CfP: Syntax of the World's Languages III

[Volker Gast]

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Call for papers: 'Syntax of the World's Languages III'
Berlin, September 25-29, 2008
http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~gast/swl3
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The 'Syntax of the World's Languages' conference series provides a forum
for linguists working on less widely studied languages or varieties of
languages. Contributions are expected to be data-driven, preferentially
based on first hand data. Comparative and diachronic papers are also
highly welcome. The discussion of theoretical issues is appreciated to the
extent that it helps to elucidate the data. The list of topics relevant to
the conference includes:

   * interesting aspects of basic clause structure;
   * argument structure (e.g. grammatical relations, diathesis, linking);
   * intra-clausal dependencies (e.g. agreement, binding);
   * inter-clausal dependencies (e.g. reference tracking, subordination);
   * the expression of information structure;
   * interaction between syntax and other areas of grammar (morphology,
     phonology, semantics).

The use of specific syntactic frameworks is encouraged, but presentations
should be understandable without prior knowledge of the relevant theory.
Abstracts of no more than one page (plus one additional page for examples)
should be sent to swl3 at anglistik.fu-berlin.de
<mailto:swl3 at anglistik.fu-berlin.de> before January 31, 2008, with "SWL3"
in the subject line. Submissions should be anonymous and refrain from
self-reference. Please provide contact details and the title of your
presentation in the body of the email.

Invited speakers:
Balthasar Bickel (Leipzig)
Denis Creissels (Lyon)
Manfred Krifka (Berlin)
Anna Siewierska (Lancaster)

Programme committee:
Alexandra Aikhenvald (La Trobe)
Walter Bisang (Mainz)
Isabelle Bril (Paris)
Nick Evans (Melbourne)
Martin Haspelmath (Leipzig)
Elena Maslova (Stanford)
Robert Van Valin jr. (Düsseldorf)

Organizers:
Ekkehard König
Florian Haas
Volker Gast

For the organizers,
Volker Gast