Corpora: CSDL Conference 2nd Announcement

From: Mira Ariel (mariel@dellnet.com)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2000 - 15:54:57 MET

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    CSDL 2000 -- 2nd CALL FOR ABSTRACTS -- EXTENDED DEADLINE
    (Apologies for cross-postings)

    The 5th conference on
    "CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE, DISCOURSE, and LANGUAGE"

    will be held on May 11-14, 2000, at the University of California, Santa
    Barbara.

    The deadline for abstracts has been extended to March 1.

    The following invited speakers will speak at the conference:

        Kathryn BOCK (Illinois)
        Wallace CHAFE (Santa Barbara)
        Dedre GENTNER (Northwestern)
        Rachel GIORA (Tel Aviv)
        George LAKOFF (Berkeley)
        Ron LANGACKER (San Diego)
        Charles LI (Santa Barbara)
        Sandra THOMPSON (Santa Barbara)

    The conference is sponsored by UC Santa Barbara's Center for the Study of
    Discourse, Cognitive Science Program, Department of Linguistics, Department
    of Psychology, and Department of Geography.

    Papers in all areas of cognitive linguistics and related research areas are
    welcome, including research on conceptual structure, conceptual operations,
    grammar, meaning, cognitive processing, acquisition, language use, discourse
    function, and other issues. Papers are especially encouraged bearing on, but
    not limited to, the special conference themes of:

        Metaphor
        Analogy
        Irony
        Space
        Grammar and Cognition
        Discourse and Cognition
        Learning and Acquisition
        Interactionally Distributed Cognition
        Usage-Based Models
        Cognition, Gesture, and Sign
        Cognitive Issues in Politics and Literature

    TALKS will be 20 minutes in length, followed by 10 minutes for discussion.
    There will be two to three parallel sessions of regular papers, plus plenary
    lectures.

    ABSTRACTS are due March 1, 2000. An anonymous abstract of 500 words should
    be submitted via email, preferably as a Word attachment, to Patricia Clancy
    at pclancy@humanitas.ucsb.edu.

    Abstracts should make a clear and interesting point, and indicate the kind
    of arguments and evidence that will be given in support of it.

    Although the body of the abstract should not identify the author, the
    following contact information should be included at the top of the email
    message (so it can be removed before it is sent to reviewers):

        Name
        Institution
        Email address
        Mailing address
        Telephone

    THEME SESSIONS are encouraged. A theme session is organized by an individual
    and submitted as a unit. It treats a unified idea or topic, whether from
    similar or diverse viewpoints. The topic may correspond to one of the
    conference themes, or to another theme of interest. Theme sessions will
    normally include 3 or 4 papers, plus a brief introduction. For each
    individual paper included in a theme session, a regular abstract should be
    submitted. In addition, one general abstract for the session itself should
    be submitted, explaining the goals and rationale of the session, and listing
    each paper to be included. The form of the abstract for the theme session,
    and for each included paper, is the same as that for regular abstracts.
    Likewise, the deadline date, review criteria, and review process are
    identical to those for regular abstracts.

    Of course, individual papers (not part of a theme session) are equally
    welcome.

    NOTIFICATION of acceptance will be given by March 31.

    REGISTRATION for the conference will be at the following rates. (Early
    registration is up until April 15, 2000.)
        General registration, early: $50
        General registration, late: $70
        Student registration, early: $30
        Student registration, late: $50
        Banquet at Faculty Club: $25
    Payment must be made in the form of a check in US dollars, drawn on a US
    bank.

    LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION Additional information about special conference
    discount rate lodging, transportation, etc. will be sent to people when they
    register.

    For additional information contact John Du Bois at
    dubois@humanitas.ucsb.edu.

    Or consult our WEB SITE at http://linguistics.ucsb.edu/events/CSDL/CSDL.htm



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