Second Second Call for Papers: Workshop on Nonmanuals

[Annika Herrmann]

Workshop on Nonmanuals in Sign Languages

Second Call for papers

Workshop: 'Nonmanuals in Sign Languages'
Frankfurt am Main, Germany: 04.-05. April 2009

Linguistic Fields: Sign Language Linguistics

Subject language: English and German Sign Language

Submission Deadline: 1. February 2009.

Abstracts are invited for a workshop on 'Nonmanuals in Sign Language'.
It will take place at the University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany,
04.-05. April 2009, in cooperation with a workgroup 'Sign Languages and
Interfaces' and the University of Mainz, Germany.

The conference wants to
- discuss recent research on nonmanual features in sign languages from a
theoretical and typological perspective
- bring together deaf and hearing linguists and junior researchers
working in the sign language research field
- establish a platform for exchange and cooperation with linguists and
institutions

Abstract about research on the following topics are encouraged:
- Forms and functions of nonmanuals in sign languages
- Prosody in sign languages: rhythm, prominence and intonation patterns
- Interaction between syntax and prosody
- Information structure in sign languages
- Interrelation of agreement and role shift with nonmanuals
- Marking of sentence types
- Marking of expressive meaning
- Acquisition and processing of nonmanuals
- Typological variation with respect to form and function of nonmanuals


Meeting description

In all Sign Languages, nonmanuals play an important role on all levels
of grammar. Sign Languages have lexical facial expressions, nonmanual
morphological marking, and various kinds of nonmanual markings on a
syntactical level (i.e. negation, topicalization, sentence types, and
role shift). In addition, semantic-pragmatic functions are often
realized nonmanually.
Recent research has focused on two interesting aspects of nonmanuals,
namely multifunctionality and simultaneity. Firstly, a specific
nonmanual feature can express various grammatical functions. This
multifunctionality seems to be an inherent property of all kinds of
nonmanuals. Secondly, simultaneous layering of different articulatory
channels exhibits a complex interplay between manuals and nonmanuals on
the one hand and between different kinds of nonmanuals on the other.
The workshop aims at addressing the questions of how these components of
sign language grammar can be formally and functionally distinguished,
categorized, and analyzed.

Invited speakers:
Dany Adone (University of Koeln)
Onno Crasborn (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Roland Pfau (University of Amsterdam)
Christian Rathmann (University of Hamburg)

Please send a one-page abstract by email to
herrmann[at]lingua[dot]uni[minus]frankfurt[dot]de no later than 1.
February 2009 (submission deadline).

The abstract should be anonymous and can be sent in .doc, .pdf or .tex
format. The email should contain the author(s)' name(s), affiliation(s),
and postal address(es).

Notification of acceptance: 15. February 2009
Preliminary programme: 01. March 2009
Workshop: 04.-05. April 2009

Workshop website: www.germanistik.uni-mainz.de/linguistik/nisl

Organizers:
Annika Herrmann (University of Frankfurt)
Helen Leuninger (University of Frankfurt)
Markus Steinbach (University of Mainz)






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