<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear <span class="gmail-il">Linganth</span> Members,<br></div>Below
is our Final Call for Papers for the 63rd Annual Conference of the
International Linguistic Association. The theme next year is Language
and Religion. Please note that the ILA accepts all submissions in <u>other areas</u> of linguistics and linguistic anthropology.<br><div><div><br></div><div>The deadline has been extended to February<span class="gmail-m_-8818677818827002975gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-m_-8818677818827002975gmail-aQJ"> 15, 2018</span></span>.</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks,<br></div></div>Jo Anne Kleifgen<br><br>-------------<br>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><a name="_Hlk494266248"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">63rd Annual Conference of the International Linguistic
Association</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">FINAL CALL: Extended
Proposal Deadline: February 15, 2018</span></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><a name="_Hlk494266309"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">When:</span></b></a><span><span style="font-size:11pt"> April 20-22, 2018</span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Where: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt">St. John’s University, New York City</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Theme:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> Language and Religion</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt">The theme of this
conference, “Language and Religion,” draws on the universal notion of a bond
between speech and worship. This bond fosters group identity and determines
social roles. To the degree that language and religion shapes
self-identification as the basis for determining one’s membership in the social
group, it likewise establishes perspectives on those considered as outsiders.
One of the most significant indicators of this emic-etic distinction involves
the use of language appropriate to insiders that reveals who is a member and
who is not, such as in the classic example of the shibboleth. While we
invite submissions from all areas of linguistics, topics of interest to the
conference theme include, but are not limited to, scholarly studies of
liturgical language and speech acts, religious diglossia, calques and traductology
in sacred texts, religion as political language, etc.</span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt">Topics
may include (but are not limited to) the following:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">hieratic
language</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">the speech
registers of different religious practices</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">ritual speech
and performance</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">languages used
in religious practices and texts (e.g., Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, etc.)</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">translation of
sacred texts</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">use of the
vernacular in the liturgy</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">language in
missionary activity</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">language of
spiritual experience</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">intelligibility
of religious texts</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">religion and
language variation</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">religion and
cognition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">religion and
the internet</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">language
learning for religious purposes</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.0866in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">language and
religion under different political circumstances (e.g., colonialism, capitalism, autocracy)</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt">In
keeping with the ILA tradition, we also invite individual papers or posters on
other areas of linguistics.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Invited Plenaries: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt">Asma Barlas, George Jochnowitz,
Charlotte Linde, Nicholas Ostler, Peter Unseth</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Guidelines for Proposals</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">A paper or poster title and anonymous
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.
On a separate page, the primary author's name, institutional affiliation, email
address, and phone number, along with any additional authors'
names/affiliations, must be included. Proposals will be blind-reviewed for
quality and originality.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt">Submissions
should contain mainly new material and must not have been published previously
in order to be considered. All proposals should be emailed in a MSWord (.doc,
.docx) file and using “ILA2018” in the subject line, to Ms. Annika Wendt, ILA
Secretary at <a href="mailto:awendt@ilaword.org">awendt@ilaword.org</a> by <b>Thursday, February 15, 2018</b>. Proposal
acceptances will be sent by <b>Saturday,</b> <b>February 24, 2018</b>. The
author(s) whose proposals have been accepted for the ILA Annual Conference must
register before the registration deadline (<b>Monday,</b> <b><span style="color:black">March 12, 2018</span></b>) in order to
be included in the Conference Program.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt">Send
inquiries to Michael Maiale, Coordinator, at <a href="mailto:michael.maialeila@gmail.com">michael.maialeila@gmail.com</a> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11pt">Co-Chairs:
Walter Petrovitz, </span><a href="mailto:wp@stjohns.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt">wp@stjohns.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">; Kathleen
O'Connor-Bater, </span><a href="mailto:oconnorbaterk@oldwestbury.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt">oconnorbaterk@oldwestbury.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>
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