracts
should be written in English and not exceed 500 words. Figures, examples and
references might be additionally included, but abstracts must not exceed two
A4 pages. Please use Times New Roman, 12pt font, single line spacing, and
2.5cm margins. Abstracts should be submitted via EasyChair at the following
address: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icpl2 .

Contact:

prominence-conference-2 at uni-koeln.de

Important dates: 

January 15, 2018: Submission of abstracts 
February 28, 2018: Notification of acceptance
April 30, 2018: Registration open
July 11-13, 2018: Conference

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