LINGUIST List 10.1455

Tue Oct 5 1999

Calls: Formal Ling/AFLA7, Comp Ling/COLING 2000

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  • klamermlet.vu.nl> (M.A.F. Klamer), Formal Linguistics/AFLA7 in Amsterdam
  • Hans Uszkoreit, Computational Linguistuics/COLING 2000 CFP

    Message 1: Formal Linguistics/AFLA7 in Amsterdam

     Date: Mon, 4 Oct 99 10:30:10 MET
    From: klamermlet.vu.nl> (M.A.F. Klamer) <klamermlet.vu.nl>
    Subject: Formal Linguistics/AFLA7 in Amsterdam




    AFLA VII The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands11-13 May 2000 Abstract deadline: 1 February 2000

    Invited speakers confirmed so far: I Wayan Arka (Universitas Udayana, Bali, Indonesia), Ellen Broselow (SUNY, Stony Brook), Adrian Clynes (Universiti Brunei Darussalam) William Foley (Sydney University), Harry van der Hulst (Leiden University)

    Abstracts are invited for 30 minute talks (20 minute presentations + 10 minute question period) on any aspect of formal linguistics (e.g., phonology, phonetics, semantics, morphology, language acquisition, language contact) of any Austronesian language. Applicants are limited to one singly-authored and one jointly-authored abstract.

    Abstracts relating to this year's main themes (see below) are particularly encouraged, though abstracts on other topics will also be considered.

    SPECIAL AWARD An award of US$500 will be granted to an Austronesianist from Irian Jaya.

    MAIN THEMES This year, the conference will have two main themes, the first of which is of a more morpho-syntactic nature: Argument Marking.

    The second theme is Iconicity. This theme is more phonological and/or semantic, though presentations relating to syntactic or morphological iconicity are also very welcome.

    Both themes may be approached from a synchronic and diachronic perspective.

    (i) ARGUMENT MARKING IN AUSTRONESIAN

    Ergativity: To which extend does the language have ergative characteristics? If it has split/fluid intransitivity, how should this be formally accounted for? Is there evidence of diachronic change from an abs-erg system to a nom-acc system, or vice versa? (N.B. The working definition of ergativity to be used used here is: The identical morpho-syntactic marking of the single argument of intransitive predicates and the complement of transitive predicates (S=O), versus a different morpho-syntactic marking of the agent of transitive predicates (A)).

    Nominalisation: What is the nature of mixed syntactic categories in Austronesian languages (e.g., CP/IP, or IP/NP)? If a language has 'precategorical' roots, what does this imply for formal theories that take e.g. the Noun-Verb distinction as fundamental? How should the surface homophony between finite forms and nominalised forms in especially the Eastern Austronesian languages be formally accounted for?

    Argument--non argument status: What is the role of referential specificity or grammatical definiteness in determining argument status in the language? In case the language has double argument marking, which element marks the argument: the pronoun/pronominal clitic/affix, the full NP, or combinations of the two, and how do the two relate? What is the syntactic status of the (optionally) dropped element? Is this type of pro-drop always licensed by rich morphology, and if not, how should the drop be licensed? Are there languages that, in addition to the classic typology of arguments vs. adjuncts, have elements occupying an intermediate status, and what are the theoretical implications thereof?

    Phonology-syntax interaction

    (ii) ICONICITY

    Does the language have lexical items displaying sound-meaning relations that are not arbitrary (e.g. onomatopeics, ideophones, special words for sense impressions, nicknames, terms of endearment, etc.), Or are there other non-arbitrary/iconic links between structure and semantics, at the level of morphology or syntax? How may we characterise these items in structural and semantic terms? What are the model-theoretic implications of a direct link between structure and semantics as exhibited by such iconic elements? What, for example, are the implications of the existence of such lexical elements for a theory of the lexicon, e.g., do different lexical strata have their own phonology, and how are these phonologies related to each other and to semantics?

    ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

    Abstracts should be one page long, with an additional page for data or references. Submissions may be made by regular mail or email. We intend to publish a selection of the papers as conference Proceedings.

    To submit an abstract by regular mail, send 3 anonymous copies of the abract to the address below. Also include an index card bearing your name, affiliation, mailing and email address, the subdiscipline of your abstract (phonology, syntax, etc.) and status (student or non-student).

    For submissions by email, send one copy of your abtract in the body of an email message (please avoid attachments), along with your name, addresses, subdiscipline, and status to:

    aflalet.vu.nl

    For more information, please contact this email address, or write to the address below.

    DEADLINE for receipt of abstracts: February 1, 2000

    AFLA VII, c/o Marian Klamer Linguistics Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands

    ORGANISING COMMITTEE Geert Booij, Aone van Engelenhoven, Rob Goedemans, Marian Klamer, Bert Remijsen, Hein Steinhauer, Ruben Stoel, Lourens de Vries

    This conference is made possible with the support of: the Faculty of Arts of the Free University in Amsterdam, the Holland Institute of generative Linguistics (HIL), the International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS), the Irian Jaya Studies project (ISIR) and the School of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies (CNWS) of Leiden University, the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), and the Netherlands Foundation of Scientific Research (NWO).

    Message 2: Computational Linguistuics/COLING 2000 CFP

     Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 20:41:21 +0200
    From: Hans Uszkoreit <uszkoreitdfki.de>
    Subject: Computational Linguistuics/COLING 2000 CFP


    Status: RO





    The 18th International Conference on Computational Linguistics

    COLING 2000

    will be organised under the auspices of the International Committee on Computational Linguistics (ICCL) in

    Saarbruecken (conference), Luxembourg (workshops) & Nancy (tutorials)

    Tutorials: 29/30 July, 2000 Conference: 31 July - 4 August, 2000 Post-Conference Workshops: 5/6 August, 2000

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    COLING 2000 will provide the foremost opportunity at the beginning of the new millenium to exchange original research papers on a very broad range of topics in computational linguistics. Accordingly, the program committee now solicits suitable hitherto unpublished contributions of high quality on every aspect of the field.

    In line with the practice established in previous COLING conferences, authors will be asked to place their submission in one of two categories:

    * Regular papers, of not more than seven pages, presenting results of original completed research, and * Project notes, of five pages or less, describing ongoing research or demonstrating a system.

    All papers should describe original work, completed or in progress, rather than merely planned, and clearly indicate the current state of advancement of the work. No previously published papers should be submitted. Simultaneous submission to other conferences is allowed provided it is explicitly indicated on the identification page.

    METHOD OF SUBMISSION

    * The first step in submitting a paper to COLING 2000 is to complete a Paper Submission Form. Authors can update the information in the form right up to the deadline for submissions (15th January, 2000). * The layout and format of papers is described here. * The program committee encourages electronic submission of papers, * But hard copy is also acceptable.

    Camera Ready Copy

    DEADLINES

    Deadline for submission: 15th January, 2000.

    Notification to authors: 18th March, 2000.

    Arrival in Saarbr=FCcken of final camera-ready copy : 24th June, 2000.

    COLING 2000 Homepage: www.coling.org

    Call for Papers with all forms and instructions: www.coling.org/call.html

    Contacts

    Organization Chair Program Chair Hans Uszkoreit Martin Kay DFKI Language Technology Lab Xerox Palo Alto Research Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3 Center 66123 Saarbruecken 3333 Coyote Hill road Germany Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA uszkoreitdfki.de kayparc.xerox.com