39th annual meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE)

SLE2006 wants to tackle the question of whether and how a reconciliation of the two standpoints can be achieved. Therefore, we especially welcome papers and workshop proposals which explicitly invite the discussants to weigh the pros and cons of the two vistas on language. Empirically-minded and theory-oriented contributions are equally welcome as long as they directly address the Relativism vs. Universalism dichotomy. This topic is relevant for all areas of grammar and practically all other disciplines subsumed under linguistics (from diachronic linguistics via language contact to ethnolinguistics). Registration fees. (to be paid in advance by 30 May 2006)Members:70 euro (100 euro after 30 May 2006) Non-Members:100 euro (130 euro after 30 May 2006) Students:30 euro (60 euro after 30 May 2006) For scholars from Central/Eastern Europe: 60 euro (90 euro after 30 May 2006) There is an on-line registration service available. Please visit the conference website. This website also tells you how to pay the registration fees. Call for papers: deadline 1 April 2006.- Suggested topics are recommended, but not limited to the following areas: Historical linguistics All areas of grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon) Typology and universals research Cognitive linguistics Psycholinguistics Sociolinguistics Language contact/Areal linguistics History of linguistics Other areas relevant to the general topic of the conference. Call for workshops: deadline for full workshop descriptions 1 April 2006. The organisers welcome suggestions for workshops. The number of workshops is limited to a maximum of six. There will be a slot for pre- conference workshops on 29 August 2006. Those who are interested in organising a workshop on occasion of the 39th SLE meeting are kindly asked to get in touch with the local organisers in Bremen. Languages of the conference: English, French, German, Spanish.