15.2889, Calls: Morphology/Semantics/Syntax/USA

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LINGUIST List: Vol-15-2889. Wed Oct 13 2004. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

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Date: 11-Oct-2004
From: Johanna Barddal < johanna.barddal at nor.uib.no >
Subject: Diachrony of Morphological Case 
 

	
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:57:57
From: Johanna Barddal < johanna.barddal at nor.uib.no >
Subject: Diachrony of Morphological Case 
 
Full Title: Diachrony of Morphological Case 

Date: 31-Jul-2005 - 05-Aug-2005
Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 
Contact Person: Jóhanna Barðdal
Meeting Email: johanna.barddal at nor.uib.no/shobhana at unt.edu

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Historical
Linguistics; Morphology; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics;
Typology 

Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2004 

Meeting Description:

Workshop on the diachrony of morphological case (at ICHL-XVII in Madison,
Wisconsin, 31 July-5 August 2005) 

Second call for papers:

Workshop on the diachrony of morphological case (at ICHL-XVII in Madison,
Wisconsin, 31 July-5 August 2005)

Morphological case has been extensively studied for a wide array of
languages from a synchronic perspective. On the other hand, the study of
morphological case marking from a diachronic perspective has received less
attention. The aim of this workshop is to establish greater awareness of
the semantic development of case and the implications such development has
for the syntax of languages with morphological case marking systems.
Possible research problems may include but need not be limited to the
following:

- Changes in the form-meaning mapping of individual case markers.
- System-wide reanalysis of the form-meaning mapping of case markers.
- Changes to case marking in larger constructions such as comparatives or
  argument structure constructions.
- The role of ''functional equivalence'' or ''grammatical synonymy'' for
  changes in case marking, in particular mergers or loss of case.
- Discourse-based changes in the role and meaning of case markers.
- Pragmatically-based changes in the role and meaning of case markers.

Please send your abstracts of 500 words or less to both Jóhanna Barðdal
(johanna.barddal at nor.uib.no) and Shobhana Chelliah (shobhana at unt.edu).
Abstracts should be sent no later than 15 November 2004, preferably in
pdf-format. Abstracts dealing with other aspects of the history of
morphological case may also be appropriate for this panel. Please email
your queries to Jóhanna Barðdal or Shobhana Chelliah. A response on
abstracts will be sent out no later than 15 January, 2005.



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