Call for Papers: GALANA

[Kamil Ud Deen]

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The University of Hawai`i at Manoa's
Department of Linguistics & Department of Second Language Studies

announce the inaugural conference of

GENERATIVE APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE ACQUISITION--NORTH AMERICA

17, 18, 19 & 20 December 2004
Honolulu, Hawai`i

www.ling.hawaii.edu/galana/

GALANA is a conference devoted to research on all aspects of
language acquisition within the framework of generative grammar.
Its two principal aims are (i) to bring together generative
researchers in all acquisition subfields, and (ii) to promote
student participation among up-coming generative acquisitionists.

      * Plenary Speaker: Nina Hyams, UCLA
      * Plenary Speaker: Rex A. Sprouse, Indiana University
      * Tutorial Leader: Luigi Rizzi, University of Siena
        (morning of 17 December, devoted to a syntax topic)

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 2 AUGUST 2004

Abstracts are invited for generative research in all
acquisition subfields--L1 acquisition, L2 acquisition,
bilingualism, creoles and pidgins, and language disorders:

* Regular Talk Sessions
* Three Thematic Sessions:
     <> Child L2 Acquisition
     <> Phonological Interfaces
     <> Acquisition of Mood/Aspect
* Regular Poster Sessions
* Special PhD Poster Session

ALL TALKS: 20 minutes long plus a 10-minute question period
POSTERS:   on display all day (with one attended session during that day)

      Student paper/poster presenters: eligible to apply
      for an NSF-sponsored TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP.

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ABSTRACTS SHOULD BE:
* received by 2 August 2004
* anonymous and titled
* not more than 500 words with examples, tables, etc. (provide word count)
* submitted electronically as a PDF document to: galana at hawaii.edu
* accompanied by a 300-word DOC or RTF summary--with title and author(s)
   (single-spaced, fully justified, in 12-point Times New Roman font)

WITHIN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL MESSAGE, PLEASE INCLUDE:
* title of submission, name(s) of author(s), and affiliation(s)
* each author's contact information: work address, email, phone, and fax
* whether your abstract is for a talk, a poster, or either
* which Thematic Session, if any, your abstract could be considered for
* if eligible, whether you are applying for a TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP
   (application form to be available soon)

IMPORTANT DATES:
* Acknowledgment of receipt: emailed within a few days of submission
* Notice of acceptance/rejection: emailed in mid-September
* Preliminary schedule and pre-registration: available early October
* Contributions to the Proceedings: due by mid-February 2005

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      www.ling.hawaii.edu/galana/

Inquiries may also be directed to:

      GALANA 2004
      University of Hawai`i
      1890 East-West Road
      Moore Hall 569
      Honolulu, HI  96822
      USA

      Phone: (808) 956-9730
      Email: galana at hawaii.edu

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