30.1329, Calls: Cog Sci, Gen Ling, History of Ling, Ling Theories, Text/Corpus Ling/Finland

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Subject: 30.1329, Calls: Cog Sci, Gen Ling, History of Ling, Ling Theories, Text/Corpus Ling/Finland

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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 06:14:53
From: Gaïdig Dubois [gaidig.dubois at helsinki.fi]
Subject: New Perspectives on Qualitative Methods in the Cognitive and Functional Study of Language

 
Full Title: New Perspectives on Qualitative Methods in the Cognitive and Functional Study of Language 
Short Title: Qualmet 

Date: 29-Aug-2019 - 30-Aug-2019
Location: Turku, Finland 
Contact Person: Gaïdig Dubois
Meeting Email: qualmet-2019 at lists.utu.fi
Web Site: http://www.linguistics.fi/qualmet-2019/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; History of Linguistics; Linguistic Theories; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 20-Apr-2019 

Meeting Description:

Over the last two decades, cognitive and functional linguistics have
experienced  remarkable methodological changes in the study of grammar: large
corpora and quantitative methods have entered the field and, indeed, almost
become the mainstay. However, careful analysis of small(ish) corpora is still
required in order to draw a more comprehensive picture of language structure.
The objective of this symposium is to reflect on the potential and
possibilities offered by qualitative methods in contemporary cognitive and
functional studies of different grammatical phenomena. How could these methods
be developed in order to obtain better – more reliable, interesting, and
versatile – results? What new kinds of interplay between qualitative and
quantitative methods could be created?

The symposium aims at providing a forum for the discussion of qualitative
methods in the study of language. The talks will focus above all on the
research process. How was the research conducted, and why? What was new in the
methodological setting? What role does the choice of methods play in the
interpretation of results? We also welcome proposals for data sessions and
hands-on presentations of methodological solutions.

Possible topics for talks and posters may relate (but are not restricted) to
the following aspects of linguistic methods within the framework of functional
linguistics:

– qualitative methods within different frameworks of functional linguistics
– the general character of intuition and its role in corpus research 
– the relation between intuition and qualitative methods
– combination of qualitative and quantitative methods (and of methods in
general)
– empiricism in linguistic research
– the relation between data and linguistic generalizations (how much is
enough?)
– epistemological stances and methodological choices behind individual studies
– step-by-step descriptions of research processes
– ways to capture and study rare linguistic phenomena
– recent methodological developments within the fields of cognitive and/or
functional linguistics
– revisiting the past: can the history of linguistics teach us something about
methodology?
– fundamental questions in linguistic methodology, e.g. to what extent should
research be qualitative?

The following plenary speakers have confirmed their participation:

- Margret Selting (University of Potsdam)
- Jordan Zlatev (University of Lund)


Call for Papers:

Abstract Submission:

Anonymous abstracts of no more than 500 words, excluding data and references,
should be submitted by April 20, 2019. The abstracts will be evaluated by the
members of the organizing and scientific committees. Authors will be notified
of the acceptance of their abstract by May 22, 2019. The talks should not
exceed 30 minutes: 20 min for presentation and 10 min for discussion
(including the 2-3 minutes needed for changing rooms between talks).

Please submit your abstract at: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/qualmet-2019

For all correspondence concerning the symposium, please contact:
qualmet-2019 at lists.utu.fi 

Find us on Facebook and join the event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/329242947704624/




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