[EDLING:1943] CFP: GURT 2007

[Tamara Warhol]

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Full Title: 2007 Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and 
Linguistics
Short Title: GURT 2007

Date: 08-Mar-2007 - 11-Mar-2007
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Contact Person: Ronald Leow
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://www8.georgetown.edu/college/gurt/2007

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Call Deadline: 10-Nov-2006

Meeting Description:

The Faculty of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University are 
pleased to announce that the 2007 Georgetown University Round Table on 
Languages and Linguistics (GURT 2007) will focus on little words—items 
such as clitics, pronouns, determiners, conjunctions, discourse 
particles, auxiliary/light verbs, prepositions—including their 
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse 
function, historical development, variation, and acquisition (by 
children or adults). GURT 2007 will host plenary lectures, colloquia, 
individual papers, and poster presentations.

Plenary Speakers:

Jonathan D. Bobaljik (University of Connecticut): Comparative 
suppletion: 'Least' has More
Thomas Cravens (University of Wisconsin-Madison): Little words: Where 
they come from and where they go
Katherine Demuth (Brown University): Phonology-syntax interactions in 
acquisition
Kai von Fintel (MIT): 'If': The biggest little word
Claire Lefebvre (Université du Québec à Montréal): Saramaccan taa, a 
small word with several functions

Call for Papers:

We invite abstracts for presentations related to theory, history, 
acquisition, and usage pertinent to the topic of little words. A prize 
will be awarded to the best student paper proposal.

Presentation formats include:
- Colloquia: Scheduled for 2-hour blocks. Colloquium organizers may 
organize as they choose, but time should be allocated for opening and 
closing remarks, presentations, discussion and audience response. 
Organizers serve as the liaison between participants and the conference 
organizers. Organizers may choose to participate in the panel as a 
presenter or discussant.
- Individual papers: 20 minutes long with a 10-minute discussion period.
- Poster presentations: displayed for a 2-hour block of time; an 
opportunity to report on work in progress in one-on-one discussions.

Proposal deadline: November 10, 2006 (acceptance notification by 
December 20, 2006)

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