30.4539, Calls: General Linguistics, Philosophy of Language, Semantics, Sociolinguistics/Canada

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-4539. Sat Nov 30 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.4539, Calls: General Linguistics, Philosophy of Language, Semantics, Sociolinguistics/Canada

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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 16:36:09
From: Evgenii Efremov [eefremo at uwo.ca]
Subject: Western Interdisciplinary Student Symposium on Language Research

 
Full Title: Western Interdisciplinary Student Symposium on Language Research 
Short Title: WISSLR 

Date: 29-Feb-2020 - 29-Feb-2020
Location: London, Ontario, Canada 
Contact Person: Evgenii Efremov
Meeting Email: wisslr.uwo at gmail.com
Web Site: https://www.uwo.ca/linguistics/graduate/wisslr/index.html 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Philosophy of Language; Semantics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2019 

Meeting Description:

The Western Interdisciplinary Student Symposium on Language Research (WISSLR)
grants students of all levels the opportunity to present their research in any
discipline of linguistics or language studies. Student conferences are a
valuable opportunity for students to not just present their research, but also
to network with professionals in their field and receive valuable feedback
from their peers and superiors.

Keynote speaker: TBA

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another
journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome: Abstracts
describing topics in

theoretical linguistics: phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics and
morphology
sociolinguistics
applied linguistics
philosophy of language
Language related research.

WISSLR 2020 is sponsored by Arts and Humanities at Western, the Society of
Graduate Students (SOGS) and the Canadian Linguistic Association
(CLA)/L’Association canadienne de linguistique (ACL).


Call for Papers:

Submission Guidelines:

We are accepting papers for WISSLR 2020, to be held at The University of
Western Ontario, London,Ontario Canada on 29th February, 2020 (Saturday).
Submissions are restricted to one single-authored paper OR one co-authored
paper per individual. Group presenters presenting ONE paper are also welcome.
The abstract must be submitted online using the EasyChair abstract submission
website, which will provide additional instructions:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wisslr2020

If you have never used EasyChair before, you will need to register. Should you
have any problems submitting your abstract through EasyChair, please contact
wisslr.uwo at gmail.com

Deadline:

The deadline for submission is 15th December, 2019 (Sunday) at 23:59:59
Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8). Please note that late submissions will not be
considered. International participants are urged to submit their abstracts at
the earliest date possible. We plan to notify participants about the outcome
of their submission by mid-January.

Abstract Guidelines:

All abstracts should be anonymous and written in English with glosses or
translations for words or examples in any other language. Each abstract,
including the title and any data in figures or tables, must not exceed 500
words. Data must include interlinear glosses following the Leipzig Glossing
Rules. The 500-word abstract should be single-spaced and in a Unicode font no
smaller than 11 point, and in .pdf or .doc/.docx format. Abstracts must be
submitted electronically via EasyChair.

Abstracts will be subject to blind reviews with special attention paid to
originality, quality, and relevance. Fifteen minutes will be assigned for each
presentation, to be followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer period. Poster
presentations will be scheduled at dedicated times; there shall be no
simultaneous oral sessions during the poster presentations.

All questions about submissions should be emailed to wisslr.uwo at gmail.com.




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