From Giorgio Magri (e-mail)

Topic:
Computation and learnability play an increasing important role in phonological theory with many recent developments moving along different lines of research. The fringe workshop of the MFM in 2016 will therefore try to make the point on the role of computation and learnability in phonological theory.

Call for papers:
We invite 45 minute presentations that review some computational or learnability technique, approach, paradigm, or coherent set of results relevant to the phonological community. The goal of the meeting is to provide computational tutorials rather than to present original research results. Practicalities:
— One page abstract
— Submission deadline: February 12, 2016 (same as MFM)
— Abstract submission by email to the organizers (see below)
— Author notifications by early March 2016

Attending:
It is free to attend the workshop, and no registration is necessary — you can simply turn up on the day.

When and where:
— the afternoon of Wednesday 25th May 2016
— at the University of Manchester (close to Hulme Hall, where the MFM will be held; more details available soon)

Workshop website:
https://sites.google.com/site/24mfmfringe/

Organizers:
Jeffrey Heinz (heinz@udel.edu)
Giorgio Magri (magrigrg@gmail.com)

E-mail from Lev Blumenfeld, Dec. 17, 2015

Dear phonologists,

The School of Linguistics and Language Studies at Carleton University is pleased to announce a call for papers for the Montreal-Ottawa-Laval-Toronto Phonology Workshop (MOLT). The workshop will take place on March 18th-20th. Depending on the number of submitted abstracts, we may run the workshop only on the 19th and the 20th.

Abstracts are invited on any topic relevant to phonology, phonetics, or their interfaces. Please submit anonymous abstracts in pdf format with the words “MOLT 2016” in the subject line, to lev.blumenfeld@carleton.ca. Abstracts are not to exceed 1 page, including data and references, with 1-inch margins and font no smaller than 11 points. Please submit abstracts by Friday, January 22nd, 2016, 5pm. Abstracts will be reviewed internally at Carleton, with results expected within a week of submission.

Logistical details about the workshop will follow in due course. Please address any questions to Lev Blumenfeld (lev.blumenfeld@carleton.ca).

Hope to see you at MOLT!

Best,
Lev

C’est avec plaisir que l’école de linguistique et d’études langagières (SLaLS) lance un appel de propositions pour l’atelier de phonologie MOLT (Montréal-Ottawa-Laval-Toronto). L’atelier est prévu du 18 au 20 mars 2016. Toutefois, selon le nombre de résumés soumis, il est possible que l’atelier ait lieu seulement les 19 et 20 mars.

Nous invitons les participants potentiels à soumettre des résumés portant sur tout sujet en phonologie, en phonétique ou concernant leurs interfaces. Les résumés doivent être soumis par courriel en format pdf, avec les mots “MOLT 2016” dans le titre du message, à lev.blumenfeld@carleton.ca. Les résumés ne doivent pas dépasser 1 page, y compris les références et les exemples, avec des marges de 1 pouce et une taille de caractère d’au moins 11pt. La date limite pour soumettre un résumé est le vendredi 22 janvier 2016, 17h00. Les résumés seront évalués à Carleton. L’annonce des résultats sera faite une semaine après la date limite.

Les détails logistiques sur MOLT vous parviendront plus tard. Veuillez vous adresser à Lev Blumenfeld (lev.blumenfeld@carleton.ca) si vous avez des questions.

Au plaisir de vous voir,

Lev

E-mail from Patrick Honeybone to the mfm list

PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS

Twenty-Fourth Manchester Phonology Meeting

26-28 MAY 2016

Deadline for abstracts: February 2016 [Precise date to be confirmed]

Special session: ‘Evidence in phonology’, featuring speakers to be confirmed

To be held at Hulme Hall, Manchester, England. Organised through a collaboration of phonologists at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Manchester, and elsewhere.

Conference website: http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/mfm/24mfm.html

You might also be interested in the mfm FRINGE workshop entitled ‘Computation and learnability in phonological theory’ (organised by Jeffrey Heinz and Giorgio Magri), which is not part of the mfm, but is timed to fit around it, on Wednesday 25th May: https://linguistlist.org/issues/26/26-5133.html

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BACKGROUND

We are pleased to announce the preliminary plans for the Twenty-Fourth Manchester Phonology Meeting (24mfm). The mfm is the UK’s annual phonology conference, with an international set of organisers. It is held in late May every year in Manchester (central in the UK, and with excellent international transport connections). The meeting has become a key conference for phonologists from all over the world, where anyone who declares themselves to be interested in phonology can submit an abstract on anything phonological in any phonological framework. In an informal atmosphere, we discuss a broad range of topics, including the phonological description of languages, issues in phonological theory, aspects of phonological acquisition and implications of phonological change.

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SPECIAL SESSION

There is no conference theme – abstracts can be submitted on anything, but a special themed session is being organised for Friday afternoon, with the title ‘Evidence in phonology’. This will feature invited speakers and will conclude in an open discussion session when contributions from the audience will be very welcome. We aim to provide an opportunity for our invited speakers and audience to reflect on the status of the various types of data that have been used in phonological argumentation, in the light of both recent developments and classic concerns. [More details to follow soon.]

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Details to follow: a full call for papers, with information about the invited speakers and about how to submit abstracts, will be issued soon.

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ORGANISERS

Organising Committee:

The first named is the convenor and main organiser, If you have any queries about the conference, feel free to get in touch (patrick.honeybone@ed.ac.uk).
* Patrick Honeybone (Edinburgh)
* Ricardo Bermudez-Otero (Manchester)
* Yuni Kim (Manchester)

Advisory Board:
* Adam Albright (MIT)
* Jill Beckman (Iowa)
* Paul Boersma (Amsterdam)
* Bert Botma (Leiden)
* Mike Davenport (Durham)
* Stuart Davis (Indiana)
* Laura J. Downing (Gothenburg)
* Silke Hamann (Amsterdam)
* S.J. Hannahs (Newcastle upon Tyne)
* Kristine A. Hildebrandt (Southern Illinois)
* Martin Kramer (Tromso)
* Nancy Kula (Essex)
* Aditi Lahiri (Oxford)
* Nabila Louriz (Hassan II, Casablanca)
* Joan Mascaro (UAB)
* Kuniya Nasukawa (Tohoku Gakuin)
* Marc van Oostendorp (Meertens & Leiden)
* Tobias Scheer (Nice)
* James M. Scobbie (QMU)
* Jennifer L. Smith (UNC)
* Patrycja Strycharczuk (QMU)
* Nina Topintzi (Thessaloniki)
* Jochen Trommer (Leipzig)
* Christian Uffmann (Duesseldorf)
* Sophie Wauquier (Paris 8)

Treasurer
* Michael Ramsammy (Edinburgh)