Berkeley Linguistics Society Call for Papers

[Andrew Simpson]

The Berkeley Linguistics Society is pleased to announce its Twenty-Ninth
Annual Meeting, to be held February 14-17, 2003.  The conference will
consist of a General Session, a Parasession and a Special Session.

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*GENERAL SESSION*
The General Session will cover all areas of linguistic interest.  We
encourage proposals from diverse theoretical frameworks and also welcome
papers on language-related topics from disciplines such as Anthropology,
Cognitive Science, Literature, Neuroscience and Psychology.

          *Invited Speakers*
                    Judith Aissen, University of California, Santa Cruz
                    Mark Hale, Concordia University
                    Royal Skousen, Brigham Young University
                    Arnold Zwicky, Stanford University

*PARASESSION* -- Phonetic Sources of Phonological Patterns:
                 Synchronic and Diachronic Explanations
The Parasession invites submissions on the role of phonetics in shaping
phonological patterns. Papers representing all views and approaches are
sought. Those addressing the relative merits of synchronic and diachronic
explanations of phonetically-motivated phonological patterns are
particularly welcomed.

          *Invited Speakers*
                    Juliette Blevins, University of California, Berkeley
                    Charles Reiss, Concordia University
                    Donca Steriade, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

*SPECIAL SESSION* -- Minority and Diasporic Languages of Europe
The Special Session will cover minority and diasporic languages of Europe.
Languages of interest include minority, threatened and diasporic European
languages and dialects, in both Europe and former colonies and in
immigrant and heritage situations, as well as pidgins and creoles based on
languages spoken in Europe.  Proposals from linguistics and related fields
are encouraged.

          *Invited Speakers*
                    Julie Auger, Indiana University
                    J. Clancy Clements, Indiana University
                    Joshua Fishman, Yeshiva University

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***ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES***
Presented papers are published in the BLS Proceedings.  Authors agree to
provide camera-ready copy (not exceeding 12 pages) by May 15, 2003.
Presentations are allotted 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions.

An author may submit at most one single and one joint abstract.  In case
of joint authorship, one address should be designated for communication
with BLS. Abstracts should be as specific as possible, with a statement of
topic, approach and conclusions.  Abstracts may be at most four hundred
words.  The reverse side of the single page may be used for data and
references only. 10 copies of an anonymous, one-page (8.5"x11") abstract
should be sent,  along with a 3"x5" card listing:

           (1)          paper title
           (2)          session (General/Para/Special)
           (3)          name(s) of author(s)
           (4)          affiliation(s) of author(s)
           (5)          address whither notification of acceptance should
                        be mailed (Nov-Dec 2002)
           (6)          contact phone number for each author
           (7)          email address for each author
                     ***for General Session submissions only***
           (8)          subfield (syntax, phonology, etc.)
                     ***for Para-/Special Session submissions only***
           (9)          indication of whether you wish to have your
                        abstract considered for the General Session if
                        the organizers determine that your paper will not
                        fit the other sessions

                    *SEND ABSTRACTS TO*
                              BLS 29 Abstracts Committee
                              University of California
                              Linguistics Department
                              1203 Dwinelle Hall
                              Berkeley, CA  94720-2650

Abstracts must be received in our office (not postmarked) by 4:00 p.m.,
November 27, 2002.  We cannot accept faxed abstracts.  Abstracts submitted
via e-mail are also accepted.  Only those abstracts formatted as ASCII
text or a Microsoft Word (Mac version strongly preferred) attachment can
be accepted.  The text of the message must contain the information
requested in (1)-(9) above.  Electronic submissions may be sent to

                    ***bls at socrates.berkeley.edu***

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***REGISTRATION INFORMATION***
All attendees, including presenters, must register for the meeting. For
advance registration, we can accept only checks or money orders drawn on
US banks in US dollars, made payable to Berkeley Linguistics Society.

Received in our office by February 2, 2003:
                   Students       $20
                   Non-students   $40
Received after February 2, 2003:
                   Students       $25
                   Non-students   $55

                    *SEND ADVANCE REGISTRATION TO*
                              BLS 29 Registration
                              University of California
                              Linguistics Department
                              1203 Dwinelle Hall
                              Berkeley, CA  94720-2650

***BLS will arrange ASL interpretation if requested through
   bls at socrates.berkeley.edu before 12/1/02***

We may be contacted by e-mail at bls at socrates.berkeley.edu.



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Berkeley Linguistics Society
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Linguistics
1203 Dwinelle Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-2650
Phone/Fax: 510-642-5808

find information on BLS meetings and availability of proceedings at:
http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/
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