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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">18th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-18)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">First announcement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">ICEHL-18 will take place at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium, 14-<span style="color:#1F497D">18</span> July 2014 (academic programme 14-17 July).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Plenary speakers</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="FR" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="FR">Maria Jose Lopez-Couso (University of Santiago de Compostela) (</span><a href="http://www.usc-vlcg.es/MXLC.htm"><span lang="FR">http://www.usc-vlcg.es/MXLC.htm</span></a><span lang="FR">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Robert Fulk (Indiana University, Bloomington)
</span><a href="http://www.iub.edu/~engweb/faculty/profile_rFulk.shtml"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.iub.edu/~engweb/faculty/profile_rFulk.shtml</span></a><span lang="EN-US">).
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Peter Grund (University of Kansas) (</span><a href="http://www.english.ku.edu/people/grund-peter-j/index.shtml"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.english.ku.edu/people/grund-peter-j/index.shtml</span></a><span lang="EN-US">).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Anthony Warner (The University of York) (</span><a href="http://www.york.ac.uk/language/people/academic-research/anthony-warner/"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.york.ac.uk/language/people/academic-research/anthony-warner/</span></a><span lang="EN-US">).
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Charles Boberg (McGill University) <a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/linguistics/sites/mcgill.ca.linguistics/files/boberg_webpage.pdf">
http://www.mcgill.ca/linguistics/sites/mcgill.ca.linguistics/files/boberg_webpage.pdf</a><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US">Presentation formats<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Full papers will be allowed 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for discussion. Posters will be presented in a special session and remain on display during the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Submission of abstracts and workshop proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts and workshop proposals can be submitted from 1 May onwards. The deadline for abstract submissions is November 30, 2013; proposals for workshops are invited by 30 September. Notification of acceptance of workshop
proposals will be given by 30 October. Notification of acceptance of abstracts will be sent out by 15 February 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Further particulars will follow. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Workshops<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A total of four workshops can be scheduled (one per day). Further particulars to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Conference website</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Under construction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Email address: </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:icehl18@arts.kuleuven.be">icehl18@arts.kuleuven.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Registration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Registration for the conference opens on February 15, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Travel and Accommodation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Further particulars to follow<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Organizing committee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hubert Cuyckens<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hendrik De Smet<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Liesbet Heyvaert<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peter Petré<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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