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International Conference on Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Modality

Conference Dates: October 3-5, 2008
Conference Location: University of Texas Austin

Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Carlota S. Smith (1934-2007)

Carlota S. Smith Memorial Fellowship: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/linguistics/giving/cssmf/

CHRONOS is a series of biannual conferences devoted to current research on the morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of markers of tense, aspect, mood, and modality. The conferences welcome presentations from scholars who approach linguistic research from different perspectives and embrace different theoretical frameworks. The current meeting will include a parasession in Romance languages.

Former conferences took place in Antwerp (2006), Geneva (2004), Groningen (2002), Nice (2000), Valenciennes (1998), Brussels (1996) and Dunkerque (1995).

Guest Speakers:

• Pier Marco Bertinetto, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
• Östen Dahl, Stockholm University
• Brenda Laca, University of Paris 8

Outreach Lecture, October 2, 2008:

• David Beaver, University of Texas

Important Dates

• Deadline for Abstract Submission: March 20, 2008
• Abstract Acceptance Notification: Mid May, 2008
• Program Announcement: Mid June, 2008
• Deadline for Early Registration: September 15, 2008

Organizers

• Chiyo Nishida, Spanish and Portuguese
• Cinzia Russi, French and Italian

Sponsors

• The College of Liberal Arts
• Department of Spanish and Portuguese
• Department of French and Italian
• Department of Linguistics