Subject: xth conference of nordic and general ling .

the tenth conference of nordic and general linguistics will be held in reykjavik , iceland , from saturday june 6 , to monday june 8 , 1998 . it is organized by the institute of linguistics , university of iceland . the deadline for pre-registration at a reduced price is january 31 , 1998 . pre - registration forms and further information can be found on our web site ( http : / / www . rhi . hi . is / ~ nordconf ) and can also be mailed or e-mailed upon request . papers on any linguistic topic are invited , especially papers on synchronic and diachronic aspects of the nordic languages . invited speakers : anders holmberg , tromsoe ( syntax ) tomas riad , stockholm ( phonology ) inge lise pedersen , copenhagen ( dialectology ) interest groups can ask to arrange special sessions ( workshops ) and at present the following are planned ( names of the workshop organizers in parentheses ) : comparative semantics for nordic languages ( elisabet engdahl ) optimality theory and nordic languages ( kersti boerjars ) the time allotted to each paper ( except for the invited talks ) is 30 minutes ( including discussion ) . participants who want to present a paper are requested to submit an abstract no later than january 31 , 1998 . abstracts may not exceed 2 pages with at least a 1 inch margin on all four sides and should employ a font not smaller than 12 pt . they should be sent anonymously in five copies , accompanied by a camera-ready original with the author 's name , address and affiliation . abstracts sent by e-mail will not be accepted . the authors will be notified about the acceptance of their papers by february 28 , 1998 . those interested in presenting papers in the special sessions ( workshops ) should consult the organizers of these ( engdahl @ ling . gu . se , k . borjars @ man . ac . uk ) . otherwise , correspondence should be addressed to : the xth conference of nordic and general linguistics institute of linguistics university of iceland arnagardi vid sudurgoetu \ 193rnagar \ 240i vi \ 240 su \ 240urg \ 246tu 101 reykjavik , iceland tel . + 354 525 4408 fax + 354 525 4242 e - mail : nordconf @ rhi . hi . is url : http : / / www . rhi . hi . is / ~ nordconf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - h \ 246skuldur \ 222r \ 225insson hoskuldur thrainsson heimspekideild department of icelandic h \ 225sk \ 243la \ 205slands university of iceland \ 193rnagar \ 240i v . su \ 240urg \ 246tu arnagardi v . sudurgoetu 101 reykjavik 101 reykjavik , iceland netfang : hoski @ rhi . hi . is e-mail hoski @ rhi . hi . is simi : 525-4420 ( i vinnu ) phone : ( 354 ) 525-4420 ( office ) 566-7141 ( heima ) ( 354 ) 566-7141 ( home ) br \ 233fsimi : 525-4242 ( i vinnu ) fax : ( 354 ) 525-4242 ( work ) 566-8141 ( heima - ( 354 ) 566-8141 ( home - ef l \ 225ti \ 240 er vita fyrirfram ) if notified in advance )
