31.339, Calls: Semantics of Understudied Languages and Semantic Fieldwork

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Subject: 31.339, Calls: Semantics of Understudied Languages and Semantic Fieldwork

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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:17:27
From: Hazel Pearson [h.pearson at qmul.ac.uk]
Subject: Lang Documentation, Semantics, Typology / United Kingdom

 
Full Title: Semantics of Understudied Languages and Semantic Fieldwork 

Date: 02-Sep-2020 - 02-Sep-2020
Location: London, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Hazel Pearson
Meeting Email: h.pearson at qmul.ac.uk
Web Site: http://sites.google.com/view/sinn-und-bedeutung-25/special-sessions/special-session-semantics-of-understudied-languages-and-semantic-fieldwork 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation; Semantics; Typology 

Call Deadline: 15-Mar-2020 

Meeting Description:

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and University College London (UCL) are
pleased to announce the workshop Semantics of Understudied Languages and
Semantic Fieldwork, to be held as a special session of Sinn und Bedeutung 25.

This workshop aims to bring together semanticists doing fieldwork on
understudied languages or dialects from around the world. It aims, in
particular, to facilitate communication between the TripleA (Semantics of
African, Asian and Austronesian Languages) and SULA (Semantics of
Under-Represented Languages in the Americas) research communities, as well as
to discuss issues surrounding the nature and state of the art of semantic
fieldwork methodology.

Invited speakers:

Vera Hohaus (University of Manchester)
Jeremy Pasquereau (University of Surrey)


Call for Papers:

Talks may focus on a single understudied language or dialect, they may compare
two or more such languages or dialects, they may discuss theoretical issues
that cut across several language families, or they may directly address issues
relating to semantic fieldwork methodology. Questions about cross-linguistic
variation that can be studied particularly well from the perspective of
understudied languages or dialects are particularly welcome.

In addition to submitted talks, the workshop will include an invited talk by
Vera Hohaus, and a roundtable on semantic fieldwork methodology, led by Jeremy
Pasquereau.

We invite abstract submissions for oral presentations (30min for the talk +
10min for questions) on any of the above topics (though please note that there
is no abstract submission for the roundtable on methodology). Abstracts should
be anonymous and must not exceed three pages (letter size or A4 paper, 2.5cm
or 1-inch margins on all sides, 12-point font), including examples and
references. Abstracts must be submitted electronically in PDF format via
EasyChair by Sunday 15 March 2020 (23:59 Central European Standard Time)
(please note that this is a different link from the one for the main session).

Abstracts should contain original research that, at the time of submission,
has neither been published nor accepted for publication. One person can submit
at most one abstract as sole author and one abstract as co-author (or two
co-authored abstracts) for the special sessions and main session combined.

Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sub25understudiedlan

Important dates:

Abstract submission deadline: 15 March 2020 (23:59 Central European Standard
Time)
Notification of acceptance: mid June 2020
Special sessions: 2 September 2020
Main session: 3-5 September 2020

For further information, contact Luisa Martí (luisa.marti at qmul.ac.uk) and
Hazel Pearson (h.pearson at qmul.ac.uk).




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