Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) 2007 Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Conference (SCLC-2007)

The Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) announces the Program for the 2007 annual conference. The conference will be held on the University of Chicago campus at the new Center for the Study of Languages on Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14, 2007. There will also be an additional pre-conference talk by William Croft for the Linguistics Colloquium on Thursday, October 11 at 3:30pm for those who would like to come to Chicago early.

We hope you will be able to join us for our 2007 annual conference. Please forward this conference program announcement to your colleagues and graduate students who may be interested in attending. We would like to thank all who submitted abstracts during our Call for Papers.

Sincerely,

Steven Clancy
President, SCLA

Tore Nesset
Vice-President, SCLA

on behalf of the SCLA officers and the 2007 SCLA organizing committee

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

A two-dimensional conceptual analysis of lexical aspect
Prof. William Croft
Professor of Linguistics
University of New Mexico

Conceptual Blending in Language
Prof. Mark Turner
Institute Professor and Professor and Chair of Cognitive Science
Case Western Reserve University

Birds, Spinning Wheels, Horses, and Sex: Painting Images with Music
Prof. Lawrence Zbikowski
University of Chicago Department of Music

CONFERENCE PROGRAM & REGISTRATION

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
SCLC-2007 will feature talks by two dozen scholars from around the world. The schedule of panels, speakers, and abstracts may be found below.

REGISTRATION FEES
Registration fees for the SCLC-2007 conference will be $45 (early registration) and $50 (on-site registration) for faculty and $35 (early registration) and $40 (on-site registration) for students for the full conference (three days including Friday reception and dinner; Saturday breakfast, lunch, breaks; and Sunday breakfast, lunch, and breaks). In the event that you plan to attend only one or two days, the rates for each day will be $20 per day for faculty, $15 per day for students.

NOTE: University of Chicago students and faculty may attend all talks free of charge, but all meals and coffee breaks will be limited to registered participants.

REGISTRATION FORM
Please indicate your name, emails, and university affiliation as you would prefer them for name badges, contact information, and printed abstracts at the conference.

Name:
email:
University affiliation:

Early Registration:
____ I will be attending the entire conference Fri-Sun ($45 faculty, $40 students).
____ I will be attending the conference on Fri-Sat ($40 faculty, $30 students).
____ I will be attending the conference on Sat-Sun ($40 faculty, $30 students).
____ I will be attending the conference Fri only ($20 faculty, $15 students).
____ I will be attending the conference Sat only ($20 faculty, $15 students).
____ I will be attending the conference Sun only ($20 faculty, $15 students).

Arriving early to attend the additional Thursday talk by Prof. William Croft?
____ Yes
____ No

Please make checks payable to "Steven Clancy" and send in your early registration information and payment by October 5, 2007 to the following address:

CEERES
ATTN: SCLC Registration
5835 S. Kimbark Ave.
323 Judd Hall
Chicago, IL 60637

After October 5, 2007, the the on-site registration rate for the entire conference will be $50 faculty, $45 students; two-day registration will be $45 faculty, $35 students; and one-day registration will remain $20 faculty, $15 students.

Please email Steven Clancy <sclancy@uchicago.edu> if you have any questions or need any further information.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND ABSTRACTS

Below you will find speakers' names, titles of talks, and links to full abstracts. The full conference schedule, panel times, etc. is available here: SCLC-2007 Schedule.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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

Presentations may be in the native language of the presenter; however, if the presentation is not to be made in English we ask that you provide the abstract in English in addition to an abstract in any other language.

TRANSPORTATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS

GETTING THERE AND PARKING
The University of Chicago campus is located in Hyde Park south of downtown Chicago (map of Hyde Park). The Center for the Study of Languages can be found off the main quad of campus (map) between 57th and 59th Streets along Ellis Avenue.

Driving: Campus is accessible from the 57th Street exit off of Lake Shore Drive, or coming from I-90/94 at the Garfield Blvd exit.

Transit: The Garfield stops of the Red and Green line "L" trains, to the 55, x55 or 174 buses. Many buses run from downtown: 2, 4, 6, 173. The CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) website features a trip planner.

The Metra train leaves from the station at the intersection of Randolph and Michigan Avenues or Van Buren Street and Michigan Avenue. The train takes about 20 minutes to get to the 55th-56th-57th Street stop. Schedules can be found here. From the station stop, it is about a 15 minute walk to campus.

Taxi: Expect an average taxi ride from downtown to campus to cost approximately 20 dollars. Ride sharing is allowed in Chicago taxis.

Parking is permitted along most streets around The University of Chicago and Hyde Park. It is suggested that you leave extra time to park and walk depending on availability of parking spaces. There are parking lots in a few places as well. University of Chicago parking information is available here.

LODGING
Unfortunately, the SCLA conference was not able to secure a block of rooms in a single downtown hotel at a reasonable price. Therefore, we are providing information on a number of Downtown/Loop hotels that offer University of Chicago visitor discounts (see here and here for more information). There are also a limited number of Bed and Breakfasts in Hyde Park if you would prefer to stay near the campus. If you would prefer to be near campus and cannot find a Bed and Breakfast, the Wooded Isle has rooms available and the International House offers dorm/hostel-style accommodations.

QUESTIONS?
Contact the conference organizers:

Steven Clancy
President, SCLA
Senior Lecturer in in Russian and Slavic Linguistics
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures

Meredith Clason
Associate Director of CEERES
(773) 702-0866

THE 2007 SLAVIC COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE (SCLC-2007)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

CONFERENCE PROGRAM & REGISTRATION

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND ABSTRACTS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

TRANSPORTATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS