LFG 2008 - First call for papers

[Martin Forst]

THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL LEXICAL FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR CONFERENCE

July 4-6, 2008

University of Sydney, Australia

Conference website: 
http://escholarship.library.usyd.edu.au/conferences/index.php/LingFest2008/LFG/
Conference e-mail (NOT for abstract submission): lfg08 "at" arts.usyd.edu.au

Abstract submission receipt deadline: 15 February 2008
Submissions should be submitted using the online submission system at 
http://www.easychair.org/LFG08/


The 13th International Lexical Functional Grammar Conference will be 
hosted by the University of Sydney from July 4th to 6th 2008. This LFG 
conference is one in a series of linguistics conferences, and will be 
followed by the Australian Linguistics Institute 
(http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/).

LFG 2008 welcomes work within the formal architecture of 
Lexical-Functional Grammar as well as typological, formal, and 
computational work within the 'spirit of LFG' as a lexicalist approach 
to language employing a parallel, constraint-based framework. The 
conference aims to promote interaction and collaboration among 
researchers interested in non-derivational approaches to grammar, where 
grammar is seen as the interaction of (perhaps violable) constraints 
from multiple levels of structuring, including those of syntactic 
categories, grammatical relations, semantics and discourse.

Further information about LFG as a syntactic theory is available at the 
following sites:
  - http://www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics/LFG/
  - http://www-lfg.stanford.edu/lfg/


SUBMISSIONS: TALKS AND POSTERS

The main conference sessions will involve 45-minute talks (30 min. + 15 
min. discussion), and poster/system presentations. Contributions can 
focus on results from completed as well as ongoing research, with an 
emphasis on novel approaches, methods, ideas, and perspectives, whether 
descriptive, theoretical, formal or computational. Presentations should 
describe original, unpublished work.


DISSERTATION SESSION
As in previous years, we are hoping to hold a special session that will 
give students the chance to present recent PhD dissertations (or other 
student research dissertations).  The dissertations must be completed by 
the time of the conference, and they should be made publicly accessible 
(e.g., on the World Wide Web).  The talks in this session should provide 
an overview of the main original points of the dissertation; the talks 
will be 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion period.  The 
International LFG Association (ILFGA) will pay the conference fees for 
the students presenting at the student session.

Students should note that the main sessions are certainly also open to 
student submissions.


TIMETABLE

Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2008
Acceptances sent out:   31 March 2008
Conference:             July 4-6 2008


SUBMISSION SPECIFICATIONS
Abstracts for talks, posters/demonstrations and the dissertation session 
must be received by February 15, 2008. All abstracts should be submitted 
using the online submission system. Submissions should be in the form of 
abstracts only.  Abstracts can be up to two A4 pages in 10pt or larger 
type and should include a title. Omit name and affiliation, and obvious 
self-reference.  Note: we no longer ask for a separate page for data and 
figures (c-/f- and related structures). They can be included in the text 
of the abstract, obeying the overall two-page limit. Please submit your 
abstract in .pdf or .doc format. If you have any trouble converting your 
file into any of these formats, please contact the Program Committee at 
the address below.


All abstracts will be reviewed by at least three people. Papers will 
appear in the proceedings, which will be published online by CSLI 
Publications.  Selected papers may also appear in a printed volume 
published by CSLI Publications.


ORGANISERS AND THEIR CONTACT ADDRESSES

If you have queries about abstract submission or have problems using the 
EasyChair submission system, please contact the Program Committee.

Program Committee - Email: lfg-pc "at" parc.com

  - Kersti Börjars, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  - Martin Forst, Palo Alto Research Center, United States of America

Local conference organisers - Email: lfg08 "at" arts.usyd.edu.au

  - Avery Delano Andrews, Australian National University, Australia
  - Wayan Arka, Australian National University, Australia
  - Rachel Nordlinger, University of Melbourne, Australia
  - Jane Helen Simpson, University of Sydney, Australia

Sponsors of the conference:

  - Linguistics, RSPAS, Australian National University
  - Linguistics, The Faculties, Australian National University
  - University of Melbourne
  - University of Sydney


INFORMATION about the university and the conference, as well as 
accommodation and registration details will appear on the conference web 
site.