[smc-discuss] Fwd: National Seminar on Malayalam Grammatical Theories – Tradition to the Present- paper invited

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National Seminar on Malayalam Grammatical Theories –By Kerala university 
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> Here is an announcement of a Seminar on Grammar Theories,being conducted by
> Kerala University Department of Linguistics and Malayalam
>
> Dr.Mahesh Mangalat,Dept. of Malayalam,M.G.Govt. Arts College,NEW MAHE. 673
> 311. India. Mangalat,S.K.B.S.Road,MAHE.673 310.India.  www.mangalat.org
>
> --- On Mon, 12/29/08, trcml trcml <trcmal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > From: trcml trcml <trcmal at gmail.com>
> > Subject: National Seminar on Malayalam Grammatical Theories – Tradition
> > to the Present- paper invited To: mangalat at yahoo.com, mesmurali at gmail.com
> > Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 2:00 PM
> > *National Seminar on Malayalam Grammatical Theories –
> > Tradition to the
> > Present***
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: 23-Apr-2009 - 24-Apr-2009
> > Location: Trivandrum , Kerala, India
> > Contact Person: S.A. Shanavas
> > Meeting Email: trcmal at gmail.com
> >
> >
> > Linguistic Field(s): Grammatical theory, Syntax and
> > Morphology
> >
> > Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2009
> >
> > Meeting Description:
> >
> > It is proposed to conduct a *National Seminar on Malayalam
> > Grammatical
> > Theories – Tradition to the Present.* The three day
> > seminar is anticipated
> > to assess the current status of grammatical theories in
> > general and
> > Malayalam grammar in particular in the knowledge ITC era
> > from different
> > perspectives. The syntactic theories from descriptive model
> > to
> > transformational and cognitive models are used or applied
> > various purposes
> > including in Language technology, language teaching and NL
> > applications.
> > Paninian Model (Indian Tradition) to Chomskyan Models
> > (Western theories) and
> > such models like Case Grammar, Categorical Grammar,
> > Lexical Functional
> > Grammar, Tree Adjoining Grammar, Minimalist Programme, etc.
> > are notable
> > models because of different reasons.
> >
> > One or more of the above models have been attempted in
> > Malayalam also. The
> > grammar of Malayalam has got a tradition from 14th Century
> > by Leelathilakam
> > and through Gundart, Keralapanini, etc. The language has
> > undergone vast
> > changes for these years, from its scripts to grammar,
> > semantics and usage.
> > Malayalam scripts have undergone changes at different
> > stages and latest
> > according to the UNICODE standards. Thousands of lexical
> > items have come to
> > Malayalam from different languages and the dictionaries and
> > lexicons are
> > getting enriched and updated in a regular interval. Usages,
> > proverbs, word
> > formation, etc. have also got so many changes and need
> > special attention.
> > From the Sanskrit approach to the western and reached no
> > where. The
> > Malayalam language computing team demands suitable models
> > of grammar of
> > Malayalam for diverse applications. Cyber Malayalam is a
> > major area demands
> > more research and solutions in solving linguistic issues.
> >
> > Malayalam Language teaching in schools and other levels is
> > adopting many
> > methodological changes. The language in print, electronic
> > and cyber media is
> > different from many ways and new concepts and usages are
> > being introduced
> > day by day.  Malayalam in Scientific and technical
> > documents show different
> > patterns because of many influences. Coinage and
> > translation of Technical
> > terminology also demands special attention. Systems of
> > Machine Translation
> > from and to Malayalam are attempted at different ways and
> > that also demands
> > a grammar model particular to their application. Online
> > Dictionary with word
> > formation and grammar checking are other areas looking in
> > this direction.
> > Migration of large number of Malayalees to different parts
> > of the world has
> > made a state that Malayalam got the official status in some
> > countries.
> > Printing and publishing of Malayalam books, journals,
> > magazines and
> > Newspapers are also being done in foreign countries. Cyber
> > Malayalam or
> > Malayalam in Internet, chatting and SMS and latest
> > Malayalam in Cell phone
> > also demand clarification in their models.  Malayalam
> > language computing
> > initiative by the Govt. of Kerala is another area which
> > require basic
> > language model to apply in the language software and
> > products.
> >
> > To know, discuss and exhibit all the above the proposed
> > seminar is aimed
> > for.
> >
> >
> > The topic of the conference will be grammatical theories in
> > general and
> > Malayalam Grammar in particular.
> >
> >
> >
> > Papers or proposals for workshops are invited in the
> > following fields:
> >
> > -     grammatical theories and models
> > -     Indian and western grammatical models
> >
> > -          traditional and modern theories
> >
> > -          suitable theory for language technology,
> > language teaching, etc.
> >
> > -          advantage and disadvantages of different models
> >
> > -          malayalam grammatical theories/ models
> >
> > -          grammatical categories and their description
> >
> > -          grammar for lexicon, translation, media, etc
> >
> >
> > Submission of papers:
> >
> > We invite abstracts  (up to one page), or full papers with
> > the following
> > content:
> > - Presentation Title
> > - Brief Description (maximum 100 words). If your
> > presentation is chosen,
> > this text will be published.
> > - Long Description. This text is used to evaluate your
> > proposal.
> > - Proposed Length of the Presentation. 10 - 20  mins
> >
> > -          Presenter's Name
> > - Presenter's Position/Job Title
> > - Organization/institution
> > - E-mail Address
> > - Telephone, including code
> > - Presenter's Biography
> >
> >
> >
> > Please submit your proposal to :  trcmal at gmail.com
> >
> > Or send to the Coordinator as below
> >
> >
> >
> > *Dr. C.R. Prasad* (Coordinator)
> >
> > Lecturer, Dept. of Malayalam
> >
> > University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram
> >
> > Email: drcrprsad1 at gmail.com
> >
> > Mob. ++ 94475 52876

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