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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:center"
align="center"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The 8th
annual meeting of</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span
style="font-variant:small-caps">The Language and Social
Interaction Working
Group</span> (LANSI)</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:center"
align="center"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Teachers
College, Columbia University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:center"
align="center"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">New York
City</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">October 12-13 (Fri & Sat),
2018</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center"
align="center">INVITED
SPEAKERS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
Mincho";mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN" lang="EN">Rebecca Clift (University of Essex)</span></p>
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style="mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
Mincho";mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN" lang="EN">Srikant Sarangi (Cardiff University)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-autospace:none">LANSI brings together scholars and students
working on
naturally-occurring data within the broad area of language and
social
interaction. In keeping with the LANSI spirit of diversity and
dialog, we
welcome abstracts from colleagues working on a variety of topics
using
discourse analytic approaches that include but are not limited to
conversation
analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology,
and critical
discourse analysis. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words
and should
include descriptions of the following aspects of the study:
(1) problem(s) being addressed; (2) central claim(s); (3) data
source(s) and analytic approach(es); (4) a short piece of data to
support the
main argument; (5) implication(s) of the findings. Please also
include a
50-word summary. Abstracts will be blind-reviewed on the basis of
clarity,
specificity, originality, and the inclusion of the required
components. Papers
will be presented within a 15 or 20-minute slot with an additional
10 or 5 minutes
for discussion.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">Deadline for electronic submission is <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">May 31, 2018</b>. Notification of acceptance or
non-acceptance will be
sent via email by July 15, 2018. For additional information and to
submit an
abstract, please visit: <a href="http://www.tc.edu/lansi"><span
style="color:#852302">www.tc.edu/lansi</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-autospace:none">Conference Co-chairs</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-autospace:none">Hansun Zhang Waring</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-autospace:none">Di Yu</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-autospace:none">Carol Lo</p>
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text-autospace:none">Allie King</p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dr. Hansun Zhang Waring
Director of Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Associate Professor of Linguistics and Education
Box 66, Teachers College, Columbia University
525 W. 120 Street New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212)678-8128
Fax: (212)678-3428
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolal/">http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolal/</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tc.edu/lansi/">http://www.tc.edu/lansi/</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://twitter.com/lansi_tc">https://twitter.com/lansi_tc</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/index.htm?facid=hz30">http://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/index.htm?facid=hz30</a>
NEW BOOK: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138657441">https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138657441</a></pre>
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