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The 10th Mediterranean Morphology Meeting (MMM10) September 7-10, 2015

The 10th Mediterranean Morphology Meeting (MMM10) will take place at the University of Haifa (Israel) on September 7-10, 2015.

The aim of MMM is to bring together linguists who work on morphology in an informal setting which guarantees maximal interaction between researchers, and gives young linguists an opportunity to present their work at a conference of moderate size, with no parallel sessions, where fruitful contacts with senior linguists can be established.

The theme of the conference will be:

“Quo vadis morphology? Grammar, cognition and computation”

MMM celebrates its 10th meeting with a look at the present and future of morphology. How has the field evolved over the last years? Where do we stand now? And, most importantly, where do we go from here? We welcome contributions that explore new empirical and methodological directions in morphology, especially in the following domains:

– Morphology and grammar: what is (or should be) the place of morphology in linguistic theory? How do we face well-known challenges to foundational issues such as the notion of word, the Lexical Integrity Hypothesis, or the universality of lexical/grammatical categories?

– Morphology and cognition: what can morphology tell us about the mind and language acquisition? How can we reconcile morphological theory and experimental research? What can morphology learn from the other cognitive sciences?

– Morphology and computation: what are the new frontiers for computational approaches to morphology? How is the “big-data effect” affecting morphological research / theory?

Following the MMM tradition, beside the Thematic session (“Quo vadis”), there will be a Free topic session that welcomes all kinds of contributions on morphology and related disciplines.

We explicitly welcome contributions on sign languages, which show how morphology in an alternative natural language modality may shed light on morphology in general.

Invited speakers

Stephen R. Anderson (Yale University)
Mark Aronoff (Stony Brook University)
Ray Jackendoff (Tufts University)

Program outline

Sept 7: morning: free guided tour of Haifa
afternoon: Workshop on languages in Israel (Hebrew, Arabic, and local sign languages)
Sept 8: Thematic session “Quo vadis morphology?”
Sept 9: Free topic session
Sept 10: Excursion (details to be posted on the MMM10 website)

Abstract submission

We invite abstracts (500 words maximum, excluding bibliography) for oral presentations or posters. Each abstract will be reviewed anonymously by the MMM Permanent Committee and the MMM Local Organizing Committee.

Abstracts should be sent to mmm10haifa@gmail.com.

Please attach two versions of the abstract: one with authors’s names and one anonymous (both should be in .pdf format). In the body of the mail, please specify:
authors’ names and contact details;
title of abstract;
intended session (Thematic session, Free topic session, Workshop on local languages of Israel);
format preference (oral presentation or poster).

Important dates

Deadline for abstract submission: March 1, 2015.
Notification of decision: May 15, 2015.
Program available: May 31, 2015.
Early bird registration: July 1, 2015

Fees

Early bird registration
(until July 1)
Regular registration
(after July 1)
Student fee
20 Euros
35 Euros
Regular fee
55 Euros
75 Euros

MMM Local Organizing Committee
Wendy Sandler (University of Haifa), Chair
Edit Doron (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Elizabeth Ritter (Ben Gurion University)
Elinor Saiegh-Haddad (Bar Ilan University)
Shuly Wintner (University of Haifa)
Outi Bat-El (Tel Aviv University)

MMM Permanent Committee

Jenny Audring (University of Amsterdam)
Geert Booij (Leiden University)
Nikos Koutsoukos (University of Patras)
Francesca Masini (University of Bologna)
Angela Ralli (University of Patras)
Sergio Scalise (University of Bologna)

Contact

mmm10haifa@gmail.com

MMM10 website

http://mmm10.haifa.ac.il/index.php?lang=en

MMM permanent website

http://www3.lingue.unibo.it/mmm2/

EUROCALL2015 Deadline for submissions of proposals 15th February #corpuscall

Submission of abstracts is now open for EUROCALL2015

The 22nd EUROCALL conference will be held at the University of Padova in Italy from 26th to 29th August 2015.

The program will include individual papers, symposia, workshops, presentations on EU-funded projects, and posters.

EUROCALL conferences are hosted under the auspices of the EUROCALL Association. They bring together educators, researchers, PhD students, administrators, designers of software and language learning systems, policy makers and other professionals involved in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) around the globe.

Conference Theme
The theme of this year’s conference is Critical CALL, fostering the notion that we now want to step back and critically appraise the field of CALL, to unpack and examine some of the assumptions that may have become ingrained in our practice, and also to reflect on the state of CALL and language pedagogy. There is also a need to take a critical stance and question what it is we are doing and whose interests we might be serving, since technology is not neutral, and nor is education. Inspired by those who advocate critical approaches to second language teaching, learning and assessment, especially when mediated by technology, we are particularly interested in contributions that look at the interdependence between language learning, power relationships and social change.

Papers on the following themes would be particularly welcome:
· Lessons learnt in CALL
· The constraints of CALL (institutional, financial, technological, social)
· Hegemonies in CALL
· Corpora and foreign language teaching and course design
· Learner corpora
· CALL for CLIL and Language Medium Instruction
· Interdisciplinarity and Internationalization through CALL
· Telecollaboration and CMC
· CALL and less commonly taught languages
· CALL, inclusion and social justice
· Digital and critical literacies
· Open educational resources
· MOOCs for language learning
· Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)
· Gaming and virtual worlds
· Learning analytics and CALL design
· Online testing and assessment
· Teacher education and professional development
· Evaluating CALL research

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Keynote speakers at EUROCALL2015 will be:
-Sìan Bayne (University of Edinburgh) on critical approaches to ICT
-Lynn Mario Menezes de Souza (Universidade de Sao Paulo)
-Robert O’Dowd (Universidad de León, Spain)

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Proposals for Papers, Symposia, European Projects, Workshops and Posters must be submitted online via the EUROCALL submission system which is now open. The submission system will close on 15th February 2015.

Abstracts may be submitted in English or Italian.

Authors of accepted presentations are requested to submit a short paper (1,500 words) for publication in the online conference proceedings, and may also submit an extended version for peer-reviewed publication in ReCALL or the EUROCALL Review. Details will follow shortly.

Important dates
Deadline for submissions of proposals: 15th February 2015

Notification of acceptance: 31st March 2015

Early-bird Registration ends: 31st May 2015

Deadline for submissions of short papers for proceedings: 30th June 2015

XVIIth International CALL Research Conference: Task Design and CALL Deadline for submission of abstracts Jan 30

Second CALL for Papers

XVIIth International CALL Research Conference: Task Design and CALL

(http://wwwa.fundacio.urv.cat/congressos/call-conference-2015/)

6-8 July 2015

Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain

More CFP here

The concept

In recent CALL articles, conference presentations and project proposals, we notice a renewed interest in activities, and less emphasis on technology or theoretical pedagogy. These activities, elective or compulsory, can be subdivided into three partly overlapping categories: (a) focus-on-form tasks which can be defined as meaningful tasks in which the focus on particular forms is tightly embedded; (b) focus-on-meaning tasks which should lead to communication (CMC approach) or any kind of non-linguistic outcome (TBLT approach); and (c) form-focused exercises that focus on isolated forms, such as improved and enriched (drill-and-practice) exercises.

During this conference we will discuss the design process behind these tasks: How do we decide on task types? How do we shape them? How do we monitor and evaluate them?

Submitted presentations should tackle questions such as:

– How do we design authentic, meaningful, useful and enjoyable tasks?
– To what extent do tasks depend on context?
– What can CALL learn from TBLT?
– What can TBLT learn from CALL?
– What affordances and limitations of technology should be considered in task design?
– How does technology impact on non-technological tasks?
– What are the specific challenges for LMOOCs, OERs, WebQuests, Interactive Whiteboards, Student Response Systems, Synchronous Collaborative Writing Tools, Serious Games… ?
– How do our tasks fit in with Complex Dynamic Systems Theory, Socioconstructivist environments, Flipped Classroom approaches …?
– What is the role of corrective feedback in tasks?
– What are the consequences for Learner Analytics?
– Which tasks are best suited for which skills?
– Which tasks are most appropriate for developing intercultural competence?

Keynote speakers

Prof. dr. Kris Van Den Branden, KULeuven, Belgium
David Collien, PhD researcher & VP Engineering OpenLearning.com, Sydney, Australia

Conference website

http://www.call2015.org

Awards

The conference organizers will reward the best paper submission as ‘selected plenary’.
The best presentation by a PhD student will receive the Jaclyn Ng Shi Ing Award, in memory of our friend and colleague who passed away in the tragic event of Flight MH17.

Call for Proposals

Just download the template provided on the conference website. Your submission should contain:

– 10-20 lines on the context of your research: situate your contribution;
– 20-40 lines where you focus on the conference theme and try to tackle one of the questions mentioned above.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 30, 2015
Notification of acceptance: February 23rd 2015
Deadline for submission of conference paper (1 000 – 3 000 words): March 20th 2015

3rd Learner Corpus Research Conference Radboud University Sept 2015

More info here.

1st international conference: Approaches to digital discourse analysis – ADDA 1 Valencia, 19-20 november 2015

CALL FOR PAPERS

Papers are invited for the 1st International Conference: Approaches to Digital Discourse Analysis – ADDA 1, which will take place in Valencia, 19-20 November 2015.

This conference aims to bring together researches interested in the analysis of digital discourse from different disciplines, approaches and traditions. Thus, it seeks to foster state-of-the-art debates and discussions on this burgeoning field of research and provide opportunities for multidisciplinary and critical reflection.

Convenors

Patricia Bou-Franch – Universitat de Valencia

Pilar G. Blitvich – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Confirmed plenary speakers

Jannis Androutsopoulos – Universität Hamburg

Susan C. Herring – Indiana University

Crispin Thurlow – University of Bern

Conference themes

Papers are invited from discourse scholars from different traditions focusing on digital discourse, among others:

· Research methods in digital discourse analysis
· Critical digital discourse analysis
· Micro analysis of digital discourse
· Digital genres
· Discourse and identities in the digital world
· Multimodality and digital discourse
· Conflict in digital discourse
· Cognitive approaches to discourse analysis
· Digital discourse and the professions
· Digital service encounters
· Political discourse in the digital age
· Gender and the digital media
· Digital discourse and education

Submission information

Important dates:

15 January: Deadline for panel proposals

30 January: Notification of acceptance of panel proposals

15 February: Deadline for abstracts submission (including those in accepted panels)

15 March: Notification of acceptance

· Panel proposals:

Panel proposals are invited by 15 January 2015. In order to propose a panel, organizer(s) need to submit the panel title, a description (up to 500 words), and a list of participants (up to 6) along with the titles of their individual presentations. Once the panel is approved, individual presenters should submit their abstracts (before February 15) in order to be reviewed externally. When they submit their individual proposals, panel participants should mention the title of the panel they are contributing to. Panel organizers would need to make sure that all panel participants submit their proposals timely and follow the guidelines for proposals

· Individual papers:

Abstracts of no more than 350 words, including references, are invited. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 February 2015. Please send the abstracts to the conference email address, as a word document and remember not to include author(s) name and affiliation in the abstract.

. Notification of acceptance by 15 March.

Future publication

There will be a call for full papers, as we are planning to publish a volume with selected contributions. Details will follow soon.

Contact

For any queries please contact ADDA 1 organizers Patricia Bou-Franch and Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich at adda.organizers@gmail.com

CFP Mutliword Expressions: Insights from a Multi-lingual Perspective

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Manfred Sailer and Stella Markantonatou (parseme-wg1-book@english-linguistics.de)

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Provisional title: Mutliword Expressions: Insights from a Multi-lingual Perspective

Coordinators/editors: Manfred Sailer, Stella Markantonatou

Content:

Multiword expressions (MWE) are not only a challenge for natural language applications, they also present a challenge to linguistic theory. There is a rich body of primarily descriptive work on MWEs for many European languages, but there is little comparative work in this area.

The volume attempts to bring together MWE experts with individual
languages as their background to explore the benefits of a
multilingual perspective on MWEs, for both computational and theoretical linguistics.

Possible topics for contributions include:

A) Classifications:

– What is the purpose of a particular classification? For instance, parsing, retrieving, cognitive representation, learning, other. How well do classifications serve their purposes?

-Are different classifications with different purposes related to each other? For instance, would patterns of the type V_PP (defined for retrieval) be useful to parsing as well?

– How does the purpose of classification influence the classification itself?

– How do theoretical frameworks influence MWE classifications in terms of coverage? Can they be reusable?

– A multilingual template for MWE classification, discussing purposes, methodological issues (how such a template can be constructed) The questions asked for the monolingual classifications apply here as well.

– Comparison of MWE templates/classifications for several languages (taking into account the purpose of the classification, the theoretical framework, …)

B) Tests for classification:

– What do individual “transformations”/tests tell us about an MWE? Is there a difference among different languages? (such as passivization, internal modification, pronominalization, participation to long distance dependency phenomena, control and binding phenomena)

– Morphological flexibility

– Is there a connection between semantic and syntactic flexibility?

C) Special types of MWEs (empirical description and consequences for theory or computational modelling):

– MWEs with expletives (“hurry it up”, “wing it”, …)
– MWEs with non-canonical internal structure
– MWEs with clitics

D) Cross-linguistic comparison of MWE types

– MWE inventories relate to general properties of a language (for example differences between MWE inventories in satellite-framed vs. verb-framed languages)

– Strategies for forming MWEs, for instance comparison of Indo-European languages with Semitic languages

– Comparison between MWE types in spoken and signed languages

Submission:

We invite the submission of outlines of papers (2 pages) by December 31, 2014.

The outline should clearly express the topic and, ideally, the multi-lingual aspect (for example why considering different languages is central for the topic or how the presented approach could be relevant for MWEs in other languages as well).

Selected outlines will be presented and discussed during the spring meeting of the Working Group “Lexicon-Grammar Interface” of the COST Action IC 1207 PARSEME (Parsing Multiword Expressions) in Malta (March 19-20, 2015).
Reimbursement for participation at this meeting might be available for authors of selected outlines according to COST regulations. Please contact the editors for details.

Submissions should mention “MWE Volume” in the subject line and be sent to
parseme-wg1-book@english-linguistics.de

Contact: Manfred Sailer (Frankfurt) and Stella Markantonatou (Athens) at parseme-wg1-book@english-linguistics.de

Preliminary schedule:

November 2014: Call for contributions sent out

December 31, 2014: Deadline for the “contribution proposals”

Mid January 2015: Notification

March 19-20, 2015 (Parseme meeting in Malta): Presentation and discussion of the contribution proposals. Finding co-authors for contributions

Mid June 2015: deadline for first versions of the papers

End of July 2015: comments, notifications of acceptance sent out

September 23-24, 2015 (Parseme meeting in Iasi): discussion of the first versions and finalization of the outline and concept of the book.

December 2015: deadline for final versions