DGKL4: Fourth International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association, Bremen, October 7-9, 2010

The Conference

The German Cognitive Linguistics Association was founded in 2004 at an inaugural conference at the Universität Hamburg. Its aim is to encourage cognitive-functional linguistics in Germany and to organize a bi-annual conference as a platform for the exchange of ideas between researchers from different paradigms in Germany and between the German and the international research communities. The second conference was held at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich in 2006 and the third at the Universität Leipzig.

The Fourth International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association at the Universität Bremen continues this tradition. Researchers from all over the world will meet for three days in October 2010 to present their current research from all research areas within the cognitive-functional paradigm or to offer perspectives on language and cognition from related disciplines, such as psychology, psycholinguistics and artificial intelligence.

The Conference Committee is looking forward to welcoming you at the University of Bremen, one of Germany’s top research universities in the cognitive sciences.

The Conference Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. Anatol Stefanowitsch (English Linguistics, Universität Hamburg)
Dr. Juliana Goschler (German/English Linguistics)

Board

Prof. Dr. Christian Freksa (Computer Science)
Prof. Dr. Hans Krings (Applied Linguistics/Romance Linguistics)
Dr. Christel Stolz (General Linguistics)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wildgen (German Linguistics)
Arne Zeschel (English/German Linguistics, Syddansk Universitet)

2010-10-09

DGKL 4 ends

The Fourth International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association has officially ended. The Conference Committee and the Governing Board of the GCLA thank all speakers, participants and University of Bremen staff members and student assistants who have contributed to making the conference a success in the tradition of the conferences in Hamburg, Munich and Leipzig. The conference website will be shut down at the end of October. The website of the DGKL/GCLA will be found at www.dgkl-gcla.de in the future.

2010-10-08

Results of the General Assembly

The general assembly of the DGKL/GCLA has elected Anatol Stefanowitsch as the association's new president. In addition, Juliana Goschler and Constanze Juchem were newly elected to the governing board, replacing Doris Schönefeld and Klaus-Uwe Panther, who are leaving the board after two and three election periods respectively. The Fifth International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association will be organized by Martin Hilpert in Freiburg in 2012.

2010-09-23

Internet access at the DGKL-4

We provide WLAN (“Wi-Fi”) access to the internet to all conference participants who own a notebook computer or similar device. You will receive an individual user name and password when you register on-site. We also offer internet access via eduroam.

2010-09-20

Travel by car or train

Conference participants arriving by car or by train should be aware of the following potential traffic problems. There is a high risk of traffic jams on the federal highway A1 between Hamburg and Bremen due to extensive construction work, and train connections from the South (Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Koblenz) often arrive in Bremen 30 to 40 Minutes late. If you are aware of additional traffic problems, please let us know and we will pass on the information.

2010-09-02

Fees for international bank transfers

Conference participants from outside the European Union, whose banks charge high transfer fees, can pay cash at the registration desk when they arrive in Bremen. Please contact the conference committee by email to discuss this option.

2010-08-26

Conference hotels

Hotels in Bremen are rapidly filling up, book your accommodation early! The conference website lists some hotels offering special rates (click on Travel > Accommodation).