[Corpora-List] Conference announcement (Measuring lexical variation and change)

From: Stefan Grondelaers (stefan.grondelaers@arts.kuleuven.ac.be)
Date: Thu Oct 10 2002 - 15:00:03 MET DST

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    Conference announcement

    On October 24-25, the research unit Quantitative lexicology and variational
    linguistics of the Department of Linguistics of the University of Leuven
    hosts the symposium

    MEASURING LEXICAL VARIATION AND CHANGE
    A Symposium on Quantitative Sociolexicology

    Made possible by the Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders

    Aim

    This workshop brings together researchers in the field of variational
    lexicology and diachronic vocabulary studies who use quantitative methods.
    Although such methods have been used less intensively in the study of
    lexical variation and change than they have been employed in the field of
    phonetics, morphology, or other linguistic variables, there is a growing
    body of quantitative research on the distribution of words over language
    varieties and the diffusion of lexical changes over time. The symposium
    intends to create a forum for the confrontation and the comparison of the
    different approaches involved.

    Structure & schedule

    The workshop consists of 5 plenary sessions (1 hour) and 12 regular
    sessions (35').

    Invited speakers are:

    Nigel Armstrong (University of Leeds)
    Peter Auer (University of Freiburg)
    Harald Baayen (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen &
    University of Nijmegen)
    John Nerbonne (University of Groningen)
    Terttu Nevalainen (University of Helsinki)

    In order to ensure a highly focused event with maximal interaction between
    the participants, the number of regular presentations is limited to 12, and
    there are no parallell sessions. The full programme, as well as abstracts
    of all the lectures can be found on the conference website

    http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/sociolex

    Conference venue

    The symposium will take place in the Groot Begijnhof "Grand Beguinage",
    Leuven's magnificent Unesco heritage. The Begijnhof, which was founded in
    the 13th century outside the town walls, is a microcosmos of picturesque
    16th-17th C houses, little cobbled alleys, narrow bridges, and an early
    Gothic church. It is now a residence for University staff and Foreign
    guests. The lectures are organised in the neighboring Irish College (1607),
    where a buffet lunch will also be served. Dinner will be served in the
    magnificent 16th C infirmary of the Faculty Club.

    Accommodation & fees

    For participants who present a paper, participation in the symposium, as
    well as lunch and dinner on Thursday and Friday are free of charge.
    Accommodation will be arranged for active participants in the Begijnhof
    Congress Hotel (www.begijnhofcongreshotel.be) (to be paid for by the
    participants themselves).

    If you are interested in attending the symposium as a passive participant,
    please send an e-mail to Dirk Geeraerts, Stefan Grondelaers & Dirk Speelman
    (by October 16 at the latest) at the following address:

    sociolex@listserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be

    Additional information on the conference organisers & the conference
    schedule, the conference venue (how to get there) & registration, can be
    found on the conference website

    http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/sociolex



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