<div dir="ltr">Dear <span>Linganth</span> Members,<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Below is our second Call for Papers for the 62nd Annual Conference of the ILA. The theme is Language and the Brain. Please note that the ILA accepts all submissions in other areas of linguistics and linguistic anthropology.<br><br>Please submit your proposals by February 18, 2017 and share this call with colleagues!<br><br></div>Thanks,<br></div>Jo Anne Kleifgen, President, ILA<br>Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Education<br>Teachers College, Columbia University<br clear="all"><br>---------------<br>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><b><span>62<sup>nd</sup> Annual Conference of the
International Linguistic Association </span></b></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><b><span>City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
May 26-28, 2017</span></b></font></p><font size="2">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><b><span>Second Call for Papers</span></b></font></p>
<br><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Major Theme</u>: </b><span> </span><b>Language
and the Brain: coding, understanding, and processing</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">This
conference focuses on language and the brain, investigating language coding,
understanding, and processing across the human lifespan. The ILA invites
submissions which discuss the theoretical, methodological and practical issues facing
investigators working in this area.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Neural biological foundation of language</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Language and memory</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eye movements and language processing</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brain imaging technology and language processing</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Neurobiology and language and age</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Modeling language and cognition</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Language development</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Language disorders</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reading and literacy development</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bilingualism and the brain </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In keeping with the ILA tradition, we also invite individual
papers or posters on other areas of linguistics.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt;line-height:14.4pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><b><u><span>Plenary Speakers</span></u></b></p>
<ul><li><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span>Colin
Brian Blakemore, University of London</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span>Kara
Federmeier, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span>Huang
Guowen,<span> </span>South China Agricultural
University</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span>Liu
Meichun, City University of Hong Kong</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span>Ovid J.L. Tzeng, University System of Taiwan/Institute of Linguistics, Academia
Sinica</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span>Wang
Shiy</span><span>u</span><span>an, Hong Kong Polytechnic University/UC Berkeley</span></li></ul>
<br><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Workshops for
Teachers</u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pedagogical grammar based on tagmemics: Alice Deakins of
William Paterson University and colleagues.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Vocabulary development based on different principles of
lexical organization: Kate Parry of Hunter College, CUNY and colleagues.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Guidelines for
Proposals</u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">A
paper or poster title and abstract of between 300 and 400 words, excluding
references, is required along with a summary abstract for the conference
booklet of no more than 150 words. The author's name, institutional
affiliation, mailing address, and phone number must also be included. Proposals
will be blind-reviewed for quality and originality. Submissions should contain mainly
new material and must not have been published previously in order to be
considered.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">All
proposals should be emailed in a MSWord (.doc, .docx) file and using “ILA2017”
in the subject line, to Ms Annika Wendt, ILA Secretary at <a href="mailto:awendt@ilaword.org">awendt@ilaword.org</a> by
<b>February 18, 2017</b>.<span> </span>Proposal acceptances will be sent by <b>March 11, 2017</b>. The author(s) whose
proposals have been accepted for the ILA Annual Conference must register before
the <b>March 28</b> registration deadline
in order to be included in the Conference Program. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:10.74pt"><b>Proposal deadline:<span> </span><span> </span></b>Saturday,
February 18, 2017</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:10.74pt"><b>Notification of acceptance: <span></span></b>Saturday, March 11, 2017</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:10.74pt"><b>Registration requirement: <span> </span></b>Presenters’ registration fees must be
received by<span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:10.74pt"><b><span> </span><span> </span></b>Tuesday, March 28, 2017</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Send abstracts of proposals to: Ms Annika Wendt, ILA
Secretary at <a href="mailto:awendt@ilaword.org">awendt@ilaword.org</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Send inquiries to one of the Co-Chairs: Jo Anne Kleifgen,
<a href="mailto:jk217@columbia.edu">jk217@columbia.edu</a> <span></span></p> Jonathan Webster, <a href="mailto:ctjjw@cityu.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">ctjjw@cityu.edu</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext">.hk</span></span><span></span><span style="font-size:14pt"><span><br></span><span></span></span><span> Liu Meichun,
<a href="mailto:Meichliu@cityu.edu.hk">Meichliu@cityu.edu.hk</a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Conference
Registration Information</u></b><u> </u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Pre-Registration fees
(received on or before March 28, 2017)</b></p>
<ul><li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">ILA Members: US$200
(conference fee for paid-up 2017 ILA members)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Non-Members: US$260
(includes conference fee & US$60 membership with 1 yr. <i>WORD</i> subscription)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Graduate Students/Retirees:
US$130 (includes conference fee & US$30 membership with 1 yr. <i>WORD</i> subscription)</span><b> </b>
</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Registration fees
after March 28, 2017 and on-site:</b></p>
<ul><li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">ILA Members: US$250
(conference fee for paid-up 2017 ILA members)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Non-Members:
US$310 (conference fee + US$60 membership with 1 yr. <i>WORD</i> subscription)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Graduate Students/Retirees:
US$160 (conference fee + US$30 membership with 1 yr. <i>WORD</i> subscription)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Undergraduate
Students: US$10</span><b> </b>
</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><b>ONE DAY Registration
(on-site):</b></p>
<ul><li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Members and
Non-Members: US$100</span></li><li><span style="font-family:symbol"><span><span style="font:7pt "times new roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Graduate Students and Retirees: US$75</span><b><span></span></b></li></ul>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal">For more about the International Linguistic Association,
visit <a href="http://www.ilaword.org">www.ilaword.org</a></p>
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<br clear="all"></div></div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" color="#888888"><font style="font-family:georgia,serif" size="2">Jo Anne Kleifgen, Professor Emerita, Linguistics and Education<br>Teachers College, Columbia University<br><br>525 W. 120th St.<br>
Box 211<br>New York, NY 10027</font></font><font size="2"><br></font><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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