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<div>Dear colleagues,</div>
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<div>The deadline for abstracts for TISLR 11 has been extended for everyone to <b>
Wednesday</b> <b>7 Nov, 11:59pm GMT</b>, in order to ensure that those affected by Hurricane Sandy have enough opportunity to submit. Info about this will appear on the TISLR website will appear soon.</div>
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<div>NOTE: Submission through Easy Chair can take some time. PLEASE plan accordingly.</div>
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CALL FOR PAPERS<span> </span></div>
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Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 11)</div>
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University College London, Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre</div>
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10<sup>th</sup><span> </span>- 13<sup>th</sup> July 2013</div>
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<a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/</a></div>
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TISLR 11 invites unpublished research from any theoretical perspective that addresses sign languages. Keynote presentations, organised sessions, and poster sessions will be included on such topics as:</div>
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- phonetics and phonology of sign languages</div>
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- prosody in sign languages</div>
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- morphology of sign languages</div>
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- syntax of sign languages</div>
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- semantics and pragmatics of sign languages</div>
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- the emergence of sign languages in a historical context</div>
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- sign language acquisition in L1/L2 environments</div>
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- sociolinguistic variation and change in sign languages</div>
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- neurolinguistics/psycholinguistics of sign languages</div>
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- sign language and artistic endeavours (including poetry and literature)</div>
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- computational modelling, recognition and synthesis, of sign languages</div>
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- sign language documentation/corpus linguistics of sign languages</div>
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- the relationship between sign language and gesture</div>
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The programme will be single-track (no parallel sessions); there will be 48 paper presentations and up to 120 posters.</div>
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS</div>
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Peter Hauser (Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf)</div>
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Lars Wallin (Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University)</div>
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SUBMISSION OF PAPERS</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract, up to 500 words (+ 1 optional page of references, examples, and/or figures
if necessary) by <b>7</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><b>th</b></span><b style="font-size: 13px; "> November 2012, 11:59pm, UK time</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">. Notification will occur by </span><b style="font-size: 13px; ">19<sup>th</sup> December
2012</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">. All abstracts will be handled and reviewed electronically via Easy Chair (for link and further instructions for submission, see </span><a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/callforpapers" style="font-size: 13px; ">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/callforpapers</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">).
Note that you will need to set up an Easy Chair account (if you do not already have one) before you login for your submission. Make sure you allow time for this.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When completing the submission form on Easy Chair, you will see a space which asks for an abstract to be typed in. This is not the place for your full abstract! In this field, please enter a short statement (no more than 50 words) summarising
your paper. Further down the page you will upload your full abstract as an attachment (as a .pdf, .doc or .docx). Make sure your attachment is fully anonymised, i.e. no names or affiliations or other identifying information about authors should be included
in the document itself, in the filename, or in the document properties (properties are accessible via the File menu in MS Word). Before uploading, please ensure that all special characters display properly. You should receive confirmation of submission of
your paper from Easy Chair immediately after submission by email; if you have not, please bear in mind that any emails received might be found in your spam folder.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">NOTE: To facilitate interpreter planning, <b><u>please indicate AFTER THE TITLE</u></b> of your paper (in your pdf, doc, or docx attachment) <b><u>which language you will present in</u></b> if your abstract is accepted: BSL; ASL; English;
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<span lang="EN-US">The submission form in Easy Chair also asks you:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">whether you prefer a presentation/paper or a poster (note that the </span><span lang="EN-US">final decision will be taken by the programme committee)</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">whether you want to be considered for best early career submission prize </span>(you are eligible to be considered if you are a student or within 3 years of earning your PhD, and are first author on the submitted abstract)</li><li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">which of the conference topic(s) your paper relates to (NOTE: to faciliate the review process, <b><u>make sure you select at least one topic</u></b><u> </u>though you may select more than one)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal">any keywords that do not appear in the topics list that may facilitate the review process</li></ul>
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Abstracts should include a clear statement of the theoretical issue to be addressed, the research methodology to be presented, and a concise summary of the findings/conclusion. Work must be unpublished at time of presentation. Maximum of 3 submissions per author,
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VENUE AND LANGUAGE INFORMATION</div>
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UCL is located in central London, within easy reach of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, Luton and London City airports. This conference will provide interpreters working between English, British Sign Language (BSL), and American Sign Language (ASL). A<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(43, 42, 41); ">ccess
to spoken English will also be provided by speech-to-text reporting.</span> Authors wishing interpretation to or from sign languages other than BSL or ASL are kindly encouraged to bring their interpreters and requested to contact the interpreter coordinator
to make further arrangements. Authors are encouraged take advantage of the 'direct communication' policy, which promotes the use of a signed language in making presentations. A group of advisors will be available to assist presenters who would like help in
preparing their talk in a sign language.</div>
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For further information go to: <a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/</a></div>
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IMPORTANT DATES</div>
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Registration opens: 1st October 2012</div>
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Abstract submission deadline: 7th November 2012</div>
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Notification of acceptance: 19<sup>th</sup> December 2012</div>
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Author confirmation deadline: 18<sup>th</sup> January 2013</div>
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Early bird registration deadline: 4<sup>th</sup> March 2013</div>
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Author registration deadline: 5<sup>th</sup> April 2013</div>
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