current topics constraint based theories germanic syntax 2 cfp abstracts due 15 february esslli98 workshop current topics constraintbased theories germanic syntax august 17 21 1998 workshop held part 10th european summer school logic language information esslli98 august 17 28 1998 saarbrueken germany second call papers organizers tibor kiss detmar meurers ibm germany univ tuebingen web site http www dcs warwick ac uk esslli98 workshops html background number approaches germanic languages excluding english developed constraintbased theories like hpsg lfg apart issue empirical adequacy formal issues raised among nature complex predicates mechanisms used formalize linearization versus movement analyses various phenomena nature functional projections configurational nonconfigurational properties scope determination idea workshop provide forum present discuss current approaches exploring empirical formal issues syntax germanic languages excluding english focusing germanic rather particular syntactic theory intended allow interframework discussion workshop format workshop consist five sessions two 30 10 minute presentations session submission researchers area especially ph students young researchers encouraged submit extended abstract 20003000 words either hardcopy electronically postscript accepted papers made available summer school reader sufficiently many highquality papers submitted intend publish edited volume submissions sent 15 february 1998 one following two organizers tibor kiss detmar meurers ibm germany universitaet tuebingen vangerowstr 18 seminar fuer sprachwissenschaft d69115 heidelberg kleine wilhelmstr 113 germany d72074 tuebingen germany tibor heidelbg ibm com dm sfs nphil unituebingen de registration workshop contributors required register esslli98 eligible reduced registration fee important dates feb 15 98 deadline submissions apr 15 98 notification acceptance may 15 98 deadline final copy aug 17 98 start workshop information obtain information esslli98 please visit esslli98 home page http www coli unisb de esslli