22.5090, Calls: Sociolinguistics/USA

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LINGUIST List: Vol-22-5090. Sat Dec 17 2011. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 22.5090, Calls: Sociolinguistics/USA

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Date: 16-Dec-2011
From: Aimee Lawrence [aimee.lawrence at utexas.edu]
Subject: Symposium About Language and Society-Austin


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Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:36:44
From: Aimee Lawrence [aimee.lawrence at utexas.edu]
Subject: Symposium About Language and Society-Austin

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Full Title: Symposium About Language and Society-Austin 
Short Title: SALSA XX 

Date: 13-Apr-2012 - 15-Apr-2012
Location: Austin, TX, USA 
Contact Person: Aimee Lawrence
Meeting Email: aimee.lawrence at utexas.edu
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/salsasymposiumaustin/home 

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2012 

Meeting Description:

The 20th Symposium about Language and Society-Austin (SALSA) will be held April 13-15 at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas with the theme 'Languages and Cultures in Contact.' 

Invited Speakers:

Katie Drager
University of Hawaii at Mānoa

Patience Epps
University of Texas at Austin

Miquel Simonet
University of Arizona 

Call for Papers:

We are currently inviting abstracts for papers to be presented at the conference. We especially invite papers that discuss effects of contact - both social and linguistic - on language structure, language use, and language choice.

Abstract Submission Guidelines:

The deadline for abstract submission is Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at midnight (12 a.m.) CST. All submissions must be submitted in .pdf format as an email attachment to:

salsaut at uts.cc.utexas.edu  

Submissions should not exceed one sheet of paper with margins no small than .5 inch and 10 point font, although 1 inch margins and 12 point font is preferred. This limit does include examples or other relevant data (e.g. tables or graphs). A second page may be used for references. In order to maintain anonymity during the review process, please do not include your name or otherwise identify yourself anywhere in your abstract.

Each person is limited to one submission as the primary author; multiple submissions by the same first author will not be accepted. Late submissions will not be accepted. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by February 17, 2012. 

Presentations will be allotted 20 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions following each presentation. 

In the email including your abstract, please also include the following information:

1. Paper title
2. Name of primary author
3. Name(s) of secondary author(s), if applicable
4. Affiliation of author(s)
5. Email address for each author
6. Phone number for each author





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