Final Call - EMCL 4
Monica Gonzalez-Marquez
emcl4.2008 at GMAIL.COM
Tue Apr 29 05:46:36 UTC 2008
Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics IV
Integration - Methods and Perspectives
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Dk
July 7 – 12, 2008
For more info visit: http://emcl4.2008.googlepages.com/home
Flyers available above for download and posting.
***********Application deadline: April 30, 2008***********
Applications must be submitted by email to EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com
Acceptance notifications will be sent on or before June 1, 2008.
The Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics (EMCL) Workshops have emerged
out of the desire of many language researchers to incorporate empirical
methods into their investigative repertoire. While theoretical work in
cognitive linguistics has yielded significant insights, they still await
empirical validation. To that end, we seek to further develop an empirically
valid account of the connection between language and cognition through the
continuous merging of theoretical and empirical research.
Our theme for this, the fourth EMCL, is integration of methodologies and
perspectives. Language is a complex phenomenon, "too human to be confined to
a single discipline" (Hunt & Agnoli, 1991) or to be understood using a
single methodology. Although using one perspective or method can be quite
informative, pursuit of corroborating evidence via multiple means is
substantially more illuminating. Our goal with this workshop is to provide a
setting where integration is considered from the onset of a research
project. The basic unit of the workshop will therefore be hands-on sessions
led by pairs of researchers who will work together to provide complementary
perspectives on a problem's investigation. In this setting, invited students
will learn how to apply different approaches to a given question, as well as
how to carry out a research project from conception to implementation.
Intended Audience:
This workshop is aimed specifically at scholars with sound theoretical
knowledge in their field though lacking in empirical training,
including experimental research. Participants are not expected to have
any background in empirical work. Candidates should at least have
completed initial university training, a B.A. in the US, or be working
on a Masters degree if training in Europe, in theoretical linguistics
or a similar field, and be familiar with cognitive linguistics or
embodiment (this familiarity need not have occurred in a formal
university setting). Graduate students, i.e. post-grads, pre-doctoral,
etc., as well as post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty, are
invited to apply. The only real prerequisite is a background in
cognitive linguistics or embodiment, and a desire to gain empirical
research experience.
Workshop Topics:
Gesture & Simulation Semantics
Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ben Bergen, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Lexical Semantics & Multidimensional Scaling
Steven Clancy, University of Chicago
Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Linguistic Relativity & Meaning
John Lucy, University of Chicago
Gabriella Vigliocco, University College London
Bilingualism
Viorica Marian, Northwestern University
Kathryn Kohnert, University of Minnesota
Cost: 125 Euros
(Scholarships consisting of registration fee reductions will be
available for students traveling from Eastern Europe and developing
countries)
NOTE: Student housing fees have been reduced to 20 Euros per night
with shared bath/ 30 Euros per night with private bath.
To precede Language, Culture and Mind 3 http://www.lcm.sdu.dk
EMCL 4 Organizing Committee: Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Chair, Cornell
University (EMCL4.2008 at gmail.com); Raymond Becker, University of
California, Merced; Michele Feist, University of Louisiana at
Lafayette; Todd Oakley, Case Western Reserve University; Anders R.
Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark; Gitte R. Hougaard,
University of Southern Denmark
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