Fwd: The Second International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse

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> From: Chinese Language and Discourse Symposium <CLDSymposium at ntu.edu.sg>
> Date: 22 December 2011 2:32:32 PM AEDT
> Subject: FW: The Second International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse
> 
> Dear all,
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> We are sending out a second call for the Second International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse to be held from June 9th to 11th, 2012, at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
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> KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
> Tao Hongyin, University of California, Los Angeles
> Hilary Chappell, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
> Huang Shuan Fan, Yuan Ze University (new keynote speaker)
> Randy LaPolla, La Trobe University
> Chew Cheng Hai, Nanyang Technological University
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> Please note that the deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 January 2012. We look forward to receiving submissions from you and your colleagues.
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> Kindly replace the previous poster with the one attached, which reflects the updated list of the keynote speakers.
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> If you have any questions pertaining to the symposium, please email me at: CLDSymposium at ntu.edu.sg.
>  
> Best regards,
> K.K.
>  
> From: Shawna Chan See Mun On Behalf Of Chinese Language and Discourse Symposium
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 11:11 AM
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> Subject: The Second International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse
>  
> Dear all:
> Following the success of the inaugural International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse at UCLA in 2010, I am pleased to announce that the second symposium will be held June 9th to 11th, 2012, at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The Call for Papers is now open. As with the previous symposium, a cash prize will be awarded to the best student paper. Do consider submitting abstracts and please spread the word among colleagues, students, and departments! 
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> Information on the symposium and the Call for Papers is found below. Feel free to print out the attached poster for publicity purposes.
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> The Second International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse
> Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
> June 9-11, 2012
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> The International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse is a biennial symposium that advances the exchange of scholarship in discourse functional studies of the Chinese language, emphasizing an empirical orientation and encompassing such fields as language and society, language and culture, language and social interaction, discourse and grammar, communication studies, and contact linguistics.
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> KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
> Tao Hongyin, University of California, Los Angeles
> Hilary Chappell, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
> Biq Yung-o, National Taiwan Normal University
> Randy LaPolla, La Trobe University
> Chew Cheng Hai, Nanyang Technological University
>  
> CALL FOR PAPERS (Deadline: January 31, 2012)
> Theme: New approaches to the study of Chinese grammar
> 
> Abstracts are invited for oral presentations (30 minutes, including 5 minutes for discussion) to showcase latest advancements in broadly-defined discourse functional studies of the Chinese language, with preference given to those closely related to the conference theme.
> 
> Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
> 1.       Language and interaction
> 2.       Language and society
> 3.       Language and culture
> 4.       Language and cognition
> 5.       Corpora and Chinese studies
> 6.       Language change and development
> 7.       Chinese language acquisition and education
> 8.       Chinese language and new media
> 9.       Multilingualism and identity construction
> 1.       Language contact
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> SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
> A one-page abstract should be submitted via Easy Abs at: http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/CLD2012. In addition to the Easy Abs submission, email the abstract as a .doc or PDF attachment to CLDSymposium at ntu.edu.sg, stating in the body of the email (i) Author’s Last Name; (ii) Author’s First Name; (iii) Affiliation; and (iv) Email. The abstract should be written in readable and plain English and must not include the authors' names and affiliations.
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> BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD
> A cash prize of the equivalent of SGD400 will be awarded to a paper submitted and presented by a current student who has not had a PhD degree at the time of the symposium. Selection is based on both the content and the presentation. Those who wish to participate in the competition should indicate the intention with “For Best Student Paper Award” marked on top of the abstract. A full paper is encouraged but not required for the competition.
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> Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 31, 2012
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> CONFERENCE WEBSITE
> Please visit the conference website for more information: http://portal.cohass.ntu.edu.sg/ChineseLanguageAndDiscourse/default.asp or reach us by email at: CLDSymposium at ntu.edu.sg.
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> Organizer: Luke Kang Kwong, Nanyang Technological University
> Co-Editor, Chinese Language and Discourse: An International & Interdisciplinary Journal and Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse Book Series
> Sponsor: Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
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>  
> Best wishes,
> K.K.
>  
> 	
> K.K. Luke | Professor of Linguistics | Nanyang Technological University
> School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332 
> Tel: (65) 6592-2410 GMT+8h | Fax: (65) 6795-5119 | Email: kkluke at ntu.edu.sg | Homepage: www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/kkluke
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