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Guest speaker: TBA

Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations addressing issues of significance for cognitive linguistics. We define cognitive linguistics as any linguistic endeavour aimed at providing explanations of linguistic phenomena which are psychologically plausible, i.e. characterizing «the psychological structures that constitute a speakers linguistic ability» (Langacker). As long as there is a cognitive orientation, papers may be in any of the traditional areas of synchronic or diachronic phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse analysis or sociolinguistics. Presentations will be followed by a 10-minute discussion period.

Presentations may be in the native language of the presenter; however, if the presentation is not to be made in English we ask that you provide the abstract in English in addition to an abstract in any other language. Last time there were too many problems with fonts in attached documents.

Papers may also be submitted for two poster sessions, one (I) for presenters who will be at the conference, and one (II) for presenters who will not be able to come to the conference, but would like to participate. For poster session II, presenters should send their posters (2–3 pp.) in large-font format, including their name and email address, as email attach-ments, and the organizers will print them out and display them at the poster session. Discussion of posters in session II will be relayed to presenters via email.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: 1 May 2001

Please send abstracts and any inquiries to: Stephen Dickey ([email protected])