21.4335, Calls: Linguistic Theories, Syntax/Japan

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Subject: 21.4335, Calls: Linguistic Theories, Syntax/Japan

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Date: 30-Oct-2010
From: Tomohiro Fujii [fujii at ynu.ac.jp]
Subject: Chains in Minimalism
 

	
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:34:25
From: Tomohiro Fujii [fujii at ynu.ac.jp]
Subject: Chains in Minimalism

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Full Title: Chains in Minimalism 

Date: 12-Feb-2011 - 13-Feb-2011
Location: Yokohama, Japan 
Contact Person: Tomohiro Fujii
Meeting Email: chains.ynu at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.ling.ynu.ac.jp/chains/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories; Syntax 

Call Deadline: 10-Dec-2010 

Meeting Description:

This workshop, which is part of a research project funded by a Grant-in-Aid 
for Scientific Research provided by the Japan Society for the Promotion of 
Science, will address a number of fundamental questions concerning the 
concept of 'chain', particularly as viewed from the perspective of the 
minimalist program, such as the following:

(1) Do chains exist? Is there empirical evidence for the existence of chains 
as syntactic entities of some sort?
(2) To what degree, if any, does the notion of chain play a crucial role in the 
analysis of particular linguistic phenomena, e.g., control, anaphora, 
quantifier scope ambiguities, reconstruction, speaker preferences, locality of 
movement, resumption strategies, etc.?
(3) If chains exist, what kind of objects are they? How should they be 
defined? What are the computational mechanisms underlying chain 
formation?
(4) What role, if any, do chains play at the interfaces? What are the 
mechanisms of chain interpretation at, say, PF or LF (or their variants in 
terms of multiple spell-out models)?

The 2 day workshop will feature talks by two invited keynote speakers, 
research project members, as well as a number of speakers whose papers 
will be selected by an anonymous abstract review.

Keynote Speakers:
Cedric Boeckx (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Norbert Hornstein (University of Maryland)

Research Project Members:
Roger Martin (Principle Investigator, Yokohama National University)
Yoshio Endo (Co-Investigator, Kanda University of International Studies)
Tomohiro Fujii (Co-Investigator, Yokohama National University) 

Call For Papers

This international workshop, which will be held at Yokohama National 
University (YNU) in Japan (about a one hour journey from Tokyo), is part of 
a four year research project, now in its final year, on 'The Role of Chains 
and their Mechanisms of Interpretation in Minimalism,' funded by a Grant-in-
Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of 
Science. The 2 day workshop will feature talks by some of the project 
members as well as by two invited keynote speakers. In addition, a number 
of slots will be made available for papers presentations solicited through this 
open call for papers and selected based on anonymous review of abstracts 
by two or more reviewers. The official language of the conference will be 
English.

We welcome abstracts for 30 minute talks (followed by 10 minutes for 
questions) on topics dealing with any of the questions posed above, or 
other issues related to the nature of chains, their empirical motivation and 
their place within minimalist theorizing. 

Abstracts should be no longer than two pages in length (including examples 
and references), using 12-point type with single-spacing and margins of at 
least 2.5 cm. Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual and 
one joint abstract per author. The body of the abstract should not indicate 
the name(s) of its author(s).

Abstracts should be submitted as a PDF file by way of the Easy Abs system 
hosted by Linguist List, which can be accessed via the following link: 
http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/chains2011. If you encounter any technical 
difficulties when trying to submit your abstract via Easy Abs, please contact 
the workshop organizers by email, preferably prior to the abstract 
submission deadline.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide any sort of financial assistance 
to those whose abstracts are accepted and who wish to present their 
papers at the workshop (though we will do our best to assist you in making 
your travel arrangements, finding your way to and from the conference site, 
and so on).

If the number and quality of papers stemming from the workshop is high 
enough, we would like to submit a proposal for a related volume to one of 
the major academic publishing houses. In that event, full versions of your 
papers, if you wish to submit them, will be subject to a separate review 
process.

Important Dates:
Submission Deadline: December 10, 2010 
Notification of Acceptance: January 7, 2011 
Date of Workshop: February 12-13, 2011

Research Project Members:
Roger Martin (Principle Investigator, YNU)
Yoshio Endo (Co-Investigator, Kanda University of International Studies)
Tomohiro Fujii (Co-Investigator, YNU)

Workshop Organizers: 
Roger Martin (YNU)
Tomohiro Fujii (YNU)

Contact information: 
Email: chains.ynu at gmail.com
Webpage: http://www.ling.ynu.ac.jp/chains/





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