BLS 30 -- Call for Papers

[Berkeley Linguistics Society]

The Berkeley Linguistics Society is pleased to announce its Thirtieth
Annual Meeting, to be held February 13-16, 2004.  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*
       Alice Harris, SUNY Stony Brook
       Bruce Hayes, University of California, Los Angeles
       Elizabeth Hume, Ohio State University
       Dan Jurafsky, University of Colorado, Boulder & Stanford University

*PARASESSION*
"Conceptual Structure and Cognition in Grammatical Theory"
The Parasession invites submissions addressing the following question: to
what extent and in what ways can findings from cognitive science and
psychology be integrated into formalisms for linguistic analysis? Papers
representing all views and approaches are sought. Those that address both
experimental data and formal theoretical models are particularly welcomed.

   *Invited Speakers*
       Adele Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
       Alec Marantz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
       3rd speaker TBA
       4th speaker TBA

*SPECIAL SESSION* -- "Morphology of Native American Languages"
The Special Session covers the morphology of native languages of the
Americas. Papers in all areas of morphological inquiry, from all
approaches, are welcomed.

   *Invited Speakers*
       Andrew Garrett, University of California, Berkeley
       Monica Macaulay, University of Wisconsin, Madison
       3rd speaker TBA

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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, 2004.
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 not including data and references. 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 where notification of acceptance should be mailed (Dec 2003)
 (6)  contact phone number for each author
 (7)  email address for each author
  ***for General Session submissions only***
 (8a) subfield (syntax, phonology, etc.)
  ***for Para-/Special Session submissions only***
 (8b) 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 30 Abstracts Committee
      University of California
      Linguistics Department
      1203 Dwinelle Hall
      Berkeley, CA  94720-2650

Abstracts must be received in our office (not postmarked) by 5:00 p.m.,
December 3, 2003. We cannot accept faxed abstracts. Abstracts submitted
via e-mail are also accepted. Only those abstracts formatted as ASCII
text, PDF or Microsoft Word (Mac version preferred) can be accepted.
Electronically submitted abstracts should have the author's name as
filename. 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 1, 2004:
     Students      $20
     Non-students  $40

Received after February 1, 2004:
     Students      $25
     Non-students  $55

 *SEND ADVANCE REGISTRATION TO*
      BLS 30 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 12/1/03***

We may be contacted by    e-mail: bls at socrates.berkeley.edu.
                       Phone/Fax: 510-642-5808
                         website: http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/