19.520, Calls: Socioling/USA; General Ling/Singapore

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Subject: 19.520, Calls: Socioling/USA; General Ling/Singapore

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Date: 13-Feb-2008
From: Sonja Launspach < sllauns at isu.edu >
Subject: American Dialect Society at Rocky Mountain MLA 

2)
Date: 13-Feb-2008
From: 4-ICOM NUS < 4icom at nus.edu.sg >
Subject: 4th International Conference on Multimodality

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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:36:56
From: Sonja Launspach [sllauns at isu.edu]
Subject: American Dialect Society at Rocky Mountain MLA
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Full Title: American Dialect Society at Rocky Mountain MLA 
Short Title: Ads at rmmla 

Date: 09-Oct-2008 - 11-Oct-2008
Location: Reno, Nevada, USA 
Contact Person: Sonja Launspach
Meeting Email: sllauns at isu.edu
Web Site: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences/default.asp 

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Mar-2008 

Meeting Description:

Western regional meeting of the American Dialect Society concurrent with the 
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association 

Call for Papers

The American Dialect Society meeting at the RMMLA welcomes submissions on  dialectology from interested scholars and graduate students. Papers dealing with any aspect of dialect of English or dialects of other languages spoken in the US as well as any on other aspects of language variation are welcome. 

Please send abstracts by  March 1st, 2008  to sllauns at isu.edu

Sonja Launspach
Dept of English
Stop 8056
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209

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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:37:02
From: 4-ICOM NUS [4icom at nus.edu.sg]
Subject: 4th International Conference on Multimodality
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Full Title: 4th International Conference on Multimodality 

Date: 30-Jul-2008 - 01-Aug-2008
Location: Singapore, Singapore 
Contact Person: Hanizah Ali
Meeting Email: 4icom at nus.edu.sg
Web Site: http://multimodal-analysis-lab.org/conf/ 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 01-May-2008 

Meeting Description:

Fourth International Conference on Multimodality (4-ICOM), Singapore 

First Call for Papers: Fourth International Conference on Multimodality (4-ICOM), Singapore

''From Print to Interactive Digital Media: Technology, Multimodal Representation and Knowledge'' 

Website: http://multimodal-analysis-lab.org/conf/
Email: 4icom at nus.edu.sg

We are pleased to announce the First Call for Papers for the Fourth International Conference on Multimodality (4-ICOM) taking place in Singapore on 30 July - 1 Aug 2008. The conference theme is ''From Print to Interactive Digital Media: Technology, Multimodal Representation and Knowledge''. 

4-ICOM brings together leading international scholars from a range of disciplines (e.g. linguistics, social semiotics, communications & new media, digital media art, history, mathematics, science, computer science and education) to explore the ways in which technology enables and constrains the ways knowledge, social relations and culture are constructed and enacted, with a special focus on interactive digital media. The aim is to explore the functions of language, visual imagery, three dimensional objects, space, sound, music and so forth, and to develop new approaches to understanding how these resources integrate in the world of new interactive digital media. Questions which arise include the following. What is the relationship between technology, multimodal representation and knowledge? How is interactive digital media changing our view of the world and each other? What are the implications for teaching and research in the humanities and social sciences? What directions have research & development in digital technology taken, and for what reasons?

We encourage papers which address the conference themes from different theoretical perspectives. Papers which address general issues in semiotics, multimodality and multimodal analysis are also welcome.

4-ICOM is run in conjunction with the International Symposium on Electronic Arts  (ISEA2008) (http://isea2008.org/). 4-ICOM participants will have access to ISEA2008 exhibitions and galleries at no charge from 25 July to 3 August 2008. Information on the exhibitions, galleries and combined events will be provided soon.

Plenary Speakers:

We are pleased to confirm the following plenary speakers:
Anthony Baldry, University of Messina, Italy
John Bateman, University of Bremen, Germany
Greg Clancey, National University of Singapore
Carey Jewitt, University of London, United Kingdom
Kevin Judd, University of Western Australia, Australia
Lev Manovich, University of California, San Diego, USA
Radan Martinec, IKONA Research & Consulting, USA
Michael O'Toole, Murdoch University, Australia
Jeffrey Shaw, University of New South Wales, Australia
Paul Thibault, Agder University College, Norway
Theo van Leeuwen, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Eija Ventola, University of Helskinki, Finland
Lonce Wyse, National University of Singapore

Papers:
Papers should fit into a 40 minute timeslot, with 30 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions and discussion.

Abstracts:
Abstracts (approx 200 words) should contain a title and information about the speaker (i.e. name, university affiliation and email address). Equipment beyond the requirements for PowerPoint presentations with sound should be specified. 

Abstracts should be emailed to Hanizah Ali at 4icom at nus.edu.sg

Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 May 2008

Notification of Acceptance: Typically within two weeks after you submit the abstract.

Conference Registration & Fees:
Early Bird Rate: $450 SGD (ends 1 April 2008)         
Standard Rate: $550 SGD
Student Rate: $300 SGD
Conference Dinner $80 SGD (optional)
Registration fees include pre-conference reception, daily buffet lunch, daily coffee and tea breaks, conference kitbag and program booklet, admission to plenary and paper sessions at 4-ICOM, and admission to ISEA2008 digital media exhibitions and galleries from 25 July to 3 August 2008 (details to be provided).
You may register online: please see http://multimodal-analysis-lab.org/conf/

Registration Deadline: 1 June 2008

Accommodation:
Details of hotel accommodation in Singapore are provided on 4-ICOM website: http://multimodal-analysis-lab.org/conf/

4-ICOM Organising Committee:
The Multimodal Analysis Lab Team and staff and students in the Department of English Language & Literature, National University of Singapore.
Kay O'Halloran (Chair)
Peter Wignell
Michelle Lazar
Sabine Tan
Victor Lim Fei
Monica Owyong
Liu Yu
Catherine Wee
Hanizah Ali

Information:
Further information about 4-ICOM and submission of abstracts, please email Hanizah Ali at 4icom at nus.edu.sg or phone +65 6774 2647

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