LACUS 2006 Toronto

[Sydney Lamb]

(Sorry if duplicate -- multiple lists)

Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States
Association de Linguistique du Canada et des Etats-Unis

THE THIRTY-THIRD LACUS FORUM

University of Toronto
July 31 - August 4 (Monday-Friday), 2006

Conference Theme: VARIABILITY

Special Sessions are planned on subordinate themes:
	(1) Neurolinguistics
	(2) Human (Hard-Science) Linguistics

INVITED SPEAKERS

Jack Chambers, University of Toronto
  Dialect differences in English across the Niagara Peninsula
Dennis Preston, Michigan State University
  Why don't you understand your own language?
Ron Smyth, University of Toronto
  What makes some English speakers sound as if they are gay
Sali Tagliamonte, University of Toronto
  Variation in the English in different Toronto neighbourhoods

CALL FOR PAPERS

LACUS especially invites abstracts relating to the conference
theme or one of the subordinate themes, but welcomes abstracts
on other linguistic topics. In keeping with LACUS tradition,
papers are especially welcomed on interdisciplinary topics and
on innovative ideas or unpopular views.

WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS

Suggestions are invited for workshops and tutorials. Please
contact Douglas Coleman <douglas.coleman at utoledo.edu> or Syd
Lamb (lamb at rice.edu) right away with your ideas.

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS

Papers accepted for the program will be scheduled for either 15
minutes or 25 minutes, with 5 minutes allowed for discussion.

Due Date for Abstracts: 15 January 2006. Earlier submission is
strongly encouraged.

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 will not appear in the meeting
handbook.) 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 Word,
WordPerfect, or rich text format.

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. Special audio-visual requirements (anything other
     than overhead projector or PowerPoint capability).
  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.

Where to Submit: Douglas W. Coleman <douglas.coleman at utoledo.edu>
(Or, if no e-mail access:
	Department of English
	University of Toledo
	Toledo, OH 43606-3390 USA

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

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 automatically receive the publication resulting from
the conference.

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 and the quality of the abstract
are also considered.

The prizes will be awarded at the annual banquet, to be held at the end of
the meeting, Saturday, August 5th.

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

Thanks to the Ruth Brend Memorial Fund, limited assistance may be
available for scholars from countries with weak currencies who submit
strong abstracts. For information, contact the Conference Committee Chair,
Douglas Coleman.

PUBLICATION

A selection of the papers presented at the meeting (not to include
write-ups of tutorial/workshop presentations) will be chosen by a panel of
referees for publication, with appropriate revisions, in LACUS Forum
XXXIII.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodations will be available in the university's Chestnut Residence,
formerly a hotel, in downtown Toronto. at the rate of Can$84 plus tax for
single occupancy, Can$94 plus tax for double occupancy. Rooms contain
either one or two double beds. These prices include complimentary full
breakfast.

The rooms at the Chestnut Residence do not have TV and they have weekly
(not daily) maid service.

Reservations must be made, by phoning the hotel at 416-977-0707, by June
1, 2006. Tell them you are making reservations for the LACUS meeting.
Requests received after the cut-off date may be honored subject to
availability.

Parking is available at the Chestnut Residence for Can$23 per day. One can
park a few blocks away at a University lot for Can$48.75 per week.
Arrangements for the latter may be made through the Department of
Linguistics -- contact Peter Reich.

Across the street is the Metropolitan Hotel, with TV in rooms and daily
maid service.

Watch the LACUS web site (www.lacus.org) for further information as it
becomes available.

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.

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 Douglas
Coleman <douglas.coleman at utoledo.edu>.

ADDRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS at the University of
Toronto to the local host: Peter Reich
<peter.reich at utoronto.ca>.


CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:

Douglas W. Coleman, University of Toledo, Chair
David C. Bennett, SOAS, London
Peter Reich, University of Toronto
Lilly Chen, Rice University
Sheila Embleton, York University
Toby Griffen, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Sydney Lamb, Rice University
Bill Spruiell, Central Michigan University
Lois Stanford, University of Alberta
William J Sullivan, U Wroclawski & U Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej