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1)<br>Date: 27 Dec 2012<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Abdellah CHEKAYRI <<a href="mailto:A.Chekayri@aui.ma" target="_blank">A.Chekayri@aui.ma</a>></span><br>Subject:6th International Arabic Linguistics Symposium<br>
<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">CALL FOR PAPERS</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">The 6th International Arabic Linguistics Symposium</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">June 27-28, 2013</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">The Arabic Linguistics Society and Al-Akhawayn University are pleased to</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">announce the 6th International Arabic Linguistics Symposium to be held at</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, June 27-28, 2013.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Papers are invited on topics that deal with theoretical and applied issues</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">of Arabic Linguistics. Research in the following areas of Arabic</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">linguistics is encouraged:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· linguistic analysis(phonology,morphology, syntax, semantics),</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· sociolinguistics,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· psycholinguistics,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· discourse analysis,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· historical linguistics,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· corpus linguistics,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· computational linguistics,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· language acquisition,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· neurolinguistics.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Persons interested in presenting papers are requested to submit a one-page</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">abstract giving the title of the paper, a brief statement of the topic,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">and a summary clearly stating how the topic will be developed (the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">reasoning, data, or experimental results to be presented). Authors are</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">requested to be as specific as possible in describing their topics and to</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">adhere to the one-page requirement.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Abstract submission:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">To submit an abstract, please go to the following link, click Abstract</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Submission then follow the instructions to upload a .pdf file of your</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">abstract. </span><a href="http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/INTALS6" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px" target="_blank">http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/INTALS6</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">You will receive an e-mail afterwards indicating that your abstract has</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">been successfully submitted. Please note that, unlike in previous years,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">submitting abstracts by e-mail will not be accepted. All abstracts should</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">be submitted in English. Names are not to appear on the abstracts.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Proposals of studies that have not been conducted are not accepted. You</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">will be asked to provide this information with your submission. Should</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">you face any problem submitting your abstract via the above link, please</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">contact ALS Organizers Dr. Reem Khamis-dakwar (Khamis-Dakwar @</span><a href="http://adelphi.edu/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px" target="_blank">adelphi.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">or Dr. Abdellah Chekayri (</span><a href="mailto:A.Chekayri@aui.ma" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px" target="_blank">A.Chekayri@aui.ma</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Twenty minutes will be allowed for each presentation followed by 10</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">minutes for questions and discussion.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· Fees:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">o ALS membership: Students $35; non-students $50.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">o Registration: Non-residents of Morocco $120; Residents of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Morocco $60.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· The working languages of the conference are Arabic, French, and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">English.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· Visas are not needed for citizens of US, Canada, and European</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Union. For others, please check with the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">website to see if you need a visa before arrival. Visas are not issued at</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">the airport or any land border. The conference organizers cannot obtain a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">visa for you, but if contacted in enough time, we can provide a letter of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">acceptance in the conference for you to use in obtaining your visa from</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">the Moroccan consulate closest to you.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">· Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: March 30, 2013</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Reem Khamis-dakwar</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">(Khamis-Dakwar @</span><a href="http://adelphi.edu/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px" target="_blank">adelphi.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">) or Dr. Abdellah Chekayri (</span><a href="mailto:A.Chekayri@aui.ma" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px" target="_blank">A.Chekayri@aui.ma</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
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