Quantitative Linguistics Conference Announcement

Fri Aug 24 10:31:02 EDT 1990

            First QUANTITATIVE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE (QUALICO)
                          September 23 - 27, 1991
                        University of Trier, Germany

                              organized by the
          GLDV - Gesellschaft fuer Linguistische Datenverarbeitung
                 (German Society for Linguistic Computing)
	                           and
                 the Editors of "Quantitative Linguistics"

OBJECTIVES

QUALICO is being held for the first time as an International Conference 
to demonstrate the state of the art in Quantitative Linguistics. This 
domain of language study and research is gaining considerable interest 
due to recent advances in linguistic modelling, particularly in computational 
linguistics, cognitive science, and developments in mathematics like non-
linear systems theory. Progress in hard- and software technology together
with ease of access to data and numerical processing has provided 
new means of empirical data acquisition and the application of mathematical 
models of adequate complexity.  The German Society for Linguistic 
Computation (Gesellschaft fuer Linguistische Datenverarbeitung - GLDV)
and the editors of 'Quantitative Linguistics' have taken the initiative 
in preparing this conference to take place at the University of Trier, 
in Trier (Germany), September 23rd - 27th, 1991.

In view of the stimulating new developments in Europe and the academic 
world, the organizers' aim is to encourage and promote mutual exchange 
of ideas in this field of interest which has been limited in the past.
Challenging advances in interdisciplinary quantitative analyses, numerical
modelling and experimental simulations from different linguistic domains
will be reported on by the following keynote speakers: Gabriel Altmann 
(Bochum), Michail V. Arapov (Moskau) (pending acceptance), Hans Goebl 
(Salzburg), Mildred L.G. Shaw (Calgary), John S. Nicolis (Patras), Stuart
M. Shieber (Harvard) (pending acceptance).

CALL FOR PAPERS

The International Program Committee invites communications (long papers: 
20 minutes plus 10; short papers: 15 minutes plus 5; demonstrations 
and posters) on basic research and development as well as on operational 
applications of Quantitative Linguistics, including - but not limited 
to - the following topics:

A. Methodology
1. Theory Construction - 2. Measurement, Scaling - 3.  Taxonomy,
Categorizing - 4. Simulation - 5. Statistics, Probabilistic Modells,
Stochastic Processes - 6. Fuzzy Theory: Possibilistic Modells - 7.  Language
and Grammar Formalisms - 8. Systems Theory: Cybernetics and Information
Theory, Synergetics, New Connectionism

B. Linguistic Analysis and Modelling
1. Phonetics - 2. Phonemics - 3. Morphology - 4. Syntax - 5. Semantics - 6.
Pragmatics - 7.Lexicology - 8. Dialectology - 9. Typology - 10. Text and
Discourse - 11. Semiotics

C. Applications
1. Speech Recognition and Synthesis - 2.Text Analysis and Generation -
3. Language Acquisition and Teaching - 4.Text Understanding and Knowledge
Representation 

Authors are asked to submit extended abstracts (1500 words; 4 copies) 
of their papers in one of the conference's working languages (German, 
English) not later than December 31, 1990 to:

QUALICO - The Program Committee
University of Trier
P.O.Box 3825
D-5500 TRIER
Germany

uucp:    qualico at utrurt.uucp
or:      ..!unido!utrurt!qualico
X.400:   qualico at ldv.rz.uni-trier.dbp.de
or:      <c=de;a=dbp;p=uni-trier;ou=rz;ou=ldv;s=qualico>

Notice of acceptance will be given by March 31, 1991; and full
versions of invited and accepted papers (camera-ready) are due by 
June 30, 1991 in order to have the Conference Proceedings be published 
in time to be available for participants at the beginning of QUALICO.
This 'Call for Papers' is distributed world-wide in order to reach 
researchers active in universities and industry.

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

The oldest city in Germany, founded 16 b.C. by the Romans as Augusta 
Treverorum in the Mosel valley is situated now in the most Western 
region of Germany near both the French and Luxembourgian border.In 
the center of Europe this ancient city will host the participants 
of QUALICO at the University of Trier, surrounded by the vineyards 
of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine district at vintage beginning. The excursion 
day scheduled midway through the conference (September 25, 1991) will 
provide an opportunity to visit points of historical interest in the 
city and its vicinity during a boat-trip on the Mosel river.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Chair: B.B. Rieger, University of Trier
S. Embleton, University of York,
D. Gibbon, University of Bielefeld
R. Grotjahn, University of Bochum
J. Haller, IAI Saarbruecken
P. Hellwig, University of Heidelberg
E. Hopkins, University of Bochum
J. Kindermann, GMD Bonn-St.Augustin
U. Klenk, University of Goettingen
R. Koehler, University of Trier
J.P. Koester, University of Trier
J. Krause, University of Regensburg
W. Lehfeldt, University of Konstanz
W. Lenders, University of Bonn
C. Lischka, GMD Bonn-St.Augustin
W. Matthaeus, University of Bochum
R.G. Piotrowski, University of Leningrad
D. Roesner, FAW Ulm
G. Ruge, Siemens AG, Muenchen
B. Schaeder, University of Siegen
H. Schnelle, University of Bochum
J. Sambor, University of Warsaw

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chair: R. Koehler, University of Trier

CONFERENCE FEES
Early registration
(paid before July 31, 1991): DM 300,- 
- Members of supporting organizations  DM 250,-
- Students (without Proceedings) DM 150,-

Registration
(paid after July 31, 1991): DM 400,-
- Members of supporting organizations  DM 350,-
- Students (without Proceedings) DM 250,-