lexicon linguistics association canada united states twentysixth lacus forum held university alberta edmonton alberta canada august 2nd 7th 1999 featured lecturers joan bybee univesity new mexico wallace chafe uc santa barbara conference theme lexicon abstracts invited topics relating lexicon including listed abstracts linguistic topics also considered lexical semantics mental lexicon relationships lexicon syntax relationships lexical conceptual information relationships lexical morphological information relationships lexical phonological information cortical representation lexical information diachronic lexicology lexicon time conceptual categories lexical categories cognitive treatments lexical information lexical functions lexicalization idiomaticity abstracts anonymous indication author l informative brief title 2 clearly state problem addressed research questions raised prior studies 3 state main point argument proposed presentation relevant data possible paper empirically based state specific hypotheses least outline results obtained 4 show relevance work linguistic research 5 give references literature cited abstract submit abstracts via email 3 cameraready copies simultaneously sent via snail mail addresses without email available send 16 hard copies via snail mail author also send snail mail 3x5 card bearing name addresses especially email affiliation phone title paper audiovisual equipment required overhead projector regularly available eligibility prizes time desired normally 15 25 minutes plus discussion time identification one topics paper falls list specify another proposals panels jor special sessions identifying proposed participants also welcome please contact ruth brend syd lamb right away ideas see addresses annual presidents predoctoral prize 100 postdoctoral prize 500 young untenured scholars awarded best papers category singleauthored presentations considered limited funds assist scholars coming countries weak currencies may available information contact conference committee chair submit abstracts proposals ruth brend chair lacus conference committee 3363 burbank dr ann arbor mi 48105 usa tel 3136652787 fax 3136659743 email rbrend umich edu deadline receipt abstracts january 15 1999 university alberta second largest english speaking university canada located edmonton cosmopolitan ethnically diverse city almost million people located hours drive magnificent canadian rockies 4 hours jasper 5 hours banff drive easy breathtakingly beautiful quite reasonable hotel accommodations available edge campus within easy walking distance conference rooms accommodations also available campus restaurants found periphery campus downtown edmonton accessible via subway information sent lacus members nonmember authors accepted abstracts march conference committee ruth brend michigan state university emerita chair angela della volpe california state university fullerton sydney lamb rice university gary prideaux university alberta lois stanford university alberta address questions conference ruth brend rbrend umich edu syd lamb lamb rice edu address questions alberta gary prideaux gary prideaux ualberta ca lois stanford lstanfor maildrop srv ualberta ca