<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-6db38a13-7fff-ee8b-d70e-3bbcefc3c400"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The conference </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">“Caucasian linguistics: recent advances and emerging topics”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">will take place in Lyon, France </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage, CNRS)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">June 11 - 13, 2025</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://caucling2025.sciencesconf.org/">https://caucling2025.sciencesconf.org/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:13.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This conference aims to bring together scholars working on the languages spoken in the Caucasus in order to foster transnational collaborations and cross-team intellectual exchange. We invite submissions from all subfields of linguistics (phonetics, morphology, syntax, sociolinguistics, etc), different approaches (descriptive, theoretical, typological, interdisciplinary, etc.), diachronic or synchronic, in order to promote diversity across disciplines and methodologies. Besides, studies on languages from all families represented in the Caucasus are equally encouraged. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:13.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The language of the conference is English. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:13.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We particularly encourage submissions from graduate students and early career researchers, to whom we can offer financial support if their submission is accepted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:13.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Abstracts must be anonymized and written in English. They must not exceed two A4 size pages in length, including examples and references, 2cm margins on all sides, single-spaced, 11pt font. Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts (single or co-authored).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:13.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">All abstracts should be submitted as a single PDF file via the conference website. To be able to do so, you first need to </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">create an account</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> on the Sciencesconf.org platform by choosing the “Create account” option from the dropdown menu that appears when you click on the arrow to the right of the “Login” button (under the website banner). If you already have a Sciencesconf account, just login via the conference website. Once logged-in, select "My submissions" in the MY SPACE menu, then "submit an abstract".</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:13.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The filename of your abstract should be the first two words of the title of your abstract separated by a hyphen.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:13.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Time for oral presentations will be </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">30 minutes</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">including 10 minutes for discussion</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;padding-left:4.5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Deadline for abstract submission:  </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(199,55,173);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">October 30th, 2024</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;padding-left:4.5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Notification of acceptance: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">December 15th, 2024</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;padding-left:4.5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Conference: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">June 11-13, 2025</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;padding-left:4.5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Contact:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,102,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:caucling2025@sciencesconf.org">caucling2025@sciencesconf.org</a></span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:13.5pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Organizers: Nina Dobrushina, Marina Chumakina, </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Jérémy Pasquereau, </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Neige Rochant</span></p><br></span></div>