DeG2019: International Workshop on Degrees and Grammar: An East Asian Perspective Nanjing University Nanjing, China, March 16-17, 2019 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=deg2019 |
Abstract registration deadline | November 30, 2018 |
Submission deadline | November 30, 2018 |
Meeting description
Degree Semantics has received much momentum in recent years. Findings in this framework have not only shaped the development of linguistic theory (esp. that of natural language semantics), but also deepened our understanding of a number of core phenomena in natural languages, such as gradability, comparison, modification, exclamation, etc. (cf. Cresswell 1976; von Stechow 1984; Kennedy 1999; Kennedy & McNally 2005, among countless others). Recently, much attention has been paid to (i) the ontology of degrees, and (ii) the cross-linguistic variation of degree semantics (e.g., how the presence/absence of degree abstraction explains the cross-linguistic variation in comparison constructions) (Grosu & Landman 1998; Moltmann 2009; Beck et al. 2009; Scontras 2017; among many others). Inspired by these findings, this workshop aims to bring together current research on gradability, comparison, and degree modification from a cross-linguistic perspective, with a focus on Chinese and other east Asian languages (such as Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc.).
Selected papers presented at the workshop will be published in a special issue of Language and Linguistics, an SSCI and A&HCI indexed journal, on the proviso that the papers satisfy the publication standard of the journal (for more about the publication policy, review procedure & other information of Language and Linguistics, please visit http://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/LL/en/News).
Submission Guidelines
-Abstracts should be anonymous, and should not exceed two pages (A4, 10 points, singe-spaced) (including example and references).
- Abstract should clearly state research questions, approach, method, data and (expected) results, if any.
- Please submit abstracts via Easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=deg2019
List of Topics
Committees
Organizing committee
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Qiongpeng Luo* (*: convener) (School of Liberal Arts, Nanjing University)
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Zhiguo Xie (Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University)
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Xiao Li (Queen’s College, City University of New York)
Invited Speakers
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Prof. Christopher Kennedy (William H. Colvin professor, Department of Linguistics, The University of Chicago)
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Prof. Andrew Koontz-Garboden ( Professor & Head, Department of Linguistics and English Language, Univeristy of Manchester)
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Prof. Jo-wang Lin (Distinguished Research Fellow & Director, Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica)
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Prof. Niina Ning Zhang (Chair professor, Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Chung Cheng University)
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to qpluo@nju.edu.cn.