Subject: syntax of east asian languages workshop

usc workshop on syntax of east asian languages november 6 - 8 , 1998 this workshop is an attempt to intergrate the diachronic and synchronic study of chinese , japanese and korean syntax , concentrating on the issues of the structures and interpretations of nominal expressions and the syntax and morphology of function words . the list of invited speakers currently includes : james huang ( university of california , irvine ) yafei li ( university of wisconsin ) tsulin mei ( cornell university ) alain peyraube ( crlao , ehess ) naoki fukui ( university of california , irvine ) satoshi kinsui ( osaka university ) s . - y . kuroda ( tohoku university ) yukinori takubo ( kinsiu university ) hidon ahn ( kon kuk university ) william o'grady ( university of hawaii ) james yoon ( seoul national university , university of illinois ) there is a limited number of open slots available and we invite the submission of abstracts . each presentation will be 40 minutes , followed by 15 minutes of discussion . it is planned that the proceedings of the workshop will be published . please send to the organizing committee no later than june 1 , 1998 one copy of your abstract with your name and affliliation , plus five anonymous copies . abstracts should be limited to two pages with the font size not smaller than 11 . we cannot accept abstracts sent by email or fax . the presenters at the workshop will be partially subsidized for travel and accommodation . all submissions should be sent to : usc workshop organizing committee department of east asian languages and cultures univ . of southern california los angeles , ca 90089-0357 u . s . a . for further inquiries , please write to : hoji @ usc . edu , nkim @ usc . edu , audreyli @ usc . edu .
