BLS 30 -- updated Call for Papers

[Berkeley Linguistics Society]

The Berkeley Linguistics Society is pleased to announce its 30th Annual
Meeting, to be held February 13-16, 2004. The conference will consist of a
General Session, a Parasession and a Special Session.

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:
       Melissa Bowerman, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
       Adele Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
       Alec Marantz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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
       Anthony Woodbury, University of Texas, Austin

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts must be received in our office (not postmarked) by

            *** 5:00 pm, December 3, 2003 ***

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, and may be at most 400 words (not
including data and references, which may be placed on the reverse side).
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 sent
     (6) phone number for each author
     (7) email address for each author
     (8) subfield (syntax, phonology, etc.)

          SEND ABSTRACTS TO
          BLS 30 Abstracts Committee
          1203 Dwinelle Hall
          Berkeley, CA 94720-2650

Abstracts may also be submitted via e-mail. 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, followed by the appropriate file extension. The text of the
message must contain the information requested in (1)-(8) above. We cannot
accept faxed abstracts.
Send electronic submissions to <bls at socrates.berkeley.edu>.

PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION
Presentations are allotted 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions.
Presented papers are published in the BLS Proceedings. Authors agree to
provide camera-ready copy (up to 12 pages) by May 15, 2004.

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

    Received in our office by February 1, 2004:
         Students     $20
         Non-students $40

    On-site, or received after February 1, 2004:
         Students     $25
         Non-students $55

         SEND ADVANCE REGISTRATION TO
         BLS 30 Registration
         1203 Dwinelle Hall
         Berkeley, CA 94720-2650

BLS will arrange ASL interpretation if requested before Dec. 1, 2003.

We may be contacted:

Email:     bls at socrates.berkeley.edu
Phone/Fax: 510-642-5808
Website:   www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/

Updates will be posted to our website. The conference schedule will be
posted in January.