8.1508, Confs: Mathematical Linguistics

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-8-1508. Mon Oct 20 1997. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 8.1508, Confs: Mathematical Linguistics

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Date:  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 11:27:16 +0200 (DFT)
From:  cmv at astor.urv.es (Carlos Martin Vide) (by way of cmv at astor.urv.es
      (Carlos Martin Vide))
Subject:  Workshop on Mathematical Linguistics (WML)

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Date:  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 11:27:16 +0200 (DFT)
From:  cmv at astor.urv.es (Carlos Martin Vide) (by way of cmv at astor.urv.es
      (Carlos Martin Vide))
Subject:  Workshop on Mathematical Linguistics (WML)



               WORKSHOP ON MATHEMATICAL LINGUISTICS (WML)
      What should linguists expect from mathematical linguistics?

 (to be held concurrently with The XXVIII Linguistic Symposium on Romance
Languages, LSRL 28, April 16-19, 1998, The Pennsylvania State University,
                    http://www.psu.edu/lsrl/)

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DATE

Friday, April, 17, 1998

GOALS

The WML will have two goals. First, it will provide an opportunity for
specialists in mathematical linguistics to discuss the latest technical
developments in the field. Secondly, it will explore the potential relevance
of research in mathematical linguistics for theoretical linguistics. At
present, many theoretical linguists assume that the formal apparatus
developed in mathematical linguistics is of little use to their endeavors in
accounting for natural language phenomena. This is likely due to the fact
that such hotly debated issues as the context-freeness of natural language
seem to have been put to rest. However, there are new developments in
theoretical computer science which have reopened the question of whether or
not natural language should be treated as a mathematical object.

SCOPE

For the purposes of the WML, "mathematical linguistics" is to be understood
as formal language theory as it is applied to natural language description.
Thus, the workshop will focus on language as a syntactical object
describable by means of a formal grammar. Work on new mathematical results
from such a viewpoint is welcome.

FORMAT

The workshop will include invited as well as refereed talks. Authors are
encouraged to submit papers on any topic related to the goals of the
workshop. The amount of time allotted to each presentation will be 30-45
minutes.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

The deadline for the submission of papers is January 17, 1998. Manuscripts
should not exceed 4,000 words, and should include an abstract of no more
than 250 words. They must be sent electronically in LaTeX format to:
cmv at astor.urv.es, cmv at tinet.fut.es

Submissions will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee on the
basis of their scientific value, their relevance to the goals of the
workshop and their potential for generating constructive discussion.

Authors will be notified of the decision of the Program Committee by
February 17, 1998.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Robert C. Berwick (MIT)
Alexis Manaster Ramer (Wayne State University)
Carlos Martin-Vide (Rovira i Virgili University)
Walter J. Savitch (University of California, San Diego)

REGISTRATION

Given space considerations, the total number of workshop attendees will be
limited to 50. All participants must register for The XXVIII Linguistic
Symposium on Romance Languages at a cost of $40 US for non-students and $25
US for students. Attendees can either preregister at
http://www.psu.edu/lsrl/ or register on-site the day of the workshop. There
is no additional registration fee for the WML.

PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS

To be determined

For further information on the WML, see the webpage:
http://www.urv.es/Grups/grlmc

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