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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Corpus
Linguistics Conference 2009, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University
of Liverpool</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><a
href="http://liv.ac.uk/english/CL2009/index.htm">http://liv.ac.uk/english/CL2009/index.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Second
Call for Papers <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Following
the success of CL2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007, the Fifth Corpus Linguistics
Conference will take place from 20 July – 23 July 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>It
will be organised by the Universities of Liverpool, <st1:City w:st="on">Birmingham</st1:City>
and <st1:City w:st="on">Lancaster</st1:City> and will be hosted by the English
Department, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Liverpool</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>We
are looking forward to an interesting programme and invite abstracts for <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>papers,
posters, work-in-progress reports, as well as workshops and colloquia <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>covering
any aspect of corpus linguistics. The conference begins with a workshop <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>and
colloquium day on Monday 20 July, the main conference runs from Tuesday 21 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>to
Thursday 23 July, with the conference dinner on Wednesday 22 July. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Plenary
Speakers: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Svenja
Adolphs (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nottingham</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Douglas
Biber (Northern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Arizona</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Michael
Hoey (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Liverpool</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Joybrato
Mukherjee (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Giessen</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Mike
Scott (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Liverpool</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>We
invite 5 categories of abstracts: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>PAPERS
will be allocated 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions. Paper <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>abstracts
should be between 300 and 500 words (excluding word count for <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>references).
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>WORK-IN-PROGRESS
REPORTS will be 10 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Abstracts
should be no longer than 300 words (excluding word count for references). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>POSTER
abstracts should be no more than 200 words (excluding word count for <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>references).
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>COLLOQUIA
usually take the form of between 4 and 8 papers, with time for <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>audience
discussion. We will accommodate short colloquia (2 hours, about 4 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>speakers)
and longer colloquia (4 hours, about 8 speakers). Proposals should be <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>no
more than 1000 words (for colloquia of 2 hours) or 2000 words (for colloquia <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>of
4 hours). The proposal should include a rationale for the colloquium, an <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>indication
of how much of the time will be allocated to audience discussion, and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>an
abstract for each of the proposed papers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>WORKSHOPS
usually include one or two short presentations and substantial <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>audience
participation. Workshops can take 1 or 2 hours. Proposals should be no <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>more
than 500 words (for a 1-hour workshop) or 750 words (for a 2-hour workshop) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>and
should describe the organisation of the workshop and the nature of the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>audience
participation. Additionally, information on technical requirements <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>should
be provided. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>For
colloquia and workshops we would encourage you to contact us ahead of the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>deadline
if you have any questions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>The
language of the conference is English. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>All
abstracts should be in English, though we encourage proposals for colloquia to
be given in languages other than English.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>To
submit an abstract go to the following URL and follow the instructions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><a
href="https://www.softconf.com/s08/CL2009/submit.html">https://www.softconf.com/s08/CL2009/submit.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>Closing
date for abstracts: 23 January 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>For
more information please contact the Organising Committee: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'>E-mail:
CL2009liverpool.ac.uk <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=ArialUnicodeMS><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicodeMS'><a
href="http://liv.ac.uk/english/CL2009/index.htm">http://liv.ac.uk/english/CL2009/index.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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