conference announcement and call for papers

[Laura Wright]

The Sixth International Conference on Middle English

Date: 24-26 July 2008
Location:  Cambridge, England
Contact:  Laura Wright
Contact email:   icome6 at english.cam.ac.uk
Meeting URL:   http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/icome6/
Linguistic Fields:  Middle English

Meeting Description:

The sixth Internation Conference on Middle English will be held at the 
English Faculty of the University of Cambridge, UK, 24-26 July 2008. 
Like its predecessors, ICOME6 will include sessions on Middle English 
language and linguistics, textual studies, and literature. The 
conference begins on Thursday 24th July and finishes on Saturday 26th 
July.  Plenary papers will be given by the following:

Roger Lass (Cape Town)
Margaret Laing (Edinburgh)
Gabriella Mazzon (Cagliari)
Ad Putter (Bristol)


Participants are invited to submit proposals for 20-minute presentations 
(to be followed by 10-minute discussions) on any topic within the 
abovementioned areas. Such proposals should be submitted in the form of 
400-word abstracts and should be sent to the organising committee by the 
31st January 2008. Abstracts should be in .doc or .rtf format
(preferably in Times 12 fonts) and sent by e-mail to 
icome6 at english.cam.ac.uk. Notice of acceptance will be sent in March 
2008. Participants can also submit proposals for workshops or panels on 
specific topics; such proposals should reach the organising committee no 
later than the 27th December 2007.
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