<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Hi Folks,</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Just a reminder that ALTXV is scheduled for one year from today (8-10 Nov 2024), to be held in Zhuhai, China, a scenic spot just across the bridge from Hong Kong (see the campus pictures on the website: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/alt2024/home" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://sites.google.com/view/alt2024/home</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">The call for workshop proposals was announced 18 Sept (see attached), and the deadline for workshop proposal submissions is 20 Nov 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Other relevant dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Workshop acceptance notification: Dec 18, 2023</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">General call for papers: Dec 20, 2023</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">General abstract deadline: March 15, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Abstract acceptance notification: May 20, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Registration opens: May 21, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Registration deadline: November 4, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">We are planning to have the whole conference in <b>hybrid </b>format, and have set different fees for online-only participation: $48 for students and $80 for others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">In-person attendance is only $300, which covers the conference fee, housing, all food (three meals a day plus break snacks), and specially arranged transportation within campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">I know some people are reticent to travel to China, but then you would not be able to interact with the Chinese scholars. They have to a certain extent been cut off from the rest of the word due to the Great Firewall and restrictions on travel, but are very eager to connect with scholars outside China. The reason I work in China is because they have an extremely lively linguistics scene, with many thousands of linguists, such that if you give a talk here online, you may have 4,000 people in the audience. Martin has given such talks here. The young ones in particular are enthusiastic, hard-working, read whatever they can get their hands on in English or Chinese, and do a lot of translating of English works into Chinese to be able to spread ideas they think are worth knowing. Linguistic typology is very popular in China, and the young scholars would get great encouragement from meeting and hearing presentations by some of their idols!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">As mentioned on the website, getting to Zhuhai is relatively easy: <span class="c9dxtc"><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);">If you are coming from outside China, it is recommended you fly into Hong Kong or Macao airport and then take one of the buses from there. The big bus from HK is only HK$ 65 (about US$ 8.00), or half that if you are a senior citizen. You can book the big bus (or smaller buses) at the China Travel Service desk at one end of Terminal 1 of the HK airport. It will take you to the Zhuhai side of the amazing 55km long Hong Kong-Macao-Zhuhai bridge <font size="2">(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Zhuhai%E2%80%93Macau_Bridge</font>), and then you can take a cab to the University for RMB 60-70 (about US$ 8.00-$10.00). We will have people stationed at the entry points to assist you. There is also a ferry from the airport, but the bus is easier. Another option is private limos that go back and forth as well for RMB 1500 (about US$ 205). Of course it is also possible to fly into Guangzhou and then take the train down to Tangjiawan Station, which is near our campus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span class="c9dxtc"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span class="c9dxtc"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);">See the website for information about entry requirements (<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/alt2024/practicalities/traveling-to-zhuhai" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://sites.google.com/view/alt2024/practicalities/traveling-to-zhuhai</a>)</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope to see you here!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Randy</span></p><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">——</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Professor Randy J. LaPolla</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">（罗仁地)</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">, PhD FAHA </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Center for Language Sciences</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">A302, Muduo Building, #18 Jinfeng Road, Zhuhai City</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">, Guangdong</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">, China</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://randylapolla.info">https://randylapolla.info</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">ORCID ID:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 74, 76); background-color: white;"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-6196">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-6196</a> </span></span> </div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">邮编：519087</span><br style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">广东省珠海市唐家湾镇金凤路18号木铎楼A302</span><br style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">北京师范大学珠海校区</span><br style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">人文和社会科学高等研究院</span><br style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">语言科学研究中心 </span></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>