CFP: Symposium on Lexicon

[Johanna Laakso]

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unikanne at abo.fi wrote:

>
>  "CALL FOR PAPERS"
>
>  The Linguistic Association of Finland is organizing a symposium on
> "The lexicon: its status in the theory of language" to be held in
> Turku, Finland, November 18-19, 2004.
>
>  ***
>
>  The purpose of the symposium is to concentrate on the theoretical
> issues concerning the lexicon. We invite papers addressing theoretical
> questions as well as papers taking a specific (empirical) viewpoint on
> one (or more) particular language(s). The status of the lexicon has a
> central part in any theory of language. Thus, it is a topic that is
> common among linguists from different schools of thought. At the same
> time, the views on the proper treatment of the lexicon differ across
> the broad field of linguistics, and there is therefore room for genuine
> debate.
>
>  Problems concerning the lexicon are for instance the following:
>  - What kinds of information can be lexicalized?
>  - What are the constraints for phonological, syntactic, semantic, and
>  pragmatic information in the lexical entries?
>  - How is this information represented formally?
>  - How does lexicalization take place in the history of language?
>  - How should the theories deal with constructions (more or less
>  idiosyncratic syntactico-semantic mappings that are larger than a
> word)?
>  - Are constructions a part of the lexicon or a domain of their own?
> And regardless of the answer: what is the relationship between
> constructions and the more traditional lexical items?
>  - How is the lexicon organized?
>  - There are different kinds of relations between lexical items. How
> should we describe those in our theories?
>  - According to some linguistic theories, lexical meanings are
> negotiated during conversation. What are the limits of flexibility of
> word meanings, and what is the starting point for the negotiation?
>  - What kind of possibilities are there for lexical typology or for
> gaining typologically significant insights of the lexicon? What kind of
> lexical regularities are of typological significance and common for a
> larger group of languages?
>
>  We encourage contributions broadly from diverse areas of linguistics,
> including traditional theoretical linguistics, experimental
> psycholinguistics, linguistic work on spoken language, etc.
>
>  Invited speakers:
>  - Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm (University of Stockholm, Sweden)
>  - Jussi Niemi (University of Joensuu, Finland)
>  - Minna Laakso (University of Helsinki, Finland)
>
>  Activities:
>  - lectures by invited speakers
>  - presentations by other participants (20 min + 10 min for discussion)
>  - posters
>
>  Symposium venue:
>  The Åbo Akademi University, Humanities building (Arken), Tehtaankatu
> 2. Turku.
> For further information on the location, see the Åbo Akademi
> university web site: <http://www.abo.fi/>http://www.abo.fi
>
>  Abstracts:
>  The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words)
> is July 31, 2004. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to the
> following address:
>
>  <mailto:lexicon-organizers at utu.fi>lexicon-organizers at utu.fi
>
>  The abstract should be included in the body of the message. Please
> indicate clearly whether your abstract is intended as a poster or a
> section paper. E-mail submissions are strongly recommended. However, if
> you prefer sending your abstract by ordinary mail (address below),
> please provide an e-mail address as a contact address.
>
>  Participants will be notified about acceptance by September 1, 2004.
>  The abstracts will be published on the web pages of the symposium at
>
> <http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/lexicon/lexicon.shtml>http:
> //www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/lexicon/lexicon.shtml
>
>
>  Registration:
>  The deadline for registration is October 1, 2004. Register by e-mail
> to the address above.
>
>  Registration fees:
>  - general: EUR 50
>  - members of the association: EUR 25
>  - undergraduate students free
>
>  Participants from abroad are requested to pay in cash upon arrival.
>
>  Participants from Finland may send the registration fee by giro
> account no 800013-1424850 to The Linguistic Association of Finland
> (SKY) / Symposium or pay in cash upon arrival.
>
>  In case you have further questions please email
>  <mailto:lexicon-organizers at utu.fi>lexicon-organizers at utu.fi
>
>  Check for information updates at the symposium website:
>
> <http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/lexicon/lexicon.shtml>http:
> //www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/tapahtumat/lexicon/lexicon.shtml
>
>  Organizing committee:
>
>  Chair: Urpo Nikanne
>
>  Åbo Akademi University
>  Finnish language
>  Tehtaankatu 2
>  FIN-20500 TURKU
>  Finland
>
>  Marja Etelämäki (University of Helsinki)
>  Pentti Haddington (University of Oulu)
>  Arja Hamari (University of Turku)
>  Jarmo Jantunen (University of Joensuu)
>  Seppo Kittilä (University of Turku)
>  Leena Kolehmainen (University of Helsinki)
>  Harry Lönnroth (University of Tampere)
>  Marja Nenonen (University of Joensuu)
>  Helena Pirttisaari (University of Helsinki)
>  Heli Pitkänen (University of Joensuu)
>
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