<br><font size=1 color=#800080 face="sans-serif">Greetings All!</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#800080 face="sans-serif">Please forward and circulate
the attached CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2009 conference and Comparative Siouan
Grammar workshop.</font>
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<br><font size=1 color=#800080 face="sans-serif">Please forward to me any
and all suggested placed I should include in this call. Graduate programs?
Academic institutions? Native Language programs? Other individuals?</font>
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<br><font size=1 color=#800080 face="sans-serif">WibthahoN</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#800080 face="sans-serif">WagoNze Uthixide</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mark Awakuni-Swetland<br>
Assistant Professor of Anthropology<br>
and Ethnic Studies (Native American Studies)<br>
University of Nebraska<br>
Lincoln, NE 68588-0368<br>
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http://omahalanguage.unl.edu<br>
Phone 402-472-3455<br>
FAX: 402-472-9642<br>
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"Ttenixa uxpathe egoN" a biama, winisi akHa.</font>
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<br><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><b>CALL FOR PAPERS</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Siouan and Caddoan Languages
Conference</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>June 11-14, 2009</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Lincoln, Nebraska</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Hosted by the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Department of Anthropology</b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Papers and presentations are invited
on topics from any Siouan or Caddoan language. This includes all areas
of linguistics (e.g., phonetics, phonology, syntax, grammar, semantics),
cultural linguistics (e.g., code-switching, language & identity, language
revitalization, language ideology, language shift), and language instruction
(e.g., teaching methods, immersion activities, assessment & outcomes,
community outreach). </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Student papers are welcome.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">We are a congenial group of linguists,
scholars, students, community members, and native language instructors.
We schedule a single session at a time so everyone is able to attend all
presentations and join in the discussions. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">General paper sessions will follow
the traditional 20 minute presentation followed by a short question/answer
period. At the end of each session there will be additional time for questions
and discussion. Appropriate technology support is available.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Send a working abstract of your
paper or presentation <b>BY FRIDAY MAY 1<sup>st</sup>, 2009 </b>to the
local conference organizer:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Mark Awakuni-Swetland</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Anthropology/Ethnic Studies</b></font>
<br><a href="mailto:mawakuni-swetland2@unl.edu"><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><b><u>mawakuni-swetland2@unl.edu</u></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>402-472-3455 Office Phone</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>402-472-9642 Office FAX</b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">There is a nominal conference <b>REGISTRATION
FEE</b> to help defray costs such as the refreshments between sessions.
There is a discounted group registration fee available. See the attached
<b>REGISTRATION</b> forms.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">June 11<sup>th</sup> & 12<sup>th</sup>
will be dedicated to papers supporting the compilation of a volume
on <b>COMPARATIVE SIOUAN GRAMMAR</b>. For more information on these two
days, and instructions on how to submit CSG papers, contact the CSG organizers:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Johannes Helmbrecht</b></font>
<br><a href="mailto:johannes.helmbrecht@sprachlit.uni-regenburg.de"><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>johannes.helmbrecht@sprachlit.uni-regenburg.de</u></font></a>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>John Boyle</b></font>
<br><a href="mailto:jp-boyle@neiu.edu"><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>jp-boyle@neiu.edu</u></font></a></div>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">June 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup>
are dedicated to general paper sessions. The June 13<sup>th</sup> afternoon
session will focus on native language instruction topics with a special
invitation to all Siouan and Caddoan native language instruction programs
to share their efforts in their respective communities and education institutions.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">All conference activities will
be held in the Department of Anthropology housed in Oldfather Hall on the
UNL city campus.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">See the attached <b>LODGING/TRAVEL</b>
and <b>REGISTRATION </b>information sheet.</font>
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