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<p class="MsoNormal">21st Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL 2018) <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Santa Barbara, CA <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">April 20th-21st, 2018 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Linguistics department at the University of California, Santa Barbara announces its 21st Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL), which provides a forum for the discussion of theoretical, descriptive, and practical studies
of the indigenous languages of the Americas. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anthony K. Webster (University of Texas at Austin) <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anthony K. Webster is a linguistic anthropologist and author of the books Explorations in Navajo Poetry and Poetics (UNM, 2009) and Intimate Grammars: An Ethnography of Navajo Poetry (Arizona, 2015). His research focuses on the interplay
between language, culture, the individual and the imagination. He has published articles on Navajo ethnopoetics and Navajo language and culture in, among others, the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology; International Journal of American Linguistics; Anthropological
Linguistics; Journal de la Société des Américanistes; Anthropology and Humanism; the Journal of Anthropological Research; and the Journal of American Folklore. His third book, The Sounds of Navajo Poetry: A Humanities of Speaking, is due out in 2018. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic relevant to the study of indigenous languages of the Americas. Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts should be 500 words or less (excluding examples
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<p class="MsoNormal">Individuals may submit abstracts for one single-authored and one co-authored paper. Please indicate your source(s) and type(s) of data in the abstract (e.g. recordings, texts, conversational, elicited, narrative, etc.). For co-authored
papers, please indicate who plans to present the paper as well as who will be in attendance. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Abstracts should be submitted in .pdf format through the EasyAbs system at <a href="http://www.linguistlist.org/easyabs/WAIL21" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">www.linguistlist.org/easyabs/WAIL21</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hard copy submissions will be accepted from those who do not have Internet access. Please send four copies of your abstract, along with a 3x5 card with the following information: (1) your name; (2) affiliation; (3) mailing address; (4)
phone number; (5) email address; and (6) title of your paper. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Send hard copy submissions to: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Workshop on American Indigenous Languages <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attn: Adrienne Tsikewa or Jesús Olguín Martinez <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Linguistics University of California, Santa Barbara <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deadline for receipt of abstracts: February 23, 2018 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Notification of acceptance will arrive by email no later than March 9, 2018. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">WAIL 21 is pleased to offer three (3) travel scholarships this year. The total amount of each award is $300. To be eligible, applicants must submit an abstract via EasyAbs and complete a brief application: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/WAIL21TravelScholarship" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/WAIL21TravelScholarship</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants will need to provide a statement that addresses the following: 1) why you wish to present at WAIL 21 and how it will benefit your studies and/or program milestones, 2) your financial situation, needs, and if you are receiving
any other funding to attend this conference. Successful applicants will be determined based on the quality of the submitted abstract and statement/need. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">General Information <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Santa Barbara is situated on the Pacific Ocean near the Santa Yñez Mountains. The UCSB campus is located near the Santa Barbara airport. Participants
may also fly into LAX airport in Los Angeles, which is approximately 90 miles southeast of the campus. Shuttle buses run between LAX and Santa Barbara. For further information, please contact the conference coordinators, Adrienne Tsikewa or Jesus Olguin Martinez,
at </span><a href="mailto:wail.ucsb@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">wail.ucsb@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> or
check out our website, </span><a href="http://osl.sa.ucsb.edu/org/nail/WAIL" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">http://osl.sa.ucsb.edu/org/nail/WAIL</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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