34.2683, Confs: International Workshop: Grammatical and Semantic Determination: Categorization, Cognition and Acquisition
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Subject: 34.2683, Confs: International Workshop: Grammatical and Semantic Determination: Categorization, Cognition and Acquisition
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Date: 13-Sep-2023
From: Paula Prescod [paula.prescod at u-picardie.fr]
Subject: International Workshop: Grammatical and Semantic Determination: Categorization, Cognition and Acquisition
International Workshop: Grammatical and semantic determination:
categorization, cognition and acquisition
Short Title: DGSCCA - Extended deadline
Date: 27-Mar-2024 - 28-Mar-2024
Location: Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
Contact: Paula Prescod
Contact Email: paula.prescod at u-picardie.fr
Linguistic Field(s): Syntax
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
English (eng)
Meeting Description:
Overview
Recently, determiners have received a significant amount of attention
in the study of linguistic phenomena. In the past, determiners were
regarded as a purely grammatical class, with research focusing on
their distribution. Recent approaches, however, have expanded the
theoretical scope of determinacy beyond grammar and distribution.
Alongside the distributional approach (Guillaume 1919) and the DP
Hypothesis (Abney 1987; Zribi-Hertz 2002) there are studies focusing
on semantics (Chierchia 1998), enunciation (Culioli 1999), cognitive
grammar (Langacker 1991, 2008), construction grammar (Goldberg 1995),
and usage-based grammar (Tomasello 2003). This diversity of approaches
has resulted in a variety of descriptions, classifications, and
functions of determiners. What is a determiner? Which elements are
categorized as determiners? To which grammatical or other categories
does a given determiner belong? How does a determiner function within
a noun phrase? What is the significance of the absence of a determiner
in nominal reference? These questions have prompted researchers to
investigate the expression of determiners in an effort to obtain a
deeper understanding of this intricate field.
Cognitive grammar (CG) stands out among these approaches due to its
more semantically-oriented approach to language phenomena. CG proposes
a range of terminologies to describe the construction of meaning in
discourse, including "mental spaces" in Fauconnier (1984), "conceptual
structures" in Langacker (1991), and "cognitive representations" in
Talmy (2000a, b). While it is revolutionary, the cognitivist approach
to determination incorporates functionalism in certain applications.
For instance, Langacker's (1991, 2008) grounding theory partially
aligns with the TOPE theory developed by Culioli (Gardelle 2022). This
interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of psychology and
sociology provides new perspectives on foreign language instruction
and acquisition. Cognitive abilities, particularly conceptual skills
as defined by Langacker, cast light on ambiguous linguistic phenomena,
departing from the traditional model based on teaching “rules and
regulations” (Littlemore 2011). These abilities serve as a mechanism
for language acquisition, allowing learners to overcome the “limits”
of their native tongue. When individuals acquire a second language,
cognition functions as a “magnifying glass” to “expand” their own
logic, and conceptualization is the means by which they construct
meaning. Consequently, CG can be used in language instruction to
reduce the difficulties associated with acquiring expressions of
determination, whether due to interference from the learner's native
language or the asymmetry of the determination system between the
learner's native language and the target language.
The objective of this international workshop is to examine the topic
of determination from a variety of perspectives, particularly those of
the cognitivist and functionalist schools. Special consideration will
be given to the presence and absence of definite and indefinite
articles. Among the possible research areas are, but not limited to:
1) The categorization and/or function of determiners;
2) The absence of determiners in nominal reference;
3) Teaching and learning the expression of determination from a
cross-linguistic perspective
Please send an abstract, in WORD format, of about 500 words (and five
keywords) in French or English, followed by a selective bibliography,
to:
HUANG Sa: sa.huang at etud.u-picardie.fr & PRESCOD Paula:
paula.prescod at u-picardie.fr
Talks can be given in French or English. However, there is no limit to
the languages of focus.
Paper submission instructions:
Please send an abstract, in WORD format, of about 500 words (and five
keywords) in French or English, followed by a selective bibliography,
to:
HUANG Sa: sa.huang at etud.u-picardie.fr & PRESCOD Paula:
paula.prescod at u-picardie.fr
Talks can be given in French or English. However, there is no limit to
the languages of focus.
Important dates:
Deadline for submission of paper proposals: September 8, 2023 -
EXTENDED - September 25, 2023
Notification of proposal selection results: October 6, 2023 - EXTENDED
- October 20, 2023
Workshop dates: March 27 & 28, 2024
Format: Hybrid mode at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens,
France
Guest lecture:
GARDELLE Laure, university professor, English linguistics
Working title: La distinction entre absence de déterminant et présence
d'un déterminant défini dans les généralisations en anglais
Workshop Coordinators:
HUANG Sa : sa.huang at etud.u-picardie.fr
PRESCOD Paula : paula.prescod at u-picardie.fr
Scientific Committee:
- ARSLANGUL Arnaud, INALCO, France
- GARDELLE Laure, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
- JANSEN Silke, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nuremberg,
Allemagne
- KNITTEL Marie-Laurence, Université de Lorraine, France
- KUO Jenny Yi-chun, 國立嘉義大學, Taiwan
- LE BRUYN Bert, Utrecht University, Netherlands
- LEBAS-FRACZAK Lidia, Université Clermont Auvergne, France
- MARI Alda, Institut Jean Nicod CNRS, France
- ROBERT Jean-Michel, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France
- SUN Hongyuan, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France
- TOUSSAINT Daria, Université de Caen, France
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