Subject: amlap - 97 call for abstracts

* * * please post * * * please post * * * please post * * * please post * * * amlap - 97 conference " architectures and mechanisms for language processing " http : / / www . cogsci . ed . ac . uk / ~ amlap / final call for paper / poster abstracts call for participation 11-13 september 1997 apex hotel edinburgh , scotland * * * * * invited speakers * * * * * kay bock ( university of illinois ) - - - - - paul smolensky ( johns hopkins university ) - - - - - lorraine k . tyler ( birkbeck college ) * * * * * sponsors * * * * * human communication research centre universities of edinburgh and glasgow centre for cognitive science university of edinburgh we are calling for submissions for the 3rd conference on architectures and mechanisms for language processing ( amlap - 97 ) , which will be held in edinburgh , from thursday , september 11 until saturday , september 13 , 1997 . the aim of this conference is to bring psychological , computational and theoretical perspectives concerning the cognitive architectures and mechanisms which underly any aspect of human language processing . submissions which integrate experimental findings , formal and computational models of psychological processes are especially encouraged . deadline for submissions is 20 june 1997 . e - mail submissions ( in plain text ) are greatly preferred . please send a 400 word abstract to amlap @ cogsci . ed . ac . uk , or if necessary , by post to matt crocker , amlap , centre for cognitive science , university of edinburgh , 2 buccleuch place , edinburgh , eh8 9lw , or by fax to + 44 131 650 4587 . summaries of data and references can be additional to the main abstract . please indicate if you would rather give a 30 minute talk or a poster presentation , or either . abstracts will be considered by the programme committee : gerry altmann , martin corley , barbara hemforth , gerard kempen , paola merlo , wayne murray , suzanne stevenson , patrick sturt and the conference chairs . notification of acceptance will be sent by 18 july . it is our intention that selected contributions will be published either in the special issue of a journal or as an edited book . conference chairs : matt crocker ( hcrc , edinburgh ) martin pickering ( hcrc , glasgow ) for further details , see : http : / / www . cogsci . ed . ac . uk / ~ amlap / * * * registration & accommodation * * * registration the conference will be held at the apex hotel in the heart of edinburgh 's old town . registrations fees are shown below and include attendance of the conference , lunch on the 12th and 13th , all coffee breaks , and a copy of all abstracts being presented . | by 15 aug | after 15 aug - 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