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Call for papers on Linguistic Evidence 2008:
Empirical, Theoretical, and Computational Perspectives
Aims and scope:
The SFB 441 'Linguistic Data Structures' has been working since 1999 on the
implications for linguistics of the rapid increase in quantity and evidential
quality of data types. As part of the SFB 441's effort to further external
links, this conference aims to bring together researchers from all areas of
linguistics who are working on the closer integration of linguistic theory
and linguistic evidence. We are
particularly interested in innovative perspectives on the use
and exploitation of data sources in investigating linguistic
research questions. We therefore invite unpublished
contributions which relate to issues of the empirical base of
linguistic explanation and linguistic theory from all fields of
linguistics (including syntax, semantics, pragmatics,
phonology, morphology, phonetics, psycholinguistics,
acquisition, computational linguistics, neurolinguistics,
historical linguistics, typology.)
Papers might concern issues of data collection and analysis, the
comparison and contrast of multiple data types, studies of the
evidential value of data sources, their relevance for the
evaluation and construction of linguistic theory, and studies
illustrating the explanatory insights to be gained.
There will be a special session on empirical methods in syntax and
semantics.
For more details about aim and scope of the conference see also the proceedings volumes
of the previous events:
Kepser, S. & Reis M. (2005),
Linguistic Evidence: Empirical, Theoretical and Computational Perspectives.
Berlin: De Gruyter.
Featherston S. & Sternefeld W. (2007) Roots: Linguistics in Search of its Evidential Base. Berlin: de Gruyter
Invited speakers
Greg Carlson (Rochester)
Lyn Frazier (Amherst)
Hubert Haider (Salzburg)
Rada Mihalcea (North Texas)
Please note that the submissions procedure and indeed the conference itself are now over.
We leave these details of the call accessible only so that interested readers can gain an idea
of the aims of the meeting.
Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the
conference organizers at "LingEvid2008'at'uni-tuebingen.de"
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