West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics

The West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, or WCCFL (pronounced /ˈwɪkfəl/) is an annual linguistics conference, usually held in the spring, at a university in western North America. Research presented there can focus on any aspect of natural language analysis, including, but not limited to, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse structure. Along with NELS, it’s one of two major U.S. regional conferences that focus on general linguistics,[1] with an emphasis, in recent years, on syntactic topics.[2]

WCCFL was first held in 1982. Proceedings for conferences 4-17 were published by the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford (CSLI); proceedings for conferences 18 and beyond have appeared with Cascadilla Press.

The years in which WCCFL has been held are listed below, together with the host institution and the invited speakers (where this information is available or applicable).

WCCFL #YearLocationInvited Speaker (if available)
11982Stanford
21983University of Southern California
31984UC Santa Cruz
41985UC Los Angeles
51986University of Washington
61987University of Arizona
71988UC Irvine
81989University of British Columbia
91990Stanford
101991Arizona State University
111992UC Los Angeles
121993UC Santa Cruz
131994UC San Diego
141995University of Southern California
151996UC Irvine
161997University of Washington
171998University of British Columbia
181999University of Arizona
192000UC Los AngelesJohn McCarthy (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Richard Kayne (New York University)

202001University of Southern California
212002UC Santa CruzJoe Pater (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Caroline Heycock (University of Edinburgh)
Irene Heim (MIT)

222003UC San DiegoMary Beckman (OSU)

Tom Wasow (Stanford University)
Doug Pulleyblank (University of British Columbia)

232004UC DavisGeorgia Green (UIUC)

Robert Kluender (UCSD)
José Hualde (UIUC)

242005Simon Fraser UniversityBruce Hayes (UCLA)

Mark Steedman (Edinburgh)
Rose-Marie Déchaine (UBC)

252006University of WashingtonJames McCloskey (UCSC)

Maria Polinsky (UCSD)
Douglas Pulleyblank (UBC)

262007BerkeleyAdam Albright (MIT)

Lyn Frazier (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Manfred Krifka (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft)

272008UC Los AngelesHagit Borer (USC)

Elliott Moreton (UNC)

Liina Pylkkänen (NYU)

282010University of Southern CaliforniaRichard Kayne (NYU)

Sun-Ah Jun (UCLA)
David Beaver (UT Austin)
Duane Watson (University of Illinois)
Adamantios Gafos. T (Haskins/Yale)

292011University of ArizonaSusanne Gahl (University of California, Berkeley)

Norvin Richards (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Tom Bever (University of Arizona)

302012UC Santa CruzJeffrey Lidz (University of Maryland)

Christopher Potts (Stanford University)
Kie Zuraw (UCLA)

312013Arizona State UniversityDiana Archangeli (University of Arizona)

Hilda Koopman (UCLA)
Lisa Matthewson (UBC)

322014University of Southern CaliforniaSabine Iatridou (MIT)

Jon Sprouse (University of Connecticut)
Yael Sharvit (UCLA)
Jaye Padgett (UCSC)

332015Simon Fraser UniversityKyle Johnson (UMass, Amherst)
Heather Goad (McGill)
Matt Wagers (UCSC)
342016University of UtahColin Phillips (University of Maryland)
Sam Epstein (University of Michigan)
Rachel Walker (USC)
352017University of CalgaryElan Dresher (University of Toronto)
Heidi Harley (University of Arizona)
Keir Moulton (Simon Fraser University)

Neil Banerjee (MIT, invited student speaker)
362018University of California, Los Angeles
372019tba
382020University of British Columbia
392021University of Arizona (tentative)
402022tba

References
  1. Natsuko Tsujimura, "Linguistic Research and Language Teaching," Language and Linguistics Compass 2/2 (2008): 251–263.
  2. Abby Kaplan. “Discussion: Phonology at general linguistics conferences.” Phonolist. May 31, 2016 https://blogs.umass.edu/phonolist/2016/05/31/discussion-phonology-at-general-linguistics-conferences/
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