Subject: slavic linguistics

fasl8 8th annual workshop on formal approaches to slavic linguistics hosted by the institute for research in cognitive science , university of pennsylvania 3401 walnut street , suite 400a philadelphia , pa 19104 21 - 23 may , 1999 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * general session 22 - 23 may , 1999 ( saturday and sunday ) abstracts are invited for 20 - minute presentations on topics dealing with formal aspects of any area of theoretical slavic linguistics ( synchronic or diachronic ) : - syntax - morphology - semantics - phonology - discourse analysis - sociolinguistics special session : slavic linguistics in cognitive science 21 may , 1999 ( friday ) abstracts are invited for 20 - minute presentations on topics dealing with formal cognitive approaches to slavic languages : - psycholinguistics - acquisition - computational linguistics - neurolinguistics presentations will be followed by a 10 - minute discussion period . guest speakers anthony kroch ( university of pennsylvania ) and caroline heycock ( university of edinburgh ) greville corbett ( university of surrey ) draga zec ( cornell university ) abstract deadline - - february 19 , 1999 how to submit abstracts the preferred method is by email . these should be addressed to < fasl8 @ linc . cis . upenn . edu > please use plain text if possible , and use the subject header : " abstract " abstract text should be no longer than 500 words . at the top of the abstract , please include the names and affiliations of all the authors , and the email of the author who will handle correspondence . also iindicate the primary area of linguistics addressed , e . g . , syntax , acquisition etc . please leave several blank lines between this information and the abstract proper ( title and text ) , to facilitate anonymous review . the dispreffered method is by regular mail . send 6 copies of a 500 - word abstract to the postal address below . please include one 3x5 card with : - title of paper - your name - address and affiliation - telephone and / or fax numbers - email address mail to : fasl8 committee the institute for research in cognitive science 3401 walnut street , suite 400a university of pennsylvania philadelphia , pa 19104 persons interested in attending fasl8 are invited to register their email and / or mailing addresses at the conference address above . on - campus accomodations will be provided by the upenn housing services in a high rise residence . conference participants will be assigned to private bedrooms in firnished units that contain either two , three , or four bedrooms and a shared bathroom . a limited number of private units are available . the current rate for each unit is $ 37 . 50 per day . those interested in reserving a room , should send their request to the fasl8 organizing committee at the address above . address for correspondence : < fasl8 @ linc . cis . upenn . edu > additional information will be available later at the fasl8 web site : < http : / / www . cis . upenn . edu / ~ fasl8 >
