Final Call - EMCL 4

[Monica Gonzalez-Marquez]

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