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Sesquipedalian, Volume III, Number 6
The SESQUIPEDALIAN WEEKLY HERALD Volume III, Number 6
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November 5, 1992
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-- SOCIOLINGUISTICS RAP SESSION: Monday, November 9, from 12-1 in the
Greenberg Room, Bldg. 100, Stanford University. We wll be discussing
chapters 2 and 3 (pp. 41-93) of Glyn Williams' SOCIOLINGUISTICS/A
SOCIAL CRITIQUE (1992). Two copies of these chapters will be
available in the Greenberg Room in the Socio Rap Session box. Bring
your lunch-- drinks will be provided.
-- The first Stanford Historical Workshop of the fall quarter will be
Thursday, November 5 (TODAY) at 7:30 pm in Ventura 17 (CSLI). Whitney
Tabor presents: 'The Rise of the Gerund in Middle English: A
Connectionist Model of Syntactic Innovation.'
Upcoming workshops: November 19 -- Suzanne Fleischmann
'Methodology and Ideology in Historical Grammar:
A Case Study from Old French'
December 3 -- Tomas Riad
(Title TBA)
-- SIGLUNCH: 12.05 pm, Friday November 6, 1992, Chemistry Gazebo,
Stanford University. David Searls (Department of Genetics and
Computer and Information Science (?), University of Pennsylvania):
'The Computational Linguistics of DNA.'
The linguistic metaphor is pervasive in molecular biology, yet
relatively little has been done to characterize the language of DNA in
formal language theory, or to apply the tools and techniques of
computational linguistics. In this talk I will present formal
arguments that DNA is beyond context-free by virtue of its very
biochemistry, and possesses closure properties suggesting that
evolution provides an upward force on the Chomsky hierarchy. I also
describe a practical parser for a domain-specific grammar formalism,
based on logic grammars, that is useful in syntactic pattern
recognition of genes and other higher-order structures in the genome.
-/-/-/ CALL FOR PAPERS /-/-/-
-- METHODS VIII: International Conference on Dialectology (August 3-7,
1993, University of Victoria, Victoria BC). Submissions are invited
for papers on any aspect of dialectology or methods: papers must last
no more than 30 minutes (including discussion and questions).
Abstracts will be accepted until January 15, 1993. Notice of
acceptance by March 15, 1993. For further information contact:
METHODS 93
Department of Linguistics
P.O. Box 3045
Victoria BC, CANADA V8W 3P4
phone: 604/721-7424
fax: 604/721-7423
email: linguist@uvvm.bitnet
-- SALT III: Semantics and Linguistic Theory Third Annual Meeting
(March 5-7, 1993, University of California at Irvine). SALT welcomes
submitted papers on any topic relevant to the semantic analysis of
natural language within linguistic theory emphasizing empirical
studies. Authors should submit ten copies of abstracts for 40 minute
presentations. Abstracts should be no longer than 2 pages in length.
Please enclose a 3x5 card providing author's name, paper title,
affiliation, address, phone number and e-mail address. No e-mail or
fax abstracts will be accepted. Deadline: January 5, 1993. There
will be a parasession on the theme of the Syntax-Semantics Interface.
If you wish to have your paper presented in this session, please
indicate with your abstract submission. Send abstracts to
SALT III COMMITTEE
Department of Linguistics
School of Social Sciences
University of California
Irvine, CA 92717
Inquiries about SALT III can be addressed to salt@phobia.ss.uci.edu
ICPLC: The International Conference on the Psychology of Language and
Communication (University of Glasgow) will run from August 31 to
September 3, 1993. These dates were omitted from last week's Quip.
See last week's issue for the call for papers for this conference.
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Smita Joshi presents her dissertation proposal for this week's
colloquium (abstract available from the colloquium committee).
Upcoming colloquia: November 13 -- Chris Golston
'Against Phonology-Free Syntax'
November 20 -- Katalin E'. Kiss
'Comparative Superlatives'
December 4 -- Gillian Catriona Ramchand
Dissertation Proposal
-/-/-/ GRANTS/ASSISTANTSHIPS /-/-/-
-- The Stanford Humanities Center will award up to 12 faculty
fellowships for the academic year 1993-94. Of course, up to six will
be awarded to members of the Stanford Faculty, and up to six
applicants from elsewhere. Both tenured and untenured faculty are
encouraged to apply. The fellowship program offers research
opportunities for members of humanities departments as traditionally
defined and for other scholars seriously interested in humanistic
issues. An essential feature of the Center is that Fellows are
expected to make a contribution to the intellectual life of the
Stanford community. The nature of this contribution will depend on
the fellows' own interests and wishes, but may take the form of
directing a colloquium or offering a course or seminar within a
particular department or program. Fellows will be expected to remain
in residence at least during the regular academic year, to live in the
immediate vicinity of the university, and to take part in the life of
the Center. Application forms and further information are available
from the Stanford Humanities Center
Mariposa House
Stanford University
Stanford CA 94305-8630
Applications must be received by January 4, 1993. Awards will be
announced no later than April 1, 1993.
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-- Position available: Visiting Associate/Assistant Professor for the
1993/94 Academic year with consideration for a permanent,
tenure-stream appointment for the following (94/95) year. Teach two
courses per semester in the areas of child language and phonology.
Interested persons should submit a vita and three letters of reference to
M. Jeanne Wilcox
Department of Speech and Hearing Science
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0102
phone: 602/965-9396
-- The University of California, Santa Barbara is recruiting for an
assistant professor with a specialization in spoken discourse;
additional strength in a language or language family and in another
area of linguistics, as well as field work experience, is required.
Permanent position, tenure-track, Ph.D. required at time of
appointment. Application deadline is February 1, 1993. The position
will commence Fall quarter, 1993. Send letter of application, CV,
samples of written work, and three referees to
Discourse Search Committee
Linguistics Department
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara CA 93106
-- The University of Texas at Arlington, Program in Linguistics,
announces two openings for August 1993. 1) Tenure track position,
assistant professor of Phonology and Phonetics. Ph.D., publications
and grant experience required. Candidates should have a record of
linguistic fieldwork and have a non-IE language area specialty.
Responsibility for teaching and research in traditional and
contemporary phonological theory. The University of Texas at
Arlington is connected with the Summer Institute of Linguistics,
Dallas TX, with a graduate linguistics program at the MA and Ph.D.
levels, special emphasis on field linguistics. 2) Tenure track
position, Assistant Professor of ESOL and Sociolinguistics. Ph.D.,
publications and grant experience required. Responsibility for
teaching and research in the areas of ESOL and Sociolinguistics.
Deadline for CVs and names and addresses of persons to provide
supporting letters: December 14, 1992, to
Jerold A. Edmondson, Director
Program in Linguistics
Box 19559 UTA
Arlington TX 76019
email: jerry@ling.uta.edu
-- Linguistics position at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Tenurable Lectureship B in Linguistics (Department of English). The
appointee will be expected to teach, research, and undertake
supervision in the Linguistics section of the English department.
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree and preferably have a number
of publications. Preference is for a candidate who combines expertise
in one or more areas of linguistic theory (morphology, syntax,
semantics, phonology) with a demonstrated interest in or commitment to
develop a program of empirical research in one or more languages of
the region. An interest in and ability to teach in some areas of
applied linguistics would also be an advantage. Further details are
available from
Dr. David Lee
Department of English
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, AUSTRALIA 4072
email: dalee@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au
phone: 07/365-2514
fax: 07/365-27799
Nine copies (original plus eight copies) of application (quoting
Reference No. 46092) and resume must be forwarded to
The Director, Personnel Services
University of Queensland
QLD 4072 AUSTRALIA
no later than 30 November 1992. It is hoped that the successful
applicant will be able to take up duty in early 1993.
-- The Department of Linguistics at the University of Ottowa invites
applications for a tenure-track position in phonological theory at the
assistant or associate professor level, effective July 1 1993.
Requirements: Ph.D. in Linguistics, proof of excellence in research.
In addition, the person selected will be expected to teach courses in
both English and French. Candidates are invited to address their
application with CV, three letters of recommendation and
representative copies of publications adn/or unpublished research to
Philip Hauptman, Chair
Department of Linguistics
University of Ottowa
78 Laurier East
Ottowa, Ontario K1N 6N5 CANADA
fax: 613/564-9067
email: Ling@acadvm1.uottowa.ca
Applications received before December 1, 1992 are guaranteed
consideration, but the department will consider applications until the
final decision is made. The University of Ottowa has an employment
equity policy. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements,
this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent
residents of Canada.
-- Vacancy for an Assistant Professor of Russian at Ohio University.
Available September 1, 1993. Specialization in 19th Century
literature with broad background in Russian culture, excellent
proficiency in Russian, evidence of successful teaching (including
first-year level), established or developing record of scholarship,
and Ph.D. required. Teach eight undergraduate Russian courses per
academic year on quarter system; reseach, service. Contact
Maureen Weissenrieder, Chair
Modern Languages
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701-2979
Send vita, transcripts and three recent letters of recommendation.
Application deadline: December 1, 1992.
-- The Department of Psychology at the University of Cornell has
postdoctoral and predoctoral positions available for the coming
academic year in a graduate training program in development. The
unique feature of this multidisciplinary program is that it combines
biological and psychological approaches to development. Focal areas
include the development of perception and cognition; communication
systems; the development of sex- and gender-related behaviour; and
early learning. Postdoctoral students will receive intensive training
and do research in their primary area of interest. Postdoctoral
applicants for this position may have had their graduate training in
any neuroscience, neurobiology or medical department; or in
psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, or computer science.
Students in this program will be drawn from all of these backgrounds.
Letters of inquiry should be sent to
Secretary, Multidisciplinary Training in Developmental Psych.
212 Uris Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. Joint
linguistics-philosophy position. Rank and Salary open. Areas of
specialization: natural language semantics, philosophy of language.
Candidates should have a strong background in both philosophy and
linguistics, and be capable of graduate supervision and teaching in
both fields. Applicants should send complete dossier including three
letters of reference and sample work by December 1 1992 to
Wayne O'Neill
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Room 20D-213, MIT
Cambridge MA 02139
phone: 617/253-4141
-- Department of English, University of British Columbia. Subject to
final budget review, four Assistant Professorships (tenure track)
beginning 1 July 1993. Areas: Commonwealth literature and
postcolonial theory; rhetorical literature with emphasis on poetry;
history of the language; nineteenth century literature with an
emphasis on poetry. Requirements: completed Ph.D., some teaching
experience, and evidence of scholarly attainment. Applicants should
send dossier and writing sample, and arrange for three supporting
letters to be forwarded to
Dr. H. J. Rosegarden, Head
Department of English
University of British Columbia
#397-1873 East Mall
Vancouver, BC CANADA V6T 1Z1
Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of
Canada. Closing date: 8 January 1993.
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