[EDLING:1280] CFP: 10th New Zealand Language and Society Conference

[Tamara Warhol]

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Message 1: New Zealand Language and Society conference
Date: 26-Feb-2006
From: Jennifer Hay <jen.haycanterbury.ac.nz>
Subject: New Zealand Language and Society conference


Full Title: New Zealand Language and Society conference

Date: 19-Aug-2006 - 20-Aug-2006
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Contact Person: Jen Hay
Meeting Email: lingsoccanterbury.ac.nz
Web Site: http://www.ling.canterbury.ac.nz/LAS2006

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 01-May-2006

Meeting Description:

The 10th New Zealand Language and Society Conference
August 19th-20th 2006, Christchurch Arts Centre

Plenary Speaker: Gerry Docherty, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Submissions Due: May 1

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury is pleased to
announce that the 10th New Zealand Language and Society Conference will 
be held
on August 19th-20th 2006 at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The conference 
will
begin with a wine and cheese reception on the evening of August 18th.

We now invite submissions for presentations on all aspects of Language and
Society. Papers presented in the general sessions will be 20 minutes, 
plus 10
minutes for questions. We particularly encourage student submissions, 
including
presentations of work in progress. There will be a dedicated student 
session,
with papers that are 15 minutes, plus 5 minutes for questions.

Abstracts should be emailed to lingsoccanterbury.ac.nz by May 1 2006. The
abstract should be no longer than 400 words, and should be attached to your
message in either plain text or pdf form.
In the body of your email please list:

- The title of the abstract
- The names and contact details of the author(s)
- Whether you are submitting to the general session or the student session.
- What equipment you require for your presentation (data projector, 
overhead
projector, etc)

Further information regarding the conference is available at
http://www.ling.canterbury.ac.nz/LAS2006/.
Enquiries can be directed to lingsoccanterbury.ac.nz