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<DIV><FONT size=2>THE 26TH ANNUAL </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>CALL FOR PAPERS<BR><BR>November 2, 3 and 4,
2001<BR><BR>Keynote Speaker: Susan Carey, New York University<BR>Plenary
Speaker: Daniel A. Dinnsen, Indiana
University<BR>*************************************************************************************<BR>All
topics in the fields of first and second language acquisition from
all<BR>theoretical perspectives will be fully considered,
including:<BR><BR>Bilingualism </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Cognition & Language </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Creoles & Pidgins </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Discourse </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Exceptional Languages</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Input &Interaction </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Language Disorders</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Linguistic Theory (Syntax, Semantics, Phonology,
Morphology, Lexicon)<BR>Literacy &
Narrative<BR></FONT>Neurolinguistics<BR></FONT><FONT
size=2>Pragmatics</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Pre-linguistic Development<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>Signed
Languages<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>Sociolinguistics<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>Speech
Perception & Production<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Abstracts submitted must represent original, unpublished
research.<BR>Presentations will be 20 minutes long, plus 10 minutes for
questions.<BR><BR>PLEASE SUBMIT:<BR><BR>1) Ten copies of an anonymous, clearly
titled 450-word summary<BR> for review;<BR><BR>2) One copy of
a 150-word abstract for use in the conference<BR> program book
if your abstract is accepted. If your paper is<BR> accepted,
this abstract will be scanned into the conference<BR>
handbook. No changes in title or authors will be
possible<BR> after acceptance.<BR><BR>3) For EACH author, one
copy of the information form printed<BR> at the bottom of this
sheet.<BR><BR>Please include e-mail address or a self-addressed, stamped
postcard for<BR>acknowledgment of receipt. Notice of acceptance or rejection
will be sent<BR>in early August, by US mail. Pre-registration materials
and preliminary<BR>schedule will be available in late August, 2001.<BR><BR>All
authors who present papers at the conference will be invited to<BR>contribute
their papers to the Proceedings volumes. Those papers will<BR>be due in January,
2002.<BR><BR>Note: All conference papers will be selected on the basis of
abstracts<BR>submitted. Although each abstract will be evaluated individually,
we<BR>will attempt to honor requests to schedule accepted papers together<BR>in
group sessions.<BR><BR>DEADLINE: All submissions must be received by May 15,
2001.<BR><BR>Send submissions to:<BR><BR>Boston University<BR>Conference on
Language Development<BR>704 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 101<BR>Boston, MA
02215<BR>U.S.A.<BR><BR>Telephone: (617) 353-3085<BR>e-mail: <A
href="mailto:langconf@acs.bu.edu">langconf@acs.bu.edu</A><BR><BR>(We regret that
we cannot accept abstract submissions by fax or e-mail.)<BR><BR>Information
regarding the conference may be accessed at<BR><A
href="http://web.bu.edu/LINGUISTICS/APPLIED/conference.html">http://web.bu.edu/LINGUISTICS/APPLIED/conference.html</A><BR><BR>**************************************************************************<BR>Author
Information<BR><BR>(Please include a typed sheet containing the following
information for<BR>EACH author)<BR><BR>Title:<BR><BR>Full
name:<BR><BR>Affiliation:<BR><BR>Current work address (for publication in
handbook)<BR><BR>Current e-mail (required):<BR><BR>Current phone number
(required):<BR><BR>Summer address if different, and dates:<BR><BR>Summer e-mail
(required):<BR><BR>Summer phone (required):<BR><BR><BR> To accommodate as
many papers as possible, we reserve the right to limit<BR>each submitter to one
first authorship and if circumstances warrant, to<BR>limit each submitter to two
papers in any authorship status.<BR><BR> Please indicate whether, if your
paper is not one of the 90 initially<BR>selected for presentation, you would be
willing to be considered as an<BR>alternate. (If you indicate that you are
willing to be considered, this<BR>does not commit you to accepting alternate
status if it should be offered<BR>to you.)<BR><BR>_____ Yes, consider me as an
alternate if necessary<BR>_____ No, please do not consider me as an
alternate<BR><BR>Please indicate how you wish to receive the 2002 Call for
Papers:<BR><BR>____e-mail/electronic ___surface mail ____
both<BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>