29.4508, Confs: Gen Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling Theories, Morphology, Syntax/Germany

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-4508. Wed Nov 14 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.4508, Confs: Gen Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling Theories, Morphology, Syntax/Germany

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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 15:22:54
From: Katrin Schlund [katrin.schlund at slav.uni-heidelberg.de]
Subject: Explanation and Prediction in Linguistics. Formalist and Functionalist Approaches

 
Explanation and Prediction in Linguistics. Formalist and Functionalist Approaches 
Short Title: CEP 

Date: 13-Feb-2019 - 14-Feb-2019 
Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 
Contact: Katrin Schlund 
Contact Email: cep2019 at slav.uni-heidelberg.de 
Meeting URL: https://www.slav.uni-heidelberg.de/cep2019/ 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Syntax 

Meeting Description: 

Scientific insight is obtained through the processes of description,
explanation and prediction. Yet grammatical theory has seen a major divide
regarding not only the methods of data eliciting and the kinds of data
evaluated, but also in view of the interpretation of these data, including the
very notion of explanation itself.

Two major currents in grammatical theory illustrate this divide. The formalist
accounts, most strongly represented by the generative paradigm, emphasize the
cognitive autonomy of language and therefore engage in figuring out the
parameters which are effective in this particular cognitive domain.
Functionalist accounts, on the other hand, are usage-based, which implies that
interpretation of data relates to conditions of language use.

There has been growing effort to bridge the gap between these two approaches
recently. The conference seeks to continue this line of work by discussing
selected grammatical issues across different frameworks of formalist and
functionalist orientation, thereby elucidating the mutually supportive
potential of these two major currents of grammatical theory.

The organizers are happy to announce the following keynote speakers:

Željko Bošković
(University of Connecticut, United States)

Martin Haspelmath
(Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany)

Peter Kosta
(Potsdam University, Germany)

Anna Maria Di Sciullo
(Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)
 






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