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<font face="Times New Roman" size="+2" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:20pt;color:#000000;"><i>2</i><sup><i>nd</i></sup><i> Call for Papers<br />
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</i></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+2" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:20pt;color:#000000;"><b>Colloquium on the Typology of Creole languages<br />
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</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16pt;color:#000000;">August 20<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> 2008<br />
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<b>Invited speakers (in alphabetical order):<br />
Peter Bakker (Aarhus University), <br />
Stéphane Goyette (Brandon University), <br />
Alain Kihm, (University of Paris), <br />
Thomas Klein (Georgia Southern University), <br />
John McWhorter (Manhattan Institute), <br />
Mikael Parkvall (Stockholm University), <br />
Ingo Plag (Siegen University)<br />
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The aim of this colloquium is to further our understanding of the linguistic properties of Creole languages. More specifically, this colloquium will seek to examine the typological status of Creoles by examining empirical evidence concerning the morphological, phonological, syntactic and semantic properties found in Creole languages. The possibility of establishing sub-groups of Creole languages and the relation between the linguistic features found in Creole languages and the linguistic features of the languages in the contact situation that gave rise to the Creole will also be studied. Overall the contributions will further our understanding of the typological characteristics of Creole languages. <br />
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Papers with a cross-linguistic perspective (i.e. involving more than a single Creole or other language) dealing with the following topics are encouraged:<br />
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</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">a) </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Comparisons of the linguistic properties of Creole languages in general:<br />
</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">b) </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Comparisons of the linguistic properties of Creole languages sharing a common lexifier language;<br />
</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">c) </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Comparisons of the linguistic properties of Creole languages with different lexifier languages;<br />
</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">d) </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Comparisons between linguistic properties of Creole languages and those of other language families;<br />
</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">e) </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Investigations of the possible sub-groupings of Creole languages based on linguistic properties;<br />
</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">f) </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Contrasts between Creole languages and non-Creole languages.<br />
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All those participants whose papers are accepted by the selection committee will have free accommodation at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto during the colloquium. Space is, however, limited to a total of fifteen participants and seven invited speakers.<br />
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The selection committee will inform all those who have submitted an abstract of their acceptance or rejection by <b>March 7th 2008</b>.</font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Abstracts must respect the following guidelines established by the Canadian Linguistic Association:<br />
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1. Abstracts may be no longer than one (1) page, (21.6 x 27.9 cm / 8.5 x 11in) single-spaced in a 12</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#0000FF" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#0000FF;">-</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">point font, with 1</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#0000FF" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#0000FF;">-</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">inch (2.54 cm) margins.</font></div>
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2. A complete list of references cited in the abstract must also be submitted on an additional page. In order to help ensure anonymity, abstracts should not contain excessive references to their authors’ publications. Furthermore, the abstract should not contain acknowledgements for grants or to granting agencies. References in the abstract should normally be limited to published works.</font></div>
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3. Abstracts should contain</font></div>
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4. Abstracts must be submitted in two copies, one anonymous and the other with name(s) and affiliation(s) of the submitters.</font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">5. </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Participants are limited to one individual and one joint abstract submission, or two joint submissions.<br />
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">ABSTRACTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY, as either PDF (preferred), .DOC or .RTF files. If you use phonetic transcriptions or any other special symbols, please ensure that the necessary character fonts are embedded. Send your submissions to:<br />
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">The deadline for submission is <b>February 12th 2008</b>. All submissions will be acknowledged. Abstracts received after the submission deadline will be considered at the discretion of the selection committee.<br />
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Peter Bakker email: <a href="mailto:linpb@hum.au.dk">linpb@hum.au.dk</a><br />
Department of Linguistics tel. (45) 8942.6553<br />
Inst. for Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics <br />
Aarhus University tel. institute: (0045)8942.6562 <br />
Nordre Ringgade, buiding 1410 fax institute: (0045)8942.6570<br />
DK - 8000 Aarhus C room 340 <br />
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home page: <a href="http://www.hum.au.dk/lingvist/linpb/home_uk.htm" target="_blank">www.hum.au.dk/lingvist/linpb/home_uk.htm</a> <br />
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