ILA-call for papers

[Barnhart]

The International Linguistic Association (formerly: The Linguistic
Circle of New York) will host its annual conference for 2003 at New
York Univeristy on April 4,5,6.  The theme is Dialects and
Dialectology.  Visit the following web site and click on Annual
Conference for details: http://www.ilaword.org

http://www.ilaword.org/ilacall2003.html

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       INTERNATIONAL LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION

                         48th ANNUAL CONFERENCE, APRIL 4-6, 2003

                            NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NY

                      Major Theme: DIALECTS and DIALECTOLOGY

                          While papers on that theme are especially
solicited,
             abstracts on any subject in theoretical and applied
linguistics will be welcomed.

                                        Guest speakers:

                         Walt Wolfram (University of North Carolina)
           Joan Hall, editor in chief of the Dictionary of American
Regional English

                     Single-spaced, anonymous abstracts of not more
than 425 words should
                      clearly state the problems addressed, or research
questions, and some
                      indication of results or conclusions. Send via
e-mail to the conference
                        coordinator, preferably as an attachment, with
(separately) name,
                      title of paper, addresses, affiliation,and
audio-visual equipment needed.
                      Simultaneously, send to the coordinator, via
snail mail, and in a size 10
                    (4 1/8*9 1/2) envelope, 1 hardcopy of the abstract,
for editing and
                                      verification purposes.
                   Those wishing to propose panels, or special
sessions, etc., should
                                    contact the program chair.
           Time allotted will be 20 minutes for delivery of the paper
plus 5 minutes discussion.
                         Deadline for receipt of abstracts is January
15, 2003

                      Local host: John R. Costello
(e-mail:john.costello at nyu.edu).
                  Program Chair: David K.Barnhart
(e-mail:Barnhart at Highlands.com).
              Conference Coordinator: Johanna J. Woltjer
(e-mail:jwoltjer at earthlink.net).
                                     511 West 112 Street # 14
                                  New York, NY 10025-1634, USA
                                   e-mail: jwoltjer at earthlink.net
                                       Tel. (212) 749-3366


                    The ILA-WORD website will provide continuous
information concerning
                           conference arrangements, etc.:
www.ilaword.org