<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b><div><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Dear Colleagues,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-weight: normal; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Please find attached the call for the second Georgetown University Linguistic <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Landscape</span> Symposium. Please feel free to email with any questions.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-weight: normal; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Thank you!</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Corinne Seals</span></div></b></span></b></div><div><b><br>
</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Please distribute widely.</b></div><div><b>Deadline for Abstract Submission: December 17, 2010</b></div><div><b><br></b><br><br><div style="text-align: center; ">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; ">Georgetown University Linguistic Landscape Symposium</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; ">(GULLS)</span></b></div>
<br><div style="text-align: center; ">The first student-run Georgetown University Linguistic Landscape</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Symposium will be held at Georgetown University on April 15, 2011, on</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
the new and emerging topic of Linguistic Landscape: the use of all</div><div style="text-align: center; ">forms of language in public space. With the development of the field</div><div style="text-align: center; ">of LL in various places worldwide, we would like to present the</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">opportunity for our fellow students and researchers to share research</div><div style="text-align: center; ">and get feedback from their peers in a supportive environment. Topics</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
can range from the use of language in urban centers to the Internet’s</div><div style="text-align: center; ">variety of multimodal representations of public messages. The types of</div><div style="text-align: center; ">communication that arise from reactions to these media fit the topic</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">as well, so long as the crucial questions are addressed: how do we</div><div style="text-align: center; ">construct and perceive language in the public domain, and how does it</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
affect our own reactions and interactions?</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Symposium participants will include Dr. Elana Shohamy (University of</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
Tel Aviv), Dr. Cecilia Castillo-Ayometzi (Georgetown University), Dr.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Aneta Pavlenko (Temple University), and other prominent scholars TBA.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br>
</div><div style="text-align: center; ">We would like to dedicate this symposium to the memory of Ron Scollon,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">whose pioneering research was invaluable to the fields of</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
geolinguistics and discourse analysis. After years of mentoring</div><div style="text-align: center; ">students and faculty alike at Georgetown, Dr. Scollon had a</div><div style="text-align: center; ">significant impact that was instrumental in the development of LL as a</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">dynamic area of research. We hope that he would be proud to see</div><div style="text-align: center; ">students taking these topics, expanding upon them, and sharing their</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
findings and theories with others.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b>Call for Papers</b></div><div style="text-align: center; ">As this will be a symposium run primarily for and by students, we are</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">primarily interested in student work (both undergraduate and graduate)</div><div style="text-align: center; ">that will be presented in open forum discussions, paper presentations,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
and a poster session. However, we encourage everyone to submit</div><div style="text-align: center; ">research for consideration.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Possible topics (including but not limited to): use of text and</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">language in the virtual landscape, multilingualism in public</div><div style="text-align: center; ">discourse, the impact of media on the linguistic landscape, effects of</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
multimodality in the LL, text in public space as a point of</div><div style="text-align: center; ">contention, influence of audio on the construction of space,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">interactions between textual artifacts and their viewers, etc.</div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b>Deadline for Abstract Submission: December 17, 2010</b></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Notification of Acceptance: by January 18, 2011</div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Abstracts should contain information about the focus of the research,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">methodology used, preliminary results, preference of format</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">(presentation or poster session), and implications of Linguistic</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Landscape in its broader definitions. Please note that presentations</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
will be limited to 15 minutes, with ten minutes for questions/answers</div><div style="text-align: center; ">afterward. Abstracts should be limited to 300 words; please indicate</div><div style="text-align: center; ">if you will need A/V for your presentation. Accepted participants will</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">be required to register by the early deadline.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">We understand that the definition of LL is still being shaped and</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">explored. If you aren’t certain that your work fits in, please contact</div><div style="text-align: center; ">us regarding your topic/research interest and we will be happy to</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
discuss your work’s suitability/possible changes and refer to the</div><div style="text-align: center; ">number of publications in the area. To read about some of the notable</div><div style="text-align: center; ">findings in the area of LL, please refer to the following scholars'</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">books:</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Discourses in Place by Ron and Suzie Wong Scollon (2003)</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Linguistic Landscape: A New Approach to Multilingualism by Durk Gorter (2006)</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">Linguistic Landscapes by Peter Backhaus (2007)</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Linguistic Landscape: Expanding the Scenery, edited by Elana Shohamy</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
and Durk Gorter (2008)</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Linguistic Landscape in the City, edited by Elana Shohamy, Eliezer</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Ben-Rafael, and Monica Barni (2010)</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">For more information about the conference and LL, please have a look</div><div style="text-align: center; ">at our website: <a href="http://www7.georgetown.edu/students/gjn5/">http://www7.georgetown.edu/students/gjn5/</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Registration will open November 1st. Please see the website for details.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Early Registration: $15 by March 15th</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">Late Registration: $20 after March 15th</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Lunch will be provided, and a happy hour will follow the conference.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">We are looking forward to your participation and believe it will be a</div><div style="text-align: center; ">unique opportunity to share work and encourage new projects that are</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">relevant to the ecology surrounding us.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Date: 4-15-2011</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Location: Georgetown University, exact location TBD</div>
<div style="text-align: center; ">Contacts: Greg Niedt, Corinne Seals</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Email: <a href="mailto:gjn5@georgetown.edu">gjn5@georgetown.edu</a>, <a href="mailto:cas257@georgetown.edu">cas257@georgetown.edu</a></div>
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