Below are details of a forthcoming course in Linguistics
for postgraduates, based at Manchester.
Aidan
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Subject: NWCL Research Training Programme: 29 Mar - 2 Apr
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Attention Postgraduate Students:
The North West Centre for Linguistics is delighted to announce...
NWCL Research Training Programme
Spring 2004
29 March - 2 April 2004
University of Manchester
**A week of courses on theoretical and applied linguistics and linguistic research methodology.**
**Includes the 2004 NWCL Annual Lecture**
**Numerous Social Events**
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Week long courses in:
Comparative Syntax
Speakers:
- Nigel Vincent (University of Manchester)
- John Payne (University of Manchester)
- Willem Hollmann (Lancaster University)
- Bob Borsley (University of Essex)
- Dik Bakker (University of Amsterdam)
- Computational Linguistics
Speakers:
- Paul Bennett (UMIST)
- Debora Field (UMIST)
- Blaise Nkwenti-Azeh (UMIST)
- Doug Arnold (Essex)
- Marie-Josée Hamel (UMIST)
Afternoon sessions include:
- Getting a job in linguistics (various speakers)
- Field methods (Jeanette Sakel, Manchester)
- Tools for language documentation and description (Peter Austin, SOAS)
- Key terms in linguistics: Formal explanation (Steve Pulman, Oxford)
- Corpora, Description & Theory (Geoff Leech, Lancaster)
For more information on the course programme, see the NWCL website
(http://www.nwcl.salford.ac.uk/research.htm)
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The NWCL Annual Lecture
Monday 29th March 2004
Arts Building, University of Manchester, 5.30pm
Penelope Eckert
Stanford University
Title to be announced.
The Annual Lecture coincides with the Research Training Programme, but is open to everyone.
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Student sponsorhip available
Thanks to BAAL, LAGB, and the Philological Society, we can offer sponsorship of two students from UK institutions who attend the Research Programme. Up to 300UKP is available per student to cover travel and accommodation. There is also additional funding available as smaller contributions towards travel and accommodation to students from NWCL institutions. Deadline for Sponsorship is the 30th JANUARY 2004. See the website for more information on how to apply.
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Registration Fees
The full programme (morning and afternoon sessions) costs 20UKP for
students from NWCL institutions, and 25UKP for all other students. It
is also possible to regsiter for single afternoon sessions, at a cost of 3.50UKP per session for students from NWCL institutions and 5UKP for all other students.
To register, download a registration form from the NWCL Website (http://www.nwcl.salford.ac.uk/research.htm).
Deadline for registration is the 1 MARCH 2004.
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Queries
If you have any questions, email Kevin Watson at [log in to unmask]
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Important Dates:
Deadline for sponsorhip applications: 30th January 2004
Deadline for registering on the programme: 1 March 2004.
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Aidan Coveney
University of Exeter
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