<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Dear Thompson,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I saw I can submit up to 3 works, but can I present more than one, or it will be chosen only one work by author? I would like to submit a presentation and a poster and present both.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Thank you,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times
new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Estelita</span></div><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">De:</span></b> "Thompson, Robin" <robin.thompson@UCL.AC.UK><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Para:</span></b> SLLING-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enviadas:</span></b> Segunda-feira, 22 de Outubro de 2012 9:17<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assunto:</span></b> Final Call: Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 11)<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv1031760487">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Tahoma;">The abstract submission deadline for TISLR (31</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma;">st</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> October
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Tahoma;">1. It is highly unlikely that the October 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012 deadline will be extended.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Tahoma;">2. Submission through Easy Chair can take some time.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Tahoma;">PLEASE Plan accordingly</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS </span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 11)</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">University College London, Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">TISLR 11 invites unpublished research from any theoretical perspective that addresses sign languages. Keynote presentations, organised sessions, and poster sessions will
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- phonetics and phonology of sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- prosody in sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- morphology of sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- syntax of sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- semantics and pragmatics of sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- the emergence of sign languages in a historical context</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- sign language acquisition in L1/L2 environments</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- sociolinguistic variation and change in sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- neurolinguistics/psycholinguistics of sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- sign language and artistic endeavours (including poetry and literature)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- computational modelling, recognition and synthesis, of sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- sign language documentation/corpus linguistics of sign languages</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">- the relationship between sign language and gesture</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">The programme will be single-track (no parallel sessions); there will be 48 paper presentations and up to 120 posters.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">KEYNOTE SPEAKERS</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Peter Hauser (Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Lars Wallin (Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University)</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">SUBMISSION OF PAPERS</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">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>31</b></span><b><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">st</span></sup></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"> October
2012, 11:59pm, UK time</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">. Notification will occur by <b>19</b></span><b><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"> December
2012</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">. All abstracts will be handled and reviewed electronically via Easy Chair (for link and further instructions for submission, see <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/callforpapers"><span style="color:#003F9F;">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/callforpapers</span></a>).
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" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">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" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">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
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">The submission form in Easy Chair also asks you:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">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, either as single author or joint co-author.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">VENUE AND LANGUAGE INFORMATION</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">UCL is located in central London, within easy reach of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City airports. This conference will provide interpreters working between
English, British Sign Language (BSL), and American Sign Language (ASL). A<span style="color:#201F1F;">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.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">For further information go to: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/"><span style="color:#003F9F;">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/</span></a></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Registration opens: 1st October 2012</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Abstract submission deadline: 31</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">st</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"> October
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Notification of acceptance: 19</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"> December
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Author confirmation deadline: 18</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"> January
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Early bird registration deadline: 4</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"> March
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;">Author registration deadline: 5</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"> April
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