15.3045, Calls: General Ling/Germany

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Date: 26-Oct-2004
From: Laura Downing < downing at zas.gwz-berlin.de >
Subject: International Conference on Focus in African Languages 

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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:09:45
From: Laura Downing < downing at zas.gwz-berlin.de >
Subject: International Conference on Focus in African Languages 

Editor's Note: Our apologies for errors in the conference title in previous
issues. Please note that the correct conference title is as follows:
"International Conference on Focus in African Languages"

Full Title: International Conference on Focus in African Languages 
Short Title: FOCUS IN AFRICAN LANGS 

Date: 06-Oct-2005 - 08-Oct-2005
Location: Berlin, Germany 
Contact Person: Laura Downing
Meeting Email: fial05 at zas.gwz-berlin.de

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 03-Apr-2005 

Meeting Description:

The theme of the conference is the expression of information structure in
African languages. The final program is intended to represent a broad range
of African languages and also a broad range of themes and approaches to
this topic.

The invited speakers represent this broad range of themes and languages:
Enoch Aboh, Larry Hyman, Victor Manfredi, Stéphane Robert, Russell Schuh. 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The ZAS (Project P7) and SFB 632 (Humboldt University, Berlin, and the
University of Potsdam) are pleased to announce that they are organizing an:
      International conference on FOCUS IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES,
      to be held at the ZAS, Berlin, from 6-8 October 2005.

Invited Speakers (confirmed):
Enoch Aboh, Larry Hyman, Victor Manfredi, Stéphane Robert, Russell Schuh.

The theme of the conference is the expression of information structure in
African languages. Papers are particularly welcome discussing the following
aspects of Information Structure:

- Formal marking of information structure, including focus particles
- Suprasegmental encoding of information structure
- The interaction of suprasegmental and segmental encoding of information
structure
- Fixed positions for the expression of topic, focus
- WH-questions and question-answer pairs
- Focus vs. topic: how can these be distinguished?
- Topic-focus organization vs. thetic statements
- Types of focus

Papers will be chosen by the organizing committee on the basis of abstracts
submitted. The final program is intended to represent a broad range of
African languages and also a broad range of themes and approaches to this
topic.

In conjunction with the Conference, the following Workshop will be held:
Date: Sunday, 9 October 2005
Theme: Information structure in Bantu languages
(co-organized with the London-Leiden-Berlin Bantu Grammar network:
http://mercury.soas.ac.uk/users/lm5/bantu_project.htm) 

Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 3 April 2005
Program finalized: 1 June 2005

Abstract submission information:
Abstracts should be no longer than one page (approximately 500 words of
text), including data and references. (Font size must be at least 12 point
Times or equivalent; the margins should be at least 1 inch (2,5 cm) on all
sides or equivalent.)

Talks are 30 minutes, plus 10 minutes for discussion.

Please indicate on the abstract if you would like it to be considered for
the workshop on Bantu languages.

We prefer for the abstracts to be submitted electronically, as an
attachment sent to the email address below. Please submit the abstract as a
pdf file, if possible. MSWord is acceptable if the abstract contains no
special fonts. In case of electronic submission, attach the abstract
without name and affiliation and send this information separately in the
body of the message.

If the abstract is faxed or sent by post, two copies of the abstract should
be submitted, one anonymous and the other including the author's name and
affiliation just under the title. Mailed abstracts must be sent in time to
be received by the deadline.

Address: FiAL, ZAS, Jaegerstr. 10-11, D-10117 Berlin, Germany.
email: fial05 at zas.gwz-berlin.de; Fax: +49-30-201.92.402

Organizing and Abstract Review Committee:
Tom Gueldemann, Laura Downing, Sabine Zerbian (ZAS); Brigitte Reineke, Ines
Fiedler, Katharina Hartmann, Anne Schwarz, Malte Zimmermann (Humboldt);
Lutz Marten (SOAS) and Lisa Cheng (Leiden) for the Bantu workshop

Participants in the Berlin Focus conference are encouraged to attend the
Gur Workshop held at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, on 12 - 14
October 2005.

Theme: '' Aktuelle Fragen der Gursprachenforschung. Zwischen Ton und Text''
["Current questions in Gur Language Research: Between Tone and Text"]

(http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/afrikanistik/tagu/gurcon1.html)

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