29.3307, Calls: Chinese, Mandarin; Japanese; Korean; Vietnamese; Gen Ling, Ling Theories, Psycholing, Semantics, Syntax/China

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-3307. Tue Aug 28 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.3307, Calls: Chinese, Mandarin; Japanese; Korean; Vietnamese; Gen Ling, Ling Theories, Psycholing, Semantics, Syntax/China

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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 20:52:54
From: Qiongpeng Luo [qpluo at nju.edu.cn]
Subject: International Workshop on Degrees and Grammar: An East Asian Perspective

 
Full Title: International Workshop on Degrees and Grammar: An East Asian Perspective 
Short Title: DeG2019 

Date: 16-Mar-2019 - 17-Mar-2019
Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China 
Contact Person: Qiongpeng Luo
Meeting Email: qpluo at nju.edu.cn

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

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)
                     Japanese (jpn)
                     Korean (kor)
                     Vietnamese (vie)

Call Deadline: 30-Nov-2018 

Meeting Description:

Degree Semantics has received much momentum in recent years. Findings in this
framework have not only shaped the development of linguistic theory (esp. that
of natural language semantics), but also deepened our understanding of a
number of core phenomena in natural languages, such as gradability,
comparison, modification, exclamation, etc. (cf. Cresswell 1976; von Stechow
1984; Kennedy 1999; Kennedy & McNally 2005, among countless others). Recently,
much attention has been paid to (i) the ontology of degrees, and (ii) the
cross-linguistic variation of degree semantics (e.g., how the presence/absence
of degree abstraction explains the cross-linguistic variation in comparison
constructions) (Grosu & Landman 1998; Moltmann 2009; Beck et al. 2009;
Scontras 2017; among many others). Inspired by these findings, this workshop
aims to bring together current research on gradability, comparison, and degree
modification from a cross-linguistic perspective, with a focus on Chinese and
other east Asian languages (such as Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc.).

Selected papers presented at the workshop will be published in a special issue
of Language and Linguistics, an SSCI and A&HCI indexed journal, on the proviso
that the papers satisfy the publication standard of the journal (for more
about the publication policy, review procedure & other information of Language
and Linguistics, please visit http://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/LL/en/News).

Venue:
Nanjing University, Nanjing


Call for Papers:

This workshop aims to bring together researchers working at the forefront of
research on degree semantics with an empirical focus on Chinese and other east
Asian languages (e.g., Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, etc.). We invite
submissions from the fields of syntax and semantics. Submissions from other
subfields of linguistics or perspectives (e.g., experimental linguistics) that
address the nature of gradability, comparison, and the role of degree in
grammar from a cross-linguistic perspective are also welcome.

Confirmed keynote speakers (in alphabetical order):

- Prof. Christopher Kennedy (William H. Colvin professor, Department of
Linguistics, The University of Chicago)
- Prof. Andrew Koontz-Garboden ( Professor & Head, Department of Linguistics
and English Language, University of Manchester)
- Prof. Jo-wang Lin (Distinguished Research Fellow & Director, Institute of
Linguistics, Academia Sinica)
- Prof. Niina Ning Zhang (Chair professor, Graduate Institute of Linguistics,
National Chung Cheng University)

Important Dates:

Conference dates: March 16-17, 2019
Abstract submission deadline: November 30, 2018 (Beijing standard time)
Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2019

Guidelines for Abstract Submission:

-Abstracts should be anonymous, and should not exceed two pages (A4, 10
points, singe-spaced) (including example and references).
- Abstract should clearly state research questions, approach, method, data and
(expected) results, if any. 
- Successful candidates will be invited for a 30 minute presentation.
- Please submit abstracts via Easychair. Other submissions will be not be
accepted. Submit via easychair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=deg2019

Publication:

Selected papers presented at the workshop will be published in a special issue
of Language and Linguistics, an SSCI and A&HCI indexed journal, on the proviso
that the papers satisfy the publication standard of the journal (for more
about the publication policy, review procedure & other information of Language
and Linguistics, please visit http://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/LL/en/News).

Conference Organizers:

- Qiongpeng Luo* (*: convener) (School of Liberal Arts, Nanjing University)
- Zhiguo Xie (Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio
State University)
- Xiao Li (Queen’s College, City University of New York)

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the organizes via
email qpluo at nju.edu.cn at any time.




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