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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>CALL FOR PAPERS </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Special issue of the journal 'Lingua' on:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Sign language classifiers</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Guest editors: Gary Morgan & Bencie Woll (City University, London)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Scope of the Issue:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>There has been much interest in the linguistic description of classifiers in sign languages in recent years. In particular, the question of understanding the polymorphemic structure of these constructions, their use in syntax and role in encoding topographic information have been central areas of research. The aim of this special issue is to address these and related questions with particular emphasis on linguistic and psycholinguistic analysis and data. </FONT></P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2> * Syntactic analysis of classifiers </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2> * Cross-linguistic comparison of classifiers </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2> * The role of clasifiers in discourse </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2> * First language acquisition of classifiers </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2> * Language impairment and classifiers </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Abstracts for proposd manuscripts (not more than 1000 words) should be sent to Gary Morgan, as below before December 1st 2003. </FONT></P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to submit a full manuscript </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>conforming to the editorial requirments of the journal 'Lingua' by April 1st 2004. All manuscripts will be peer reviewed by 'Lingua'. </FONT></P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Submissions and enquiries to: </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Gary Morgan </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>G.Morgan@city.ac.uk </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Important dates. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Deadline for submission of article abstract: December 1st, 2003 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Deadline for submission of article: April 1st, 2004 </FONT>
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