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CALL FOR PAPERS<br>
53rd Annual Conference of the<br>
INTERNATIONAL LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION<br>
April 11-13, 2008<br>
SUNY College at Old Westbury<br>
Old Westbury, NY 11568<br>
LANGUAGE POLICY AND LANGUAGE PLANNING<br>
<br>
Plenary Speakers<br>
Guy Dumas,<br>
Associate Deputy Minister Responsible for the application of language
policy for the Quebec Government<br>
<b>Richard Bourhis</b>, Université de Montréal Québec<br>
<b>Ofelia Garcia</b>, Teachers College, Columbia University<br>
<b>Serafin Coronel-Molina</b>, Indiana University<br>
<br>
Language Policy involves any action established by a society regarding
language use and form in public contexts as determined by convention
and/or laws administered within national and local governments, the
courts, the workplace, the media, and education systems. Matters of
interest to Language Planning include policies on official language,
the use and form of minority languages, which languages will be taught
in the school system, and bilingualism planning; as well as the
linguistic industries driven by the market in the process of
globalization. Under this rubric, abstracts of not more than 425 words
are solicited on such topics as:<br>
<br>
Language Planning and Globalization<br>
Spanish in the United States<br>
French and English in Canada<br>
Indigenous /Endangered/Minority languages<br>
Languages in Contact<br>
Pidgins and Creoles<br>
Language Planning in Education<br>
Policies on Bilingualism<br>
Official Language Policy<br>
Creoles and Standardization<br>
Human and Machine Translation Industry<br>
Language Planning and Human Development<br>
Immigrant Languages<br>
Dialects and Standardization<br>
<br>
While papers on the main topic are particularly welcome, individuals
are encouraged to submit abstracts on any subject in theoretical and
applied linguistics.<br>
Submit abstracts in an anonymous, titled, single-spaced attachment of
not more than 425 words in length, with name, address and affiliation
in the body of an email. Please send abstract as a camera-ready
attachment (in a Microsoft Word file, if possible) to the conference
coordinator, Annika Wendt (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:annikawendt@yahoo.com">annikawendt@yahoo.com</a>).
Within the body of
the email, please also indicate any audio-visual equipment needed.<br>
Those wishing to propose panels or special sessions should contact the
conference chair, Kathleen O’Connor-Bater
(<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:oconnorbaterk@oldwestbury.edu">oconnorbaterk@oldwestbury.edu</a>)
before submitting an abstract for the
panel together with abstracts for each of the constituent papers.<br>
Time allotted will be 20 minutes for delivery of the paper plus 5
minutes discussion.<br>
Deadline for receipt of abstracts is January 15, 2008.<br>
For up-coming conference information, see ILA website (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.ilaword.org">www.ilaword.org</a>).
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