20.1044, Calls: General Ling,Semantics/USA

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Subject: 20.1044, Calls: General Ling,Semantics/USA

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Date: 22-Mar-2009
From: Miriam R. L. Petruck < miriamp at icsi.berkeley.edu >
Subject: Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore

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Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:52:25
From: Miriam R. L. Petruck [miriamp at icsi.berkeley.edu]
Subject: Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore

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Full Title: Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore 

Date: 31-Jul-2009 - 02-Aug-2009
Location: Berkeley, CA, USA 
Contact Person: Miriam R. L. Petruck
Meeting Email: fillmorefest at berkeley.edu
Web Site: http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~fillmorefest 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Linguistic Theories; Pragmatics;
Semantics; Syntax 

Call Deadline: 20-Apr-2009 

Meeting Description:

Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore on the
occasion of his 80th birthday. 

Call for Papers

Frames and Constructions: A Conference in Honor of Charles J. Fillmore
July 31-Aug 2, 2009
The University of California, Berkeley

The Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley and the
International Computer Science Institute are pleased to announce a conference in
honor of Charles J. Fillmore on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The theme of
the conference is Fillmore's contributions to Linguistics for nearly five decades.

We anticipate major sessions on Frame Semantics and Construction Grammar, along
with other presentations linked specifically to Fillmore's work, and its
relation to the allied fields of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and
natural language processing.

Plenary Talks: 
Speakers who have already agreed to participate include Charles J. Fillmore,
Gilles Fauconnier, Paul Kay, George Lakoff, Laura Michaelis, Manfred Pinkal, and
Dan Slobin.

Abstract Submission:
Those interested in presenting should send 500-word abstracts by April 20, and
expect a response by May 10. For directions about abstract submission, e-mail
(fillmorefest at berkeley.edu) after April 5 for an update. By March 30, the
conference website will be up, with directions for abstract submission - and the
automatic response to e-mails will then include the conference URL. After March
30, there will be a link to the conference website on the Berkeley Linguistics
Department website.

The conference will be relatively small, and contributions addressing Fillmore's
work explicitly will be given priority for oral presentation. However, we will
accept posters on a broader range of cognitive linguistic topics; applicants
should indicate specifically whether they would be willing to consider the
poster medium of presentation.

Lodging:
There are some campus dormitory rooms reserved for the conference period, for
those who want inexpensive lodging. Berkeley hotel information will be posted,
but dorm room inquiries should be sent as soon as possible to
fillmorefest at berkeley.edu, ideally with header "fillmorefest accommodation".

Please join us to celebrate a most important figure in Linguistics.

The Organizing Committee:
Collin F. Baker
Hans C. Boas
Alice Gaby
George Lakoff
Miriam R. L. Petruck
Eve Sweetser

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