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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Call for Papers<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><BR>The <I>“IX<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística en el Noroeste”</I> will take place at the Universidad de Sonora, in Hermosillo, Sonora, México, November 15, 16 y 17, 2006.<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">KEY SPEAKERS:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">MARINA FERNÁNDEZ LAGUNILLA<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>LUIS FERNANDO LARA RAMOS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Universidad Autónoma de Madrid<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>El Colegio de México<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">MARIANNE MITHUN <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>CARMEN SILVA-CORVALÁN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">University of Califonia, Santa Barbara<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>University of Southern California<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Papers in all the areas of Linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">semantics, discourse, lexicography, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, etc.) will be considered.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Speakers may propose particular sessions; please, contact the Committee during the reception of the abstracts.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Deadline for abstract submission: May 1, 2006<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Abstract submission:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">1. Abstract must be anonymous and can be presented in Spanish and English.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">2. A maximum of one abstract per author or two in co-authorship. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">3. Particular sessions will be accepted if they include a minimum of three speakers and a maximum of eight.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">4. Abstracts must be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment in Word<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or RTF format.<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">5. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Abstracts may not exceed 500 words, single space, 12 points Garamond. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">6. The abstract must contain the following information:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">a) Title of the paper<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">b) Description of the topic to be analized<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">c) Mention of the goals and/or arguments that will be presented<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">d) Examples<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">e) No more than five references <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">7. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">On a separate page (body message), provide the following information:<BR>Title of the paper<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Name(s) of the author(s)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Linguistic disciplines (2-3 areas)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Academic status (faculty/grad student/undergrad. student)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Audio-visual and/or electronic devices needed <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">8. Abstracts and personal information must be emailed to: <SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A href="mailto:encuentro@guaymas.uson.mx"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">encuentro@guaymas.uson.mx</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">9. If the abstract include any special fonts, please specify them or send a hard copy of your abstract to the Fax number: 00-52-(662)-212-55-29<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by August 15,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2006.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Zarina Estrada Fernández</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Licenciatura y Maestría en Lingüística</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Universidad de Sonora</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Depto. de Letras y Lingüística</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX><FONT face=Garamond>Edificio 3-A</FONT> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX>Rosales y Blvd. Luis Encinas s/n</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX>Col Centro</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX>83000 Hermosillo, Sonora</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=ES-MX><o:p>Tel.: +52 (662) 216-74-93 </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<br>Zarina Estrada Fernández
<br>Licenciatura y Maestría en Lingüística
<br>Universidad de Sonora
<br>Edificio 3-A
<br>Rosales y Blvd. Luis Encinas s/n
<br>Col. Centro
<br>83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, México
<br>Tel./Fax.: +52 662 212-5529 (oficina Depto.)
<br>Tel./Fax.: +52 662 259-2102 (oficina División)
<br>Tel./Fax.: +52 662 216-7493 (casa)</BR></BR>