Announcement: Summer School on Multiverb constructions in Constraint-Based Grammar, Trondheim

[Lars Hellan]

                         Trondheim Summer School
                                         on
    Multi-verb Constructions in Constraint-Based Grammar
     in macro- and micro-typological perspectives

                           June 23 - 27,   2003

                           CALL FOR PAPERS
                 ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES

The Trondheim Summer School in Linguistics (TROSS) at NTNU (Norwegian 
University of Science and Technology) will offer 3 days with intensive 
courses, followed by a 2-days workshop, both with the over-all theme 
Multi-verb constructions in Constraint-Based Grammar.

The courses are sponsored by NFR (Norwegian Research Council) through its 
program 'Nasjonale forskerkurs', and the workshop is sponsored by the NUFU 
project 'The Legon-Trondheim Linguistics and Literacy Project'.

The courses give an introduction to Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) and 
Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG), through their application to 
multi-verb expressions and 'complex predicates' as manifest in 
West-African, and South- and South-East Asian languages.  Teachers are 
Miriam Butt, University of Manchester, Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, University 
of Ghana, Kweku E. Osam, University of Ghana, and Stephen M. Wechsler, 
University of Texas at Austin.
The ensuing workshop focuses on the same and related themes, with invited 
talks as well as selected papers. The invited speakers are Felix Ameka, 
University of Leiden, Miriam Butt, University of Manchester, Mary Esther 
Kropp Dakubu, University of Ghana, and Stephen M. Wechsler, University of 
Texas at Austin. There will be about 10-12 selected papers (see below). 
Participants in the workshop are welcome to also attend the courses.

           WORKSHOP ON MULTI-VERB CONSTRUCTIONS   (JUNE 26-27)

                                 Call for Papers

We invite papers for 40 min. talks (30 min. presentation + 10 min. 
discussion). The contributions should address the topics of multi-verb and 
complex predicate constructions, possibly with data from other language 
areas than those in focus for the course, and not necessarily presented in 
the frameworks highlighted in the course.

SUBMISSION SPECIFICATION
Maximum length of abstracts is 3 pages.
The following information should be provided on a separate page or in
the body of the email:

PAPER TITLE:
(for each author:)
     NAME:
     AFFILIATION:
     E-MAIL ADDRESS:

(for author of contact:)
     MAIL ADDRESS:
     PHONE NUMBER:
     FAX NUMBER:


Regular Mail:
Include:
- Eight copies of the abstract/paper.
- A card or cover sheet with author information.
-  Address:
         Multiverbs
         Department of Linguistics, NTNU,
Dragvoll
         7491 Trondheim
         Norway
Email:
Include the author information in the body of your email message.
Include or preferably attach your abstract.  The preferred file
formats are PDF or plain ASCII.

Address:
multiverb at hf.ntnu.no

Deadlines:
Abstracts should be received by March 10
Notification of acceptance will be given on April 10.



PROVISIONAL COURSE PROGRAM

For each day Monday, June 23, Tuesday June 24, and Wednesday June 25:

9.15-10.30:
Miriam Butt, University of Manchester:
Introduction to LFG and its applications to multi-verb constructions

11.00 - 12.15
Stephen M. Wechsler, University of Texas at Austin:
Introduction to HPSG and its applications to multi-verb constructions

14.00 - 15.15
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, University of Ghana:
Introduction to a 'micro-comparative' perspective on multi-verb 
constructions in the Volta Basin area (including Ga, Dangme, Gurune, Ewe, 
and other languages)

15.45 - 17.00
Kweku E. Osam, University of Ghana:
Introduction to the structure of Akan (with special attention to its verbal 
and multi-verbal system)


The ensuing workshop is seen as integral to the summer school, and may 
possibly include student presentations in connection with the courses. 
Possible further events and demonstrations will be announced later.


PARTICIPATION FEES, ACCOMMODATION AND MORE

Participation fee for the whole 5-day period is NOK (Norwegian crowns) 400 
(to be paid on the site). For the courses only, or the workshop only, the 
fee is NOK 200. Participants will have to arrange accommodation themselves, 
but the organizers will provide recommendations. (For Norwegian students 
participating in the program 'Nasjonale Forskerkurs', some special 
arrangements apply - please contact the organizers for further information.)

Links to more information about the area and the university:
http://www.trondheim.com/
http://www.ntnu.no/maler/info/index_e.php

More details will be provided in later announcements.

Greetings, and hoping to see you in Trondheim in the last week of June!

Organizing committee:

Lars Hellan             lars.hellan at hf.ntnu.no
Dorothee Beermann       dorothee.beermann at hf.ntnu.no
Eli Andenes             eli.andenes at hf.ntnu.no


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