LACUS Forum 29 Announcement

[Sydney Lamb]

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LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES (LACUS)
ASSOCIATION DE LINGUISTIQUE DU CANADA ET DES ETATS-UNIS (ALCEU)

THE TWENTY-NINTH LACUS FORUM

To Be Held at the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

July 30 - August 3, 2002

Conference Theme: LINGUISTICS AND THE REAL WORLD

FEATURED SPEAKERS
   Carrie Cameron, President, Culture and Communication
   Adele Goldberg, University of Illinois
   George Heidorn, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research

CALL FOR PAPERS
   While papers relating to the conference theme are especially
invited, abstracts are welcomed on all subjects in linguistics
and interdisciplinary areas involving language. Papers accepted
for the program will be scheduled for either 15 minutes or 25
minutes, with 5 minutes allowed for discussion.

   The following list of topics relating to the theme is
intended as suggestive rather than comprehensive:

LINGUISTICS AND THE REAL WORLD

1. The real-world use of language:
        Conversational interaction
        Corpus linguistics
2. Real-world applications of linguistics:
        Enhancing intercultural communication
        Enhancing intracultural communication
                Legaleze, User manuals, etc.
        Language teaching
        Language maintenance and revitalization
        Computational Linguistics
                Translation, Grammar Checking,
                Artificial Intelligence,
                Automatic Speech Recognition and Production
        Other commercial applications:
                Naming, Speech recognition and generation,
                Input methods for Chinese characters, etc.
        Applied lexicography
3. Real-world evidence in linguistics, including
        Experimental phonetics, Psychoacoustics,
        Psycholinguistics
4. The neurological basis of language

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS

Maximum length: 400 words (not including references). References
should be limited to two or three (additional references may be
included on a separate page, but in that case they will not
appear in the meeting handbook.) Please do not include tables or
figures in the abstract.

Anonymity: The abstract should not identify the author(s).

What to Submit: Please submit abstracts only by e-mail.
Preferably, send the abstract as an e-mail attachment, in
rich text format (.rtf) or the equivalent.

Accompanying Information: In the body of your e-mail (not
part of the attachment) send the following information:
 1. Author's name(s) and affiliation(s).
 2. Title of paper.
 3. Presentation time desired -- 15 or 25 minutes.
 4. Audio-visual equipment required (beyond overhead
    projector).
 5. Eligibility for prize (if applicable -- see below).
 6. Name a topic (or two topics) to identify the area(s) in
which your paper lies. Choose a topic name from the list above,
or feel free to name another topic if you are submitting an
abstract that does not fit the conference theme.

Where to Submit: lois.stanford at ualberta.ca

Those without access to e-mail should send the abstract and
accompanying information via snail mail, to:

 Lois Stanford, Chair, LACUS Conference Committee
 Linguistics Department, 4-32 Assiniboia Hall
 University of Alberta
 Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E7, Canada

Due Date for Abstracts: 15 January 2002

DESIRABLE PROPERTIES OF ABSTRACTS

Evaluators of abstracts will appreciate your attention to
these desiderata:
  Informative but brief title
  Clear statement of the problem or questions addressed
  Clear statement of the main point(s) or argument(s)
  Informative examples
  Clear indication of relevance to related work
  Avoidance of jargon and polemic
  References to literature (not included in 450-word limit)

ELIGIBILITY
    You do not have to be a member of LACUS to submit an
abstract. If your abstract is accepted, you must be a
member to present your paper at the meeting. Members
will automaticallly receive the publication resulting from
the conference.

SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS
  Proposals for panels or special sessions or workshops or
tutorials are also welcome. Please contact Lois Stanford
<lois.stanford at ualberta.ca> or Syd Lamb (lamb at rice.edu) right
away with your ideas.

PRESIDENTS' PRIZES
  Continuing a tradition started by the late Kenneth Pike, a
committee consisting of the President, the President-Elect, and
former Presidents of LACUS will select the winner of the annual
Presidents' Prize, with an award of $500, for 'the best paper'
by a junior scholar. For purposes of this prize, 'junior
scholar' is defined as one who has had a doctoral degree or its
equivalent for less than five years.

The Presidents' Predoctoral prize, with an award of $100, will
be given for 'the best paper' by a student who has not yet
received a doctor's degree.

For purposes of these prizes, 'best paper' is defined as that
which in the judgement of the committee makes the most important
contribution to knowledge. Organization and presentation may
also be considered.

The prizes will be awarded at the annual banquet, to be held at
the end of the meeting, Saturday, August 3rd.

Only single-authored presentations will be considered for
prizes. A person who has won the same prize twice will no longer
be eligible.

Junior scholars and predoctoral scholars should identify their
status in the e-mail message sent in with the abstracts, to
indicate their eligibility for one of the prizes.

FINANCIAL AID
   Limited funds to assist scholars coming from countries with
weak currencies may be available.  For information contact the
Conference Committee Chair.

PUBLICATION
   A panel of referees will select certain papers presented at
the meeting for publication, with appropriate revisions, in
LACUS Forum XXIX.

VENUE
  The University of Toledo is located near the intersection of
Interstate highways 80/90 and 75, about one hour south by car
from Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario.  The URL for the
University of Toledo is http://www.utoledo.edu

ACCOMMODATIONS
  Low-cost housing will be available on campus, and
accommodations will also be available in nearby motels. Watch
the lacus web site (www.lacus.org) for further information.

FURTHER INFORMATION
   Updated conference information will be posted to the LACUS
website at approximately the beginning of every month from now
until July next. See http://www.lacus.org or
http://www.glendon.yorku.ca/lacus (mirror site)

Detailed information will be sent to all LACUS members
and to nonmember authors of accepted abstracts in March.

ADDRESS QUESTIONS about the conference program to:
  Lois Stanford <lois.stanford at ualberta.ca>
ADDRESS QUESTIONS about Toledo and local arrangements to
  Douglas Coleman <douglas.coleman at utoledo.edu>

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:
  Lois Stanford, University of Alberta, Chair
  Ruth Brend, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Lilly Chen, Rice University
  Douglas Coleman, University of Toledo
  Sydney Lamb, Rice University
  Adam Makkai, University of Illinois at Chicago
  William Sullivan, University of Florida