<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-im" style="font-size:13px"><p class="MsoNormal">Special Session: Dene (Athabaskan) Languages in <span class="gmail-il">Story</span>, <span class="gmail-il">Poem</span>, and <span class="gmail-il">Song</span><br><br>Organizers: Olga Lovick, First Nations University of Canada, and Siri<br>Tuttle, University of Alaska Fairbanks<br><br>Call for Abstracts:<br><br>We invite abstracts for a special session at SSILA 2018: Dene (Athabaskan)<br>Languages in <span class="gmail-il">Story</span>, <span class="gmail-il">Poem</span>, and <span class="gmail-il">Song</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Deadline: <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0">May 20, 2017</span><br><br>We wish to focus on ways in which language is used in Dene verbal art, both<br>traditional and modern. Some of the interfaces that interest us include,<br>but are not limited to:<br><br>Narrative structure and syntax<br>Musical and linguistic rhythm<br>Variation and consistency in narratives<br>Translation of <span class="gmail-il">songs</span><br>Language learning and <span class="gmail-il">story</span>, <span class="gmail-il">poetry</span> and <span class="gmail-il">song</span><br><br>We welcome your 500-word abstract on any of these, or related topics.<br>Please send in PDF form to:<br><br><a href="mailto:sgtuttle@alaska.edu">sgtuttle@alaska.edu</a><br><a href="mailto:olga@lithophile.com">olga@lithophile.com</a><br><br>Abstracts will not be reviewed anonymously, so please include your name and<br>affiliation.<br><br>Deadline: <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0">May 20, 2017</span><br><br>Selected abstracts will be included in our Special Session proposal to<br>SSILA.<br><br></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:times;color:rgb(62,0,63)"></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Siri G. Tuttle<div>Professor of Linguistics </div><div>Alaska Native Language Center </div><div>Director, Alaska Native Language Archive </div><div>907-474-5708</div><div><a href="mailto:sgtuttle@alaska.edu" target="_blank">sgtuttle@alaska.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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