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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">CALL FOR PAPERS<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" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US">Welcome to the 18th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics. 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <b>Plenary speakers</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>
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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]><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">).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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]><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">).
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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">Marit Westergaard (University of Tromso) (<a href="http://ansatte.uit.no/marit.westergaard/">http://ansatte.uit.no/marit.westergaard/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US">Conference website: <a href="http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/ling/ICEHL18/">
http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/ling/ICEHL18/</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US">Conference email: </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:icehl18@arts.kuleuven.be">icehl18@arts.kuleuven.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Presentation formats: </span></b><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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Submission of abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts for General Session papers and posters can be submitted from 1 May to 30 November 2013 through the EasyAbs abstract submission facility
<a href="http://linguistlist.org/confservices/ICEHL18">http://linguistlist.org/confservices/ICEHL18</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts for workshop papers need to be sent to the workshop convenor by 30 September; after acceptance of the workshop, abstracts need to be submitted through
<a href="http://linguistlist.org/confservices/ICEHL18">http://linguistlist.org/confservices/ICEHL18</a> by 30 November 2013. Notifications of acceptance of all abstracts will be sent out by 15 February 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts should not exceed 400 words (exclusive of references) and should clearly state research questions, approach, method, data and (expected) results. Abstracts should also list up to five keywords.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts will not be edited for typing, spelling, or grammatical errors after submission. Therefore, abstracts should comply with the following layout requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Abstracts must be single-spaced and fully justified. The standard font will be Calibri, size 11. The margins will be 2,54 top/bottom and 1,91 left/right (Moderate in MS Word).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- References will have a hanging indent of 1,27 cm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Submit the abstract as a .doc, .docx or .odt document. If it contains special characters, please send a PDF version to
<a href="mailto:icehl18@arts.kuleuven.be">icehl18@arts.kuleuven.be</a>.. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Proposals for workshops are invited by 30 September 2013. The address for submission is
<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"><span lang="EN-US">Notification of acceptance/rejection will be given by 30 October 2013. After a workshop proposal has been accepted, the convenors will be requested to invite their participants to submit their abstracts through the abstract
submission facility EasyAbs <a href="http://linguistlist.org/confservices/ICEHL18">
http://linguistlist.org/confservices/ICEHL18</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">by 30 November 2013. These abstracts will be evaluated individually by the Scientific Committee and the convenors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Workshop proposals should contain:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">a 1000-word description of the topic (including the research questions to be addressed) and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">a (provisional) list of workshop participants and 400-word abstracts of their papers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We encourage workshop convenors to distribute an open call for papers on the LinguistList (announce your Call for Papers as a session of ICEHL18) and other fora.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Since we want conference participants to be able to attend individual workshop presentations, ICEHL18 workshops have to be compatible with the main conference schedule. This means that the format of the workshops must
be organized around 30 minute presentations (20 min. + 10 min. discussion). Workshops ideally contain 8 to 10 slots and comprise:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">an introductory paper by the convenor(s) or by a key-note speaker, which summarizes previous research, specifies the approach(es) to be taken and sets the scope of the papers to be presented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6 to eight papers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">a slot for final discussion on the topics covered by the papers, methodological issues and questions for future research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Further details can be discussed with the ICEHL18 organizing committee.<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">Multiple papers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">One person may submit a single-authored abstract, a single-authored abstract and a co-authored one (not as first author) or two co-authored abstracts (only one as first author). Note that keynote papers within workshops
count as ordinary papers. Presentations will be 20 minutes plus 10 minutes question time.<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">Evaluation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Workshop proposals contain the names of convenors and participants and will be evaluated and ranked by members of the Scientific Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts submitted to the general session and to the poster session will be evaluated by two members of the Scientific Committee. Workshop papers receive two evaluations by Scientifc Committee members and one by the
workshop convenors.<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">Information to follow. Please check the conference website for updates.
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Local organizing committee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hubert Cuyckens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/ling/fest/members/hendrik-desmet/fest-member-hendrik-desmet" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Hendrik De Smet</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/ling/fest/members/liesbet-heyvaert/fest-member-name-surname" target="_blank"><span lang="NL-BE" style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Liesbet Heyvaert</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/ling/fest/members/peter-petre/fest-member-name-surname" target="_blank"><span lang="NL-BE" style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Peter Petré</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/ling/fest/members/lauren-fonteyn/fest-member-name-surname" target="_blank"><span lang="NL-BE" style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Lauren Fonteyn</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/ling/fest/members/nikki-van-de-pol/fest-member-nikki-van-de-pol" target="_blank"><span lang="NL-BE" style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Nikki van de Pol</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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