International Lexical-Functional Grammar Annual Conference 2008

Education Building, University of Sydney

July 4, 2008 – July 6, 2008


The Annual Conference of the International Lexical-Functional Grammar Association will be held at the University of Sydney, from Friday 4 July - Sunday 6 July, 2008.

Program and Abstracts for LFG 2008:

The draft program linked to abstracts is available here.

The Conference Dinner will be held on Friday 4th July, from 6.30 pm, at the Chedi Thai Restaurant, 78 King St, Newtown, within walking distance of the conference and of Women's College. Cost: approx. $35 a head excluding wine

Accommodation for LFG 2008:

On-campus accommodation is available at the Women's College, University of Sydney. Single rooms are available from $80 per night and twin rooms from $118 per night.

To make a booking at the Women's College, please download and complete the booking form from the Lingfest accommodation page.

Casual accommodation may also be found via the University of Sydney casual accomodation website

Participants are encouraged to book accommodation as early as possible to ensure availability.

Registration:

Registration for LFG 2008 is now open. To register online, please visit the LingFest 2008 registration page.

On-site registration and collection of conference materials for LFG 2008 will begin at 8 am on Friday 4 July. Follow the signs to the registration desk in the Education Building (entrance off Manning Road). A map to the conference location can be downloaded from here

Lingfest 2008:

LFG will be followed by the Australian Linguistics Institute, during which there will be three courses involving Lexical-Functional Grammar:

Implemented LFG grammars: Using the XLE Grammar Development Platform - Mary Dalrymple
Australian Aboriginal Languages in Lexical-Functional Grammar - Rachel Nordlinger
Interface Issues in English Gert Webelhuth and Regine Eckardt

For more information about other Lingfest 2008 events, please visit the Lingfest 2008 portal site

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