linguistics association great britain linguistics association great britain spring meeting 1998 lancaster university 1998 spring meeting held tuesday 14 thursday 16 april lancaster university local organisers melanie sharratt julia glass sharratt lancaster ac uk j glass lancaster ac uk enquiries meeting addressed melanie sharratt lagb 1998 linguistics department lancaster university lancaster la1 4yt accommodation en suite standard rooms available standard rooms wash basins rooms john creed cartmel lonsdale buildings short walk george fox building talks given rooms allocated strictly firstcome firstserved basis registration begins 12 noon tues 14th april lonsdale porters lodge bar open lunchtimes evenings 23 00 every day food please indicate vegetarian dietary requirements booking form childcare require childcare please contact local organiser details travel lancaster easily accessible train trains london caught euston station car university easily accessible junction 33 m6 travelling north south car parking vouchers available free charge request travel details sent booking receipts events linguistics association 1998 lecture tuesday afternoon delivered professor frederick newmeyer university washington entitled formal linguistics functional explanation bridging gap professor newmeyer also participating workshop entitled formalism functionalism typology tuesday afternoon evening workshop organised bill croft university manchester contributors anna siewierska university lancaster simon kirby university edinburgh language tutorial quechua given pieter muysken university amsterdam wine party tuesday evening sponsored dept linguistics bookings sent local organisers address arrive friday 27 march cheques made payable lancaster university guests members may invite number guests meetings association upon payment 1635 guest invitation fee members wishing invite guests photocopy booking form abstracts available members unable attend meeting please order using booking form annual general meeting held afternoon wednesday 15 april items agenda sent honorary secretary nominations speakers nominations requested future guest speakers suggestions sent honorary secretary changes address members reminded notify membership secretary address changes address committee members president prof richard hudson university college london dick ling ucl ac uk honorary secretary dr david adger university york da4 tower york ac uk membership secretary dr kersti borjars university manchester k e borjars manchester ac uk meetings secretary dr marjolein groefsema university hertfordshire groefsema herts ac uk treasurer dr paul rowlett university salford p rowlett modlang salford ac uk assistant secretary dr april mcmahon university cambridge amm11 hermes cam ac uk internet home page http clwww essex ac uk lagb electronic network lagb electronic network used disseminating lagb information consulting members quickly subscribe send message add lagb listserv postman essex ac uk future meetings 1012 september 1998 university luton 810 april 1999 university manchester autumn 1999 provisional university york spring 2000 provisional university college london autumn 2000 provisional university wales bangor dates genes languages peoples 1 day workshop interfaces genetics linguistics archaeology held selwyn college cambridge saturday 5 september 1998 sponsored lagb genetical society speakers include ringe roger lass merritt ruhlen svante paabo antonio torroni rob foley contact april mcmahon selwyn college cambridge cb3 9dq phone 01223 335830 email amm11 hermes cam ac uk international conference negation syntax semantics pragmatics friday 30 october sunday 1 november 1998 university salford invited speakers liliane haegeman william ladusaw jean yves pollock conference organiser paul rowlett abstract submission max 300 words 30 april 1998 wendy pickles negation conference administrator european studies research institute university salford salford m5 4wt e mail w pickles esri salford ac uk 5th conference diachronic generative syntax may 30 june 1 1998 contacts susan pintzuk george tsoulas anthony warner organising committee digs 5 department language linguistic science university york york yo1 5dd uk tel 44 1904 432661 432664 432667 fax 44 1904 432673 email digs york ac uk www http www york ac uk lang13 meetings secretary would much like receive offers future venues particularly institutions lagb previously visited places newly established linguistics programmes