<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(with
apologies for cross-postings)<span style="color:#1f497d"></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The 45th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 26 - 28
October 2012 </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Conference website: </span><a href="http://portal.cohass.ntu.edu.sg/ICSTLL45/"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">http://portal.cohass.ntu.edu.sg/ICSTLL45/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">CALL FOR PAPERS (Deadline: 30 Apr 2012)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We are pleased to announce that the 45th International
Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL45) will be held in
Singapore on 26-28 October 2012, hosted by Nanyang Technological University.
Scholars are invited to submit abstracts of papers dealing with any aspect of
linguistics of relevance to research on Sino-Tibetan languages. This
encompasses descriptions of phonetics & phonology, morphology, syntax,
discourse studies, semantics & pragmatics, language documentation and typology,
as well as field reports of recently researched languages. In addition,
abstracts of papers dealing with the history of the Sino-Tibetan-speaking
region, population movements, genetic studies, anthropological studies, and the
consequences of contact with languages belonging to other linguistic families
are invited for submission. Abstracts for the main sessions of ICSTLL45 should
be of no more than 350 words, including references and examples, and
must be submitted electronically via Easychair: </span><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icstll45"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icstll45</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. Submission requirements are outlined on the ‘Instructions for authors’
page of the conference website. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Two pre-conference workshops on Austroasiatic and
Miao-Yao languages are planned for 25 October 2012, the day before the main
sessions of ICSTLL45 begin. The deadline for the submission of workshop
abstracts is <b>30 April 2012</b>. These should be written in English using a
12 point font and must not exceed 350 words, including references and examples.
Please submit your abstract as a Word .doc <b>and</b> as a .pdf file – a .pdf
converter is available as freeware from </span><a href="http://www.cutepdf.com"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">www.cutepdf.com</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#636563">. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The .pdf file should
omit all references that might identify the author, to ensure that the
submitted abstract can be blind-refereed.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Paul Sidwell (Australian National University) will be coordinating the
workshop on Austroasiatic languages. If you are interested in presenting a
paper in this workshop, please send your abstract to </span><a href="mailto:Paul.Sidwell@anu.edu.au"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">Paul.Sidwell@anu.edu.au</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> and copy your email to </span><a href="mailto:45th.ICSTLL@gmail.com"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">45th.ICSTLL@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#636563">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nerida Jarkey (University of Sydney) will be coordinating
the workshop on Miao-Yao languages. If you are interested in presenting a paper
in this workshop, please send your abstract to <a href="mailto:nerida.jarkey@sydney.edu.au"><span style="text-decoration:none">nerida.jarkey@sydney.edu.au</span></a>  and copy your
email to </span><a href="mailto:45th.ICSTLL@gmail.com"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">45th.ICSTLL@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#636563">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Important dates:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">30 April 2012: deadline for submission of abstracts</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">8 June 2012: notification of acceptance of paper</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1 September 2012: deadline for early-bird registration at
the discounted rate</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Keynote speakers:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Professor James A. Matisoff, University of California at
Berkeley</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Professor Hilary Chappell, École des hautes études en
sciences sociales</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Professor Randy LaPolla, Institute of Linguistics,
Academia Sinica</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Professor Luke Kwong Kapathy, Nanyang Technological
University</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For further enquiries, contact the
organizing committee at </span><a href="mailto:45th.ICSTLL@gmail.com"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">45th.ICSTLL@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> or check the conference website.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">______________________________</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Conference organizer: Alexander R. Coupe, Nanyang
Technological University </span></p>