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<p class=""><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">New Ways of Analysing Variation
Asia-Pacific 3</span></b></p>
<p class=""><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">Victoria University of New Zealand,
1-3 May 2014</span></b></p>
<p class=""><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">We are
pleased to announce the third meeting of the NWAV ASIA-PACIFIC conference
series, (NWAV AP 3) will be held 1st-3th May 2014, in Wellington, New Zealand.
NWAV AP 3 will be hosted by the School of Linguistics and Applied Language
Studies and the Deaf Studies Research Unit of Victoria University of Wellington
(Te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui).</span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">Plenary
speakers (confirmed):</span></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">Dr
Michael Dunn (Max-Planck Institut, Nijmegen)</span></b></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">Dr Lisa
Lim (University of Hong Kong)</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">Online
abstract submissions will open soon with a submission deadline of 15 November
2013. Please watch for a second announcement with details shortly. Reviewing of
abstracts will be concluded by 15 December 2013.</span></p>
<p class=""><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">About the Conference Series</span></i></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">NWAV
ASIA-PACIFIC endeavours to bring together research that is firmly based on
empirical data with an emphasis on the quantitative analysis of variation and
change. Its priorities are to promote and showcase research on (1) the
indigenous languages of the Asia-Pacific region, and (2) restructured or
contact varieties that have emerged in the Asia-Pacific region. <b>NWAV AP 3 particularly encourages
submissions on the sign languages of Asia and the Pacific.</b></span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">NWAV AP
3 welcomes submissions for papers and posters on all scientific approaches to
analyzing and interpreting language variation and change across the
Asia-Pacific region including: real-time/apparent-time language change, dialect
variation and change, speech communities, multilingualism, urbanisation and
migration, sociophonetics, style-shifting, language/dialect contact, variation
in minority languages, variation in acquisition, perceptual dialectology, and
other topics that enrich our understandings of the region and its indigenous languages.
</span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">At the
first meeting of the conference, NWAV AP established a tradition of showcasing
the innovative descriptive, philological, historical and socially informed
research being conducted by emerging and established scholars in some of the
world's most fertile arenas of language and dialect contact.</span></p>
<p class=""><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">About the Conference Location</span></i></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">Wellington
was dubbed the “Coolest Little Capital in the World” by Lonely Planet in 2011
and for good reason. It is well-known for its artistic sensibility, its passion
for fine coffee, artisan beers and good food, and the stunning beauty of its
harbour and hills. It’s home to the high-tech world of Weta Studios but also to
some of the most pristine stands of New Zealand bush that can be found in an
urban environment. </span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">Wellington
is served by direct international flights from Australia and frequent flights
all day from Auckland and Christchuch making it very easy for visitors. Most
visitors for NWAV-AP 3 will not need a visa to enter the country but nationals
from some countries in the Asia-Pacific region do need a visa to enter New
Zealand. Information on who needs to apply for a visa can be found here:
<a href="http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/">http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/</a>. Please check this
information before making your travel plans. May is the beginning of winter in
New Zealand, so you should pack accordingly. Information on ‘What’s On’ and
seasonal weather forecasts in Wellington can be found here:
<a href="http://www.wellingtonnz.com/">http://www.wellingtonnz.com/</a>.</span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">Victoria
University of Wellington was ranked New Zealand’s top university for world-class
research in the 2012 national research assessment exercise; much of this
research is focused on social and practical issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific
region. Victoria University of Wellington offered the first degrees in
Linguistics in New Zealand and is home to the country’s Deaf Research Unit
which has played a leading role in research on New Zealand Sign Language (one
of the country’s official languages) and building partnerships with Deaf
researchers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. </span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10pt">We look
forward to welcoming you to Wellington in 2014!</span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
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