BieLeiCoS 2025

Invited speaker:

•  Theresa Biberauer (University of Cambridge, Stellenbosch University)

Invited speakers for the panel sessions are:

• Panel on Comparative Syntax and Typology: András Bárány (The University of Edinburgh)
• Panel on Corpus Methodology and Resources: Anne Breitbarth (Ghent University)

Abstracts

EXTENDED DEADLINE: January 31 2025 23:59 CET

For the general comparative syntax session, we invite abstracts for 30-minute presentations (+ 10 min discussion) on any topic in comparative generative syntax.

We particularly welcome papers explicitly addressing synchronic or diachronic properties of un(der)studied varieties and/or phenomena, and papers concerned with more general questions, concerning, e.g., the relation between comparative syntax and linguistic typology, syntax-interface mappings, and our understanding of language as a cognitive system. We also encourage papers concerned with methodologies for modern comparative generative syntax.

Submission guidelines

Anonymous abstracts should not exceed 800 words (without references). Please use 12-point Times New Roman font, with single spacing and margins of at least 2.54cm/1 inch. Abstracts should be uploaded in pdf format via EasyAbstracts here: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/BieLeiCoS/

 

The submission deadline is extended to January 31 2025 23:59 CET

For more information, please contact the organizers Jutta Hartmann, Szilvia Daczó, and Fabian Zoefelt via the following email address: bieleicos2025@uni-bielefeld.de

Location

Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF)
(Centre for Interdisciplinary Research)
Methoden 1
33615 Bielefeld
room TBA

ZiF is a building at:
Bielefeld University
Universitätsstraße 25
33615 Bielefeld

Campus map 
Overview map of Bielefeld city – Bielefeld university connections
 

How to get here?

By plane

The following airports are the closest to the city of Bielefeld, from closest to furthest:

 

• Paderborn/Lippstadt (≈20-26km)
• Hannover (≈110km)
• Dortmund (≈110km)
• Düsseldorf (≈190km)
• Cologne-Bonn (≈200km)
• Frankfurt am Main (≈320km).

Some but not all airports have direct trains to Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) — this is the main rail-
way station.

For more information, please click here.

Should you have Visa-related queries, please contact the organisers at bieleicos2025@uni-bielefeld.de.

By train

Bielefeld is well-connected, with various InterCity and Regional trains to choose from.

For planning, we recommend using the following websites:

• Deutsche Bahn
• trainline 
• mobiel (the transport company of Stadtwerke Bielefeld GmbH; in German).

All of these providers also have a corresponding smartphone application to use.

By tram (StadtBahn)

There are four tram lines within Bielefeld.

 

• The network of the tram lines can be found here.
• The timetables can be accessed here.

To get to the University from Bielefeld Hbf, take the tram line 4 in the direction of Lohmannshof to the stop Universität (5 stops, ≈8 minutes). The other main stop of line 4 is Jahnplatz in the city centre (6 stops, ≈9 minutes).

Single-journey tickets, 4-journey tickets, and day-tickets can be bought at vending machines at the major stops. Please do not forget to validate your ticket once inside the tram.

Note: Unfortunately, Google Maps does not show the tram as an option for public transport in the city.

By bus

There is a plethora of bus lines in Bielefeld.

We suggest using the following websites:

• mobiel
• Maps and plan (go to Linienverläufe: Bus-Linien; in German)

The line 31 stops at the University (stop Universität). The route is more suburban than central.

For ticket information, see above. Additionally, single-journey tickets may be bought from the bus driver
in cash.

By taxi

Taxis are available directly in front of the main railway station. The fare to the university is around 18€.

To order a taxi by phone, please dial:
0521 97 111 or +49 521 97 111 (Bieta Taxi).

For more information and ways to use this taxi service, please visit:

• Bieta (in German)
• Taxi (and smartphone application).

We recommend staying at one of the following options:

B&B HOTEL Bielefeld-City
Europa Platz 2, 33613 Bielefeld
0521 304330 or +49 521 304330

We have arranged for 40 rooms for the period of 21-24 May, 2025 (3 nights). One room costs 81,90€ per
night (double bed, breakfast included). Sign-ups close on the 15th of April.

Alternatively, the university’s Boardinghouse has a very limited number of guest apartments available. This costs 65,00€ per night (no discount or breakfast available). This must be organised privately.

Boardinghouse Campus Bielefeld
Morgenbreede 2-4, 33615 Bielefeld
+49 521 106 886 50
e-mail: Boardinghouse@stwbi.de and boardinghouse-campus-bielefeld@stwbi.de

If another accommodation is wished for, we recommend booking early. This is especially important due to a popular fair which will take place in Bielefeld during the conference.

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