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>From: Sydney Lamb <lamb@rice.edu>
>Organization: Rice University Linguistics
>Subject:      LACUS 2000
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>LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES (LACUS)
>ASSOCIATION DE LINGUISTIQUE DU CANADA ET DES ETAS-UNIS (ALCEU)
>
>THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LACUS FORUM
>
>To Be Held at RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, Texas
>
>July 25-29, 2000
>
>CONFERENCE THEME: SPEAKING AND COMPREHENDING
>
>Featured Speakers:
>        David McNeill, University of Chicago
>        Marianne Mithun, University of California, Santa Barbara
>        Michel Paradis, McGill University (presidential address)
>        Sherman Wilcox, University of New Mexico
>
>Tutorial:
>        Automated Production and Recognition of Speech:
>                Problems and Solutions
>   Tuesday, July 25, 1:30 - 5:00
>   To be presented by
>        Dr. Nancy Niedzielski,
>        Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Rice University
>        Consultant, Panasonic Technologies, Inc.
>
>
>CALL FOR PAPERS
>   While papers relating to the conference theme are especially
>invited, abstracts are welcomed on all subjects in linguistics and
>interdisciplinary areas involving language. Papers accepted for the
>program will be scheduled for either 15 minutes or 25 minutes, with
>5 minutes allowed for discussion. This list of topics relating to
>the theme is intended as suggestive rather than comprehensive:
>
>  Sequence Management
>  The Mental Lexicon in Action
>  Parallel vis-�-vis Serial Processing
>  Factors Governing Choice of Lexeme
>  Factors Governing Choice of Syntactic Construction
>  The Linguistic Encoding of Complex Processes (e.g., of motion)
>  Testing Grammatical/Phonological Descriptions for Operational Plausibility
>  Phonological Information in Speaking and Comprehending: One System or Two?
>  Grammatical Information in Speaking and Comprehending: One System or Two?
>  Experimental Phonetic Evidence for the Process of Speech Production
>  Experimental Evidence for the Process of Speech Recognition
>  The Role of Speaking/Comprehending in Linguistic Change
>  Conceptual Categories and Lexical Categories in Action
>  Computer Simulation of Production/Comprehension
>  Pragmatic Factors in Speaking and Understanding
>  The Role of World Knowledge in Comprehending
>  Individual Variation in Interpretation of Discourse
>  Slips of Tongue and Mind in Speech Production
>  Formulation Processes in Language Production
>  Production/Comprehension of Sign Language
>  Production/Interpretation of Poetic Discourse
>  Slips in Comprehending: Misunderstanding
>  Speech Production of the Developing Child
>  Producing and Interpreting Metaphors
>  The Use of Gestures in Speaking
>  Automated Speech Recognition
>  Automated Speech Synthesis
>  Negotiating Discourse Topics
>  The Process of Translating
>  Lexicalization
>  Conversation
>
>
>GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS
>
>Maximum length: 450 words (not including references). The abstract
>                should fit on one 8 1/2"x11" page. (If references
>                do not fit on the page, they may be put on a
>                separate page, but in that case they will not
>                appear in the meeting handbook.)
>
>Anonymity:      The abstract should not identify the author(s).
>
>Topic Designation:  At top of page (at upper left, above the
>                title), name a  topic (or two topics) to identify
>                the area(s) in which your paper lies. Choose a
>                topic name from the list above if appropriate, or
>                feel free to name Another topic if none of those
>                on the list fits properly, or if you are submitting
>                an abstract that does not fit the conference theme.
>
>What to Submit: Submit abstracts via e-mail. Send also 3 camera-
>                ready copies via snail mail (entire abstract on
>                a single page, with wide margins - see above), for
>                reproduction in the meeting handbook, along with
>                information card (see below). Those without access
>                to e-mail should send16 hard copies via snail mail.
>
>Where to Submit: Lois Stanford, Chair, LACUS Conference Committee
>                 Linguistics Department, 4-36A Assiniboia Hall
>                 University of Alberta
>                 Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E7, Canada
>
>                 lois.stanford@ualberta.ca
>
>Due Date:       15 January 2000
>
>
>DESIRABLE PROPERTIES OF ABSTRACTS
>  Evaluators of abstracts will appreciate your attention to these
>desiderata:
>        Informative but brief title
>        Clear statement of the problem or questions addressed
>        Clear statement of the main point(s) or argument(s)
>        Informative examples
>        Clear indication of relevance to related work
>        Avoidance of jargon
>        References to literature (not included in 400-word limit)
>
>INFORMATION CARD
>   Also send by snail mail (with the 3 hard copies) a 3x5" card
>with the following information:
>
>        Name(s)
>        E-mail and snail-mail addresses (primary author only)
>        Affiliation
>        Telephone number (primary author)
>        Title of paper
>        Audio-visual equipment required (beyond overhead projector)
>        Eligibility for prize (if applicable - see below)
>        Time desired -- 15 or 25 minutes (plus discussion time)
>
>SYMPOSIA
>   Proposals for panels or special sessions are also welcome.
>Please contact Lois Stanford or Syd Lamb right away with your ideas
>(see addresses below).
>
>PRESIDENTS' PRIZES
>  Continuing a tradition started by former president Kenneth Pike,
>a committee consisting of the President, the President-Elect,
>and former Presidents of LACUS will select the winner of the annual
>Presidents' Prize, with an award of $500, for 'the best paper' by
>a junior scholar. For purposes of this prize, 'junior scholar' is
>defined as one who has had a doctoral degree for less than ten
>years and  has not yet attained a tenured position.
>
>The Presidents' Predoctoral prize, with an award of $100, will be
>given for 'the best paper' by a student who has not yet received
>a doctor's degree.
>
>For purposes of these prizes, 'best paper' is defined as that which
>in the judgement of the committee makes the most important
>contribution to knowledge. Organization and presentation may also
>be considered.
>
>The prizes will be awarded at the annual banquet, to be held at the
>end of the meeting, Saturday, July 29th.
>
>Only single-authored presentations will be considered.
>
>Junior scholars and predoctoral scholars should identify their
>status on the information card sent in with the hard-copy
>abstracts, to indicate their eligibility for one of the prizes.
>
>FINANCIAL AID
>   Limited funds to assist scholars coming from countries with
>weak currencies may be available.  For information contact the
>Conference Committee Chair.
>
>PUBLICATION
>   Selected papers presented at the meeting will be published,
>with appropriate revisions, in LACUS Forum XXVII.
>
>VENUE
>   Rice University is located in the heart of Houston, Texas,
>bounded on the north and south by attractive residential areas,
>on the west by the Rice Village, which contains a wide variety of
>stores and restaurants, and on the east by Hermann Park (with a
>large zoo) and the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest
>medical center, which includes two leading medical schools.
>Located nearby are the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the
>Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and a museum of science and medicine.
>A short distance away is the renowned Menil Collection.
>
>For information on the University, see
>        http://riceinfo.rice.edu
>For information on the Linguistics Department, see
>        http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ling/.
>
>Houston is served by two airports, Bush Intercontinental Airport
>and Hobby Airport. The latter is closer to the Rice campus, but
>the former has more flights coming in and departing.
>
>The largest city in Texas and the fourth largest in the United
>States, Houston boasts many fine restaurants, which offer
>ethnically diverse cuisines at reasonable prices. Several good
>ones are located in the Rice Village, close to the university.
>Near Houston is NASA, which provides many fine exhibits related
>to the American space program.
>
>Temperatures in July are usually hot in the afternoons (mid-
>nineties Farenheit, mid-thirties Celcius), but all buildings on
>campus and all hotels and restaurants are well air-conditioned.
>
>
>ACCOMMODATIONS
>   Hotel accommodations will be available at the edge of campus,
>within easy walking distance to the conference rooms.
>Accommodations will also be available on campus.
>
>FURTHER INFORMATION
>   The LACUS website will be updated frequently as further details
>become available. See
>        http://fricka.glendon.yorku.ca.8008/mcummings.nsf/.
>
>Detailed information will be sent to all LACUS members and to
>nonmember authors of accepted abstracts in March.
>
>ADDRESS QUESTIONS about the conference to:
>        Lois Stanford <lois.stanford@ualberta.ca>
>        Syd Lamb <lamb@rice.edu>
>
>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:
>        Lois Stanford, University of Alberta, Chair
>        Ruth Brend, Ann Arbor, Michigan
>        Angela Della Volpe, California State University, Fullerton
>        Sydney Lamb, Rice University (local arrangements chair)
>        Michel Paradis, McGill University
>        William Sullivan, University of Florida
>

Lise Menn
Professor, Department of Linguistics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0295
303-492-1609

Beware Procrustes bearing Occam's razor.