34.3539, Calls: Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory

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Subject: 34.3539, Calls: Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory

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Date: 23-Nov-2023
From: Demet  Kayabasi [kayabasi at umich.edu]
Subject: Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory


Full Title: Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory
Short Title: FEAST 2024

Date: 06-Aug-2024 - 08-Aug-2024
Location: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), USA
Contact Person: FEAST 2024 Organizing Committee
Meeting Email: feast2024 at umich.edu
Web Site: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/feast2024/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Call Deadline: 24-Jan-2024

Meeting Description:

Abstract submission deadline: January 24, 2024

The University of Michigan is delighted to announce the tenth Formal
and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory conference (FEAST).
FEAST provides a forum to discuss theoretical advances in sign
language study and formal approaches to the study of sign language
linguistics (particularly within the generative tradition). We also
welcome research on experimental approaches to sign language study,
and on the acquisition of sign languages.

For its eleventh meeting, the conference will be hosted at the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, August 6-8, 2024. Sponsors
for the conference include the University of Michigan Linguistics
Department and the Sign Language & Multi-Modal Communication Lab (PI:
Natasha Abner).

Keynote Presenters
Lorna Quandt
Mirko Santoro

Plenary Event
Crip Linguistics: A panel in honor of Dr. Jonathan Henner
facilitated by Octavian Robinson
Panelists TBA

The conference will be hosted in person with hybrid options; details
of remote participation will be announced.
Conference languages: American Sign Language, International Sign,
English.

To view this information in American Sign Language, visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpRU1WSmbEQ

Call for Papers:

Abstracts may be in any area of formal or experimental sign language
research. We invite abstracts for 45-minute on-stage presentation
(30-minute presentation plus 15-minute Q&A) during the general session
as well as mini-presentations and/or research posters. No special
sessions are planned and all abstracts will be considered for each of
the presentation formats.

Abstract submission guidelines:
-Abstracts may be submitted in writing (English) or in video (ASL,
IS).
-Individuals are limited to submitting one single-authored abstract
and one co-authored abstract (no more than two total).
-Written abstracts must be no longer than two pages single-spaced
(including tables, examples, and references) with at least 12-point
font and 2.5cm/1in margins. Written abstracts should be submitted
anonymously and in PDF format.
-Video abstracts must be no longer than 5 minutes and presented in
either American Sign Language or International Sign. Video abstracts
may also be anonymized.
-Abstracts may only be submitted in written OR video format (not
both).

All abstracts will undergo double-blind review by an external panel.

Abstracts should be submitted through the FEAST 2024 Oxford Abstracts
page: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/7088/submitter

Abstract submission deadline: January 24, 2024
Notifications of acceptance will be made in early April.

To view this information in American Sign Language, visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpRU1WSmbEQ



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