34.2391, Calls: The English Linguistic Society of Japan (ELSJ) 17th International Spring Forum 2024

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Subject: 34.2391, Calls: The English Linguistic Society of Japan (ELSJ) 17th International Spring Forum 2024

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Date: 04-Aug-2023
From: Hiroki Egashira [forum-elsj at kaitakusha.co.jp]
Subject: The English Linguistic Society of Japan (ELSJ) 17th International Spring Forum 2024

Full Title: The English Linguistic Society of Japan (ELSJ) 17th
International Spring Forum 2024
Short Title: ELSJ17ISF

Date: 25-May-2024 - 26-May-2024
Location: Kyoto University (Yoshida Campus), Kyoto
Yoshida-hommachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi,, Japan
Contact Person: Toshiko Oda
Meeting Email: forum-elsj at kaitakusha.co.jp
Web Site: https://elsj.jp

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 01-Dec-2023

Meeting Description:

We are happy to announce that The English Linguistic Society of Japan
17th Spring Forum is to be held as described below. All presentations
and discussions will be conducted in English. All abstracts must be
written in English.
We invite abstracts for (A) oral presentations (each a 20-minute talk
plus a 10-minute discussion period), (B) poster presentations, and (C)
proposals for workshops (presentations and discussion for
approximately two hours) in the following area(s) of linguistics:

1) phonetics and phonology, 2) morphology and lexicology, 3) syntax,
4) semantics, 5) pragmatics and discourse analysis, 6) historical
linguistics, 7) corpus linguistics and descriptive grammar, 8)
cognitive linguistics, 9) sociolinguistics, 10) psycholinguistics, 11)
neurolinguistics, 12) other fields.

An individual may submit a maximum of two papers but can be the first
author of only one of them. (Papers for a workshop are excluded from
this count). No changes in the title or authors are allowed after the
abstracts or workshop proposals have been submitted. Orally presented
papers may be published in JELS. Note that, to submit a paper to JELS,
the author, or one author in the case of joint research, must be a
member of the English Linguistic Society of Japan. Please see below
for the Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts and Workshop Proposals
for the ELSJ International Spring Forum.

Important dates for the ELSJ 17th International Spring Forum
Forum Dates: May 25 – May 26, 2024
Abstract/Proposal Submission Deadline: 11:59 p.m. JST on December 1,
2023
Notification of Acceptance: on or after January 19, 2024

ELSJ Best Paper Award for the ELSJ 17th International Spring Forum
Members who wish to apply for this award must be ELSJ members as of
March 31 of the year previous to the academic year when the Forum is
held. In the case of joint research, at least one presenter must be an
ELSJ member as of the aforementioned date. Please see our website on
the following page for more details:
http://elsj.jp/about-the-elsj-spring-forum/elsj-spring-forum-calls-gui
delines-visa-information/

Note that the ELSJ 17th International Spring Forum may be held online
due to the (re-)expansion of COVID-19. Please keep watching our
website: http://elsj.jp/eng/

Call for Papers:

Guidelines for Submission

1. Papers should be concerned with descriptive or theoretical studies
of English (synchronic or diachronic), general linguistic theories, or
the comparison of English with other languages (especially Japanese).
The area(s) of linguistics addressed by the papers should be on the
list in section 5 below.

2. Only work that will remain unpublished at the time of the
presentation may be submitted. Papers concurrently submitted to other
conferences, English Linguistics or other journals, or books of any
kind will not be considered.

3. Using a 12-point font on A4 or letter-size paper, the maximum
length of an abstract is two pages (ca. 800 words in English) and that
of a workshop proposal three pages (ca. 1,000 words in English),
including references, tree diagrams, and tables. All material must be
included in a single PDF file. For the title of the abstract,
capitalize the first letter of every content word. Also, capitalize
the first letter of both parts of the hyphenated word (ex. South-East)
and the first letter of the words after the colon.

4. Abstracts/workshop proposals should include the title of the paper
or workshop at the top of the first page, but they must not include
the name(s) of the author(s) or organizer(s) or any information that
identifies them.

5. To ensure proper review, applicants are also asked to specify the
area(s) of linguistics addressed by the abstract or proposal by
including one or two items from the following list in the field
entitled ‘Keywords’ of the EasyChair submission link: 1) phonetics and
phonology, 2) morphology and lexicology, 3) syntax, 4) semantics, 5)
pragmatics and discourse analysis, 6) historical linguistics, 7)
corpus linguistics and descriptive grammar, 8) cognitive linguistics,
9) sociolinguistics, 10) psycholinguistics, 11) neurolinguistics, 12)
other fields.

6. Abstracts and workshop proposals must be submitted electronically
in pdf format with “file creator” property unspecified through
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sf17 by 11:59 PM, Friday,
December 1, 2023 (JST). Please indicate keywords for your submission
and your preference for oral, poster, or workshop sessions in the
field entitled “Keywords” of the EasyChair submission link.

7. Applicants/Presenters must abide by the Guidelines for Deterring
Misconduct in Research Activities of the ELSJ. If misconduct is
identified, article 3 of the Guidelines applies.

8. Application for the ELSJ Best Paper Award is open only to those who
are ELSJ members as of March 31 of the year previous to the academic
year when the Forum is held. In the case of joint research, at least
one presenter must be an ELSJ member as of the aforementioned date.
Besides meeting this membership condition, those who are without a
master’s degree or whose research experience does not exceed 10 years
since the completion of their master’s or pre-doctoral program as of
the aforementioned date are also considered eligible candidates for an
Honorable Mention second to the Best Paper Award (in the case of joint
research, at least one presenter must be an ELSJ member as of the
aforementioned date and all the presenters must satisfy one of the
following conditions: (i) they do not have a master’s degree; (ii)
their research experience does not exceed 10 years since the time
noted above as of the aforementioned date). Those who wish to apply
for these awards are required to include the phrase “Best Paper Award
Applicant” in the field entitled “Abstract” of the EasyChair
submission link; the applicants must include the name of their present
graduate school and/or the date of completion of their master’s
program in the same field if they qualify as eligible candidates for
an Honorable Mention second to the Best Paper Award.

Note: Applicants considering the use of AV equipment for their
presentation are required to provide information about the specific
items to be used. Please indicate this information on EasyChair.

Abstract/Proposal Submission Deadline: 11:59 p.m. JST on December 1,
2023
Notification of Acceptance: on or after January 19, 2024

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