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FROM IDEATIONAL TO INTERPERSONAL: PERSPECTIVES FROM GRAMMATICALIZATION
Leuven, 10-12 February 2005

SECOND CIRCULAR AND CALL FOR PAPERS

CONVENORS:
Hubert Cuyckens (Functional Linguistics Research Group, University of
Leuven)
Kristin Davidse (Functional Linguistics Research Group, University of
Leuven)
Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen (English Department, University of Ghent)

MEETING DESCRIPTION:
Since the 1980s, grammaticalization has taken up an important place in
the research of linguists. Following Traugott, grammaticalization can
be described as a robust tendency whereby "lexical items and
constructions come in certain linguistic contexts to serve grammatical
functions or grammatical items develop new grammatical functions".
Importantly, grammaticalization involves "a subset of
crosslinguistically recurring changes that involve correlations across
time between semantic, morphosyntactic (and sometimes also)
phonological changes" (Elizabeth C. Traugott, 2001. "Legitimate
counterexamples to unidirectionality").

As is well known, one tradition in grammaticalization studies has
focused on explorations in morphosyntactic change, building on
Lehmann's ([1982] 1995) seminal study on processes and parameters of
grammaticalization. This type of grammaticalization research mainly
focuses on the change of free syntactic units into highly constrained
morphemes with a grammatical function. A more recent tradition,
initiated by Traugott (1982) and elaborated, e.g., in Traugott (1989,
1995, 1996), focuses on semantic-pragmatic change in
grammaticalization. Based on Halliday and Hasan's (1976) proposal that
there are three functional domains of language, the ideational, the
textual, and the interpersonal, she has proposed that semantic change
in grammaticalization often proceeds along the following cline:
        Propositional  >  textual  >  expressive.
This cline has been reformulated as three tendencies which involve
(increasing) pragmatic strengthening, and in which the tendency
towards expressiveness/subjectivity is the most prominent.

The purpose of this conference is to bring together papers that
examine various aspects of grammaticalization within the framework of
the clines
        Ideational  >   textual  >  interpersonal
and/or
        propositional  >  textual  >  expressive.
As such, we welcome contributions addressing (by now) familiar issues
in grammaticalization such as:

*auxiliarization, the development of discourse markers, etc.
*the importance of pragmatic strengthening/invited
inferencing/subjectification, as they occur in the cognitive-
functional context of speaker-hearer interaction.

Furthermore, we encourage contributions which, within the framework
outlined above, take up newer issue that may necessitate a broader
definition of grammaticalization. These include:
* the study of shifts such as those from head to modifier (Denison
2002) or modifier to intensifier (Adamson 2000) in the NP, a
grammatical environment which has hitherto been relatively neglected
in grammaticalization theory;
* the interplay between grammaticalization and lexicalization, with
the latter understood as the formation of a new lexical item by the
combination of two formerly distinct lexical items (Fischer &
Rosenbach 2000; Lehmann 2002; Van der Auwera 2002 );
* the question whether grammaticalization processes can be predicted
to follow certain structurally determined paths, such as center-to-
periphery directionality in the NP (Rijkhoff 2002);
* the role played in the lexicogrammatical re-organization
accompanying grammaticalization by syntagmatic relations between
lexical items such as collocation (Sinclair 1991), semantic feature
copying (Bublitz 1996), semantic prosody (Stubbs 1995), and pragmatic
feature copying.

Finally, we also seek contributions that highlight the importance of
such usage-based factors as frequency and entrenchment for
grammaticalization, and that, in general, give attention to
quantitative data in support of grammaticalization processes.

GUEST SPEAKERS
Teresa Fanego (University of Santiago de Compostela), Manfred Krug
(Freiburg University), Olga Fischer (University of Amsterdam), and
Elizabeth Traugott (Stanford University) have confirmed their
participation as keynote speakers.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are invited on the aspects of grammaticalization within the
framework outlined above. Presentations will be 20 minutes with 10
minutes question time. Abstracts should be between 400 and 500 words
(exclusive of references) and should state research questions,
approach, method, data and (expected) results. Abstracts will be
reviewed anonymously.  Abstracts should be submitted as Word or
as .RTF files. More information on how to submit abstracts can be
found on the conference website
<http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/fitigra> under "Submit Abstract"

The DEADLINE for the submission of abstracts is 1 November 2004.
Notification of acceptance will be given by 15 November 2004.

REGISTRATION
In order to register for this conference, please complete the
registration form at
<http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/conference/admin/RegistrationFitigr
a>.
The registration fee of 50 Euros should be paid in cash on site.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept credit card payments or
checks.

ACCOMMODATION
We have reserved blocks of rooms from 9 February until 13 February
2005 at selected Leuven hotels, at reduced conference rates. For
detailed information on each of these hotels, see
<http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/fitigra/accommodation.htm>. In
order to obtain the conferenence rates, conference participants need
to make hotel room reservations directly with the hotels. Most hotels
require a credit card number and expiry date when booking the room.

The reserved blocks of rooms will be released anywhere in between Dec
1, 2004 and Jan 11 , 2005 (please check individual hotel information
at <http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/fitigra/accommodation.htm>.
After the release date, rooms can still be booked at each of these
hotels, but will be subject to availability.

Payment is by conference participants upon departure.

As we need to draw up guest lists for each of the hotels, we would be
grateful if you let us know: (i) in which hotel you booked
accommodation; (ii) your check-in date and check-out date. Please send
this information to <fitigra at arts.kuleuven.ac.be>

VENUE
Thursday, February 10, 2005
The venue for the first day is the Faculty of Arts building (Blijde-
Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven) It is situated in the centre of Leuven
and within walking distance from the train station.

Friday, February 11 and Saturday February 12, 2005
The venue for days two and three of the conference is the Faculty Club
<http://www.facultyclub.be>,  the conference and meeting Center of the
Catholic University of Leuven.More information on both conference sites can
be found at
<http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/fitigra/venue.htm>

SOCIAL PROGRAMME
At the end of the first conference day (February 10), all participants
are invited to a reception at the Faculty Club, which is the
conference venue for the 2nd and 3rd day of the conference
(<http://www.facultyclub.be>). Please inform us by FEBRUARY 1, 2005
whether you will attend the reception or not by sending an email to
<fitigra at arts.kuleuven.ac.be>

The conference dinner will be organized on the evening of February 11.
The cost of the conference dinner will come to approximately 40 Euros
per person (four-course dinner, including wine, coffee/tea, water).
Please inform us by FEBRUARY 1, 2005 whether you will attend the
conference dinner or not by sending an email to
<fitigra at arts.kuleuven.ac.be>. Early booking for the conference dinner
is recommended as the seating capacity is limited to 45. Payment of
the conference dinner is on site in cash.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
Please consult
<http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/fitigra/travel_info.htm>