28.2917, Calls: Gen Ling, Semantics, Syntax, Typology/Belgium

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Subject: 28.2917, Calls: Gen Ling, Semantics, Syntax, Typology/Belgium

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Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2017 15:49:57
From: Sabine De Knop [sabine.deknop at t-online.de]
Subject: Light verb constructions in Germanic languages/Funktionsverbgefüge in den germanischen Sprachen

Full Title: Light verb constructions in Germanic languages/Funktionsverbgefüge in den germanischen Sprachen 
Short Title: FVG2017 

Date: 17-Nov-2017 - 18-Nov-2017
Location: Brussels, Belgium 
Contact Person: Sabine De Knop
Meeting Email: sabine.deknop at usaintlouis.be
Web Site: http://www.usaintlouis.be/fvg2017 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Semantics; Syntax; Typology 

Subject Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                     English (eng)
                     German (deu)

Language Family(ies): Germanic 

Call Deadline: 30-Jul-2017 

Meeting Description:

Aims and scope:

The German term “Funktionsverbgefüge'' ('light verb construction'; LVC)
designates a combination of a noun phrase (with or without a preposition) with
a light verb. The nominal and the verbal constituents build a semantic unit,
e.g. German 'zur Entscheidung kommen', 'in Verbindung setzen', English 'to
make a decision', 'to take a look' and Dutch 'in aanmerking komen', 'ter
beschikking staan'. LVCs constitute an interesting research topic which can be
studied from different perspectives. They can express different aspectual
dimensions (causative, durative, inchoative, etc.), are more or less suitable
for passivization and sometimes fill a semantic gap. Interesting research
issues include their definition, the delimitation criteria – for instance
between collocations and LVCs – as well as the typology of their constituents
(preposition, article, nominal constituent and light verb). LVCs are also in
competition with simple verbs and the question arises whether both ways of
expression are interchangeable and semantically identical. From a more applied
perspective, LVCs constitute a great challenge for foreign language learners.
More specifically, the selection of a specific light verb, which can be among
others a posture or placement verb like German 'stehen', 'setzen',
'versetzen', etc., is far from easy for learners. In spite of similarities
between Germanic languages like German, Dutch and English, there are several
differences in the formation and the use of these constructions. This makes a
comparison of LVCs within Germanic and other languages another interesting
issue.

The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers who are interested
in the study of LVCs from different perspectives. We welcome submissions
dealing with issues such as the following (but not exclusively):
- criteria for the delimitation between LVCs and collocations
- the syntactic structure of LVCs/Typology of their constituents
- posture and placement verbs in LVCs
- the semantics of prepositions in LVCs
- LVCs vs. simple verbs
- aspectual differences 
- comparison of LVCs between Germanic languages and/or other languages

Call for Papers: 

Abstract submission – Deadline Extension: 30 July 2017
Submissions are welcome for 25-minute oral presentations (including 5 minutes
for questions) and posters. Conference languages: German and English.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words (+ references) can be sent by email to
sabine.deknop at usaintlouis.be until 30 July 2017. 

Please include the following information in the main body of your email:
author’s name, affiliation, email address, presentation title and preferred
mode of presentation (oral presentation or poster). Notification of acceptance
will be sent on 20 August 2017.

Abstract layout:
Word document of up to 500 words, single-spaced, font size 12, Times New
Roman, 2.5 cm margins on all sides. All figures and tables must fit within the
page margins.

Keynote speakers/Gastredner
Antje Heine (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald)
Alain Kamber (Université de Neuchâtel)
Fabio Mollica (Università degli Studi di Milano)
Jouni Rostila (University of Helsinki)
Elmar Schafroth (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)

Organizing committee/ Organisationskomitee
Sabine De Knop (Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles) (chair)
Sylvie De Cock (Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles & Université catholique de
Louvain)
Françoise Gallez (Université catholique de Louvain) 
Manon Hermann (Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles)
Vera Höltschi (Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles)
Dominique Longrée (Université de Liège & Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles) 
Julien Perrez (Université de Liège)
Ferran Suñer Muñoz (Université catholique de Louvain)
Cornelia Wermuth (KULeuven, campus Antwerpen)

Important dates/Wichtige Daten                                                

Deadline Extension for abstract submission/Neuer Termin für Abstracts: 30.
July 2017                                               
Notification of acceptance/ Annahmebestätigung: 20. August 2017
Conference/Tagung: 17-18. November 2017

Venue/Tagungsort
Université Saint-Louis, Rue du Marais 119, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

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