Stephen M. Wechsler (wechsler@mail.utexas.edu)
Wed, 23 Oct 1996 18:47:43 -0500 (CDT)
A reminder that Nov. 1 is the deadline for abstracts for the conference on predication to be held in March, in balmy Austin, Texas (a perfect opportunity to get out of the winter weather-- at least for some of you in the northern hemisphere!). Instructions for email submissions at http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~tls/ best, Steve --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL for PAPERS CALL for PAPERS CALL for PAPERS CALL for PAPERS Announcing The 1997 Conference of the Texas Linguistics Society THE SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF PREDICATION The University of Texas at Austin March 7-9, 1997 Invited Speakers: Edwin Williams (Princeton University) Susan Rothstein (Bar-Ilan University) William Ladusaw (The University of California, Santa Cruz) Abstracts are invited for 30 minute talks (with 10 additional minutes for discussion) on any topic related to the syntax and/or semantics of predication. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: * Syntactic conditions on predication: c-command, interactions with theta roles, control, binding, coordination, ellipsis, the issue of small clauses, etc. * Types of predication: verbal/nonverbal, primary/secondary, categorical/thetic, individual level/stage level, etc. * Interpretation, scope, focus, presupposition, quantification, discourse factors, etc. * The role of heads: copular be, pronominal elements, predicate clitics, etc. * The syntax and semantics of resultatives * Predication in the minimalist framework, GB, HPSG, LFG, autolexical theory, etc. * Predication in the noun phrase Abstracts must be no more than one 8 1/2" by 11" page, single-spaced, and in at least 12-point font (10-point for examples), with one inch margins on all sides. One additional page with references, diagrams, and data may be appended if necessary. All submissions must include the following items: * 6 anonymous copies of the abstract * 1 3x5" card with name, affiliation, address, phone number, email address, and title of paper Deadline for receipt of abstracts is November 1, 1996. Send abstracts to: TLS Abstract Committee Calhoun 501 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 Abstracts received after the deadline will not be considered. Fax submissions will not be accepted. Instructions for email submissions are available upon request. An individual may submit at most one single and one co-authored paper. Accepted presenters will be notified by mid-December, 1996. If presenters wish to have their papers included in the conference proceedings, they must submit a camera-ready copy by May 15, 1997. Proceedings will be published by the Texas Linguistic Forum. Preregistration for the conference is $15.00 (US) for students, $25.00 for nonstudents. For further information, contact tls@uts.cc.utexas.edu or check out our Web Page at http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~tls/ o------------------------------------------------------o | Stephen Wechsler, Asst. Prof. of Linguistics | | 403 Calhoun; F'96 office hrs: W 2-4, Th 11-12 | | Linguistics Dept., U of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1196 | | (512) 471-1701 http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~wechsler/ | o------------------------------------------------------o
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