THE SLAVIC COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION (SCLA)

SCLA History and Aims

The Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) is an affiliate of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA) and pursues a threefold mission:

Laura A. Janda (then of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and now at the University of Tromsø) and Stephen M. Dickey (then of the University of Virginia and now at the University of Kansas) founded the Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) in Spring 2000 and was approved as an affiliate of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association in 2001. The inaugural conference for the group was held at UNC-Chapel Hill in Autumn 2000. The organization has continued annual meetings in most years since then.

Joining SCLA

Membership in SCLA is free. If you would like to join, please send your contact information to Steven Clancy. We request the following information for our membership database:

Last name:
First name:
Middle name, initial, or patronymic (if used):
Preferred email address:
Country:
University or other affiliation:
Rank/Title:
Research Languages:

History of Annual Meetings of the Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association

2000 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina), November 2000
2001 University of Virginia (Charleston, Virginia), October 2001
2002 Joint conference with FiCLA at the University of Turku (Turku, Finland), September 2002
2003 (no conference)
2004 Joint conference with Perspectives on Slavistics at University of Leuven (Leuven, Belgium), September 2004
2005 University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas), October 2005
2006 Sessions at the Society for Slavic Linguistics 1st Annual Conference, Indiana University (Bloomington Indiana), September 2006
2007 SCLC-2007 at the University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) (more information), October 12-14, 2007
2008 SCLC-2008 as a joint conference with the Estonian Cognitive Linguistics Association (ECLA) at the University of Tartu (Tartu, Estonia) (more information), May 29-June 1, 2008
2009 SCLC-2009 at Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic) (more information), October 15-17, 2009. Abstracts. Program. Business Meeting Minutes. Corpus Workshop Presentation.
2010 SCLC-2010 at Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) (more information), October 9-11, 2010

SCLA Officers

The current SCLA officers are:
Steven J. Clancy (University of Chicago), President since 2007
Tore Nesset (University of Tromsø), Vice-President since 2007

SCLA officers have consisted of a president and vice-president who serve for indefinite terms. The Vice-President normally succeeds the President and a new Vice-President is elected when elections are held. The next SCLA elections will take place at the 2010 Annual Conference in October.

First Term Second Term Third Term
(current)
President Laura A. Janda Stephen M. Dickey Steven J. Clancy
Vice-President Stephen M. Dickey Alina Israeli Tore Nesset

THE TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF 
THE SLAVIC COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION (SCLC-2010)

October 9-11, 2010

Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island, USA)

The Department of Slavic Languages
and the
Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
at Brown University present

THE TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE SLAVIC COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION (SCLC-2010)
October 9-11, 2010


The Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) announces the Call for Papers for the 2010 annual conference. The conference will be held on the campus of Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) on Saturday, October 9 through Monday, October 11, 2010.

SCLC-2010 Keynote Speakers

Eugene Charniak
Brown University

Adele E. Goldberg
Princeton University

Ronald W. Langacker
University of California, San Diego

CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstracts are invited for presentations addressing issues of significance for cognitive linguistics with some bearing on data from the Slavic languages. As long as there is a cognitive orientation, papers may be on synchronic or diachronic topics in any of the traditional areas of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse analysis, or sociolinguistics. In addition to the Slavic Languages, relevant papers on other languages of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are also acceptable.

Abstracts may be submitted up until the deadline of April 16, 2010 to Steven Clancy <sclancy@uchicago.edu>. Abstracts should be approximately 500 words, but strict word limits are not required. Notification of acceptance will be provided by May 31, 2010.

Most presentations at SCLC are given in English, but may be in the native (Slavic) language of the presenter. However, if the presentation is not to be made in English we ask that you provide an abstract in English in addition to an abstract in any other SCLA language.

MAIN SESSIONS (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday)

Each presentation for the main sessions will be given 20 minutes and will be followed by a 10-minute discussion period.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE


Saturday, October 9: conference panels beginning in the morning and continue throughout the day, evening reception, keynote address, and conference dinner
Sunday, October 10: main sessions and keynote address throughout the day, lunch and dinner
Monday, October 11: main sessions and keynote address with conclusion by noon

FURTHER INFORMATION

Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and is accessible from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS, 55 miles away) or T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Providence.

Transportation from Airports:

If you arrive at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), you can get to Providence
by bus (Peter Pan Bus) from Boston Logan to Kennedy Plaza, then by taxi to the Radisson Hotel in Providence
or
by subway to South Station and by bus or train to Providence, then by taxi to the Radisson Hotel in Providence.

Ground transportation from Boston: further information.

If you arrive directly at Providence T.F. Green International Airport (PVD)
To and from PVD to downtown area: further information.

Ground transportation from Providence is much simpler. But international travelers may find more flights flying into Boston.

Conference Hotel:
 Radisson Hotel Providence Harbor
220 India Street, Providence, RI 02903,
Reservations: 1-800-395-7046 US/Canada Toll-free
Telephone: (401) 272-5577 Fax: (401) 272-0251
Email: RHI_PROV@radisson.com

Participants should mention the Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association Conference to reserve a room at the special conference rate ($79USD plus tax). Special rates are valid from Thursday 10/7 to Monday 10/11 (fewer rooms are available on Thursday and Monday)
Reservations at the conference rate must be made by 5:00pm local time, September 8, 2010. Please make your reservations early to ensure a room at the conference hotel.


We hope you will be able to join us for SCLC-2010. Please forward this call for papers to your colleagues and graduate students who may be interested in presenting or attending.


Sincerely,

Steven Clancy
President, SCLA		 Tore Nesset
Vice-President, SCLA		 Masako Fidler
Conference Organizer and Host
Brown University
on behalf of the SCLA officers and the 2010 SCLA organizing committee

Last updated: 6 February 2010