28.2728, Calls: Gen Ling/Australia

Mon Jun 19 15:38:45 UTC 2017

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Subject: 28.2728, Calls: Gen Ling/Australia

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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:38:24
From: Angus Wheeler [angus.wheeler at sydney.edu.au]
Subject: Australian Linguistics Society 2017

Full Title: Australian Linguistics Society 2017 
Short Title: ALS2017 

Date: 04-Dec-2017 - 07-Dec-2017
Location: Sydney NSW, Australia 
Contact Person: Maïa Ponsonnet
Meeting Email: linguistics.als2017 at sydney.edu.au
Web Site: http://sydney.edu.au/arts/conference/alaa_als_2017/index.shtml 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Jul-2017 

Meeting Description:

ALS2017

The Australian Linguistic Society is the national organization for linguists
and linguistics in Australia. Its primary goal is to further interest in and
support for linguistics research and teaching in Australia.

The Society, established in 1967, publishes the Australian Journal of
Linguistics, a journal of international standing, which includes articles from
all areas of linguistics, although having a particular focus on linguistics
carried out by Australian linguists or about Australian indigenous languages
or Australian English. The Department of Linguistics at the University of
Sydney will be host the 48th annual meeting of the Australian Linguistics
Society, corresponding with the 50th anniversary of the Society. The
conference will run from 4-7 December.

Conference Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=als2017

2nd Call for Papers:

ALS 2017

This year’s Australian Linguistic Society 2017, coinciding with the 50th
anniversary of the Society, welcomes submissions for oral presentations and
poster presentations on any topic within the fields of general linguistics and
sociolinguistics. Oral presentations are 20 min presentation + 10 min question
time. Poster presentations allow authors to display and explain their A0-sized
poster during a dedicated poster session. 

The conference will be hosted by The University of Sydney (Camperdown) 4-7
December 2017. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Australian Linguistic
Society, a reception will be hosted in the evening of the 4th December.

Key Dates: 

Abstract submissions due:
31 July 23.00 GMT 
Acceptances notified:
Early September

The following five workshops have been accepted for ALS 2017. Submission for
workshops should be made directly to the workshop organizers as listed below.
Authors who have not been accepted for a workshop are welcome to submit their
abstract for the general sessions via Easychair before 31 July. 

TAM marking in languages of Australia and the Pacific
J Bednall, A Krajinović & P Caudal  
james.bednall at anu.edu.au

Emotion metaphors in Australian languages: the role of the body
M Ponsonnet
maia.ponsonnet at sydney.edu.au

The language of poetry and song
C Bracknell, S Morey & M Turpin
myfany.turpin at sydney.edu.au

Talking the talkley: Popularising linguistics 
L Gawne
l.gawne at latrobe.edu.au

Lexical development in Australian language revival and maintenance
J Giacon
john.giacon at anu.edu.au

Abstract Submission Requirements for ALS 2017:

All abstracts (workshops, talks and posters) - are due 31 July 2017 and will
be anonymously reviewed. Papers rejected for a workshop will also be
considered for the main ALS program.

Preparing your abstract:
Document format: Word (.doc or .docx) or pdf
Page Limits: 1 page of text (including title of paper) + 1 page of references,
diagrams, figures, tables, example sentences; max of 500 words.
Font size: Font must be 12 point Times New Roman
Margins: 2cm margins on all margins
The abstract must be anonymous. It should not include author names,
affiliation, or other identifying information. Be careful that your name and
email are not automatically embedded by your word processor.

Submitting an abstract to the main ALS proram:

Submissions to the ALS conference are done online via EasyChair. You must 
have an easychair account to submit an abstract. To create an easychair
account go to 
https://easychair.org/help/article.cgi?art=account_creation

Conference submission link:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=als2017

Once you are logged in select the ‘New submission’ tab. You will be asked to
enter your author details, title, abstract and keywords in the text boxes. The
system will ask you to select your preferred presentation type i.e. oral
presentation or poster. We strongly encourage a poster submission if your
dataset lends itself well to graphical presentation, in-depth personal
discussion, or is a dataset of modest size. Posters will have a session on Day
2 of the conference. The system will also ask you to enter all author and
institution information into an online form.

Please do not submit your abstract via email. If you require help, please
email 
linguistics.als2017 at sydney.edu.au

Further Information:

For further information about ALS 2017 including accommodation options please
see the conference website 
http://sydney.edu.au/arts/conference/alaa_als_2017/index.shtml

All attendees must book their own accommodation directly. If you are in a
position to book your accommodation at this point we recommend you do so, to
obtain a good rate. Further information will soon be provided on the
conference website.

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