<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Forwarded on behalf of Alec</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">ALT XV second call for papers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Abstract submission deadline: 15 April 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Notification of acceptance: 21 July 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The 15<sup>th</sup> Association for Linguistic Typology Biennial Conference has a new venue and date, as difficulties with holding ALT XV in the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University has necessitated shifting the conference to Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Place: Nanyang Technological University Singapore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Date: 4-6 December<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Website: <a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/soh/news-events/events/alt-2024" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">https://www.ntu.edu.sg/soh/news-events/events/alt-2024</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white;">Abstracts on any topic in linguistic typology, including its interfaces with language documentation and signed language research, are invited for oral presentations, posters, and a limited number of workshops. Non-members of ALT may submit abstracts but will be expected to join ALT in order to present a paper at the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white;">As the change in the conference date and location may have disrupted travel plans for prospective participants, ALT XV will be a hybrid virtual/in-person conference for all sessions and workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Submission instructions:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>Abstracts should be submitted through Easy Abs for the general session, a poster session, or for either. Abstracts for workshops should also be submitted via the Easy Abs portal, and those not accepted there will be automatically considered for inclusion in the general or poster session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Please see the Easy Abs portal for guidelines on the submission of abstracts:<a href="https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/ALT_XV/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/ALT_XV/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Kindly check the conference website regularly for updates </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">regarding registration, accommodation and other matters</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> as arrangements for the conference take shape.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;">Best regards,<br>Alec<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Assoc. Prof. Alexander R. Coupe, Ph.D. </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(251, 0, 7);">| </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Associate Chair (Research) </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(251, 0, 7);">|</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> School of Humanities </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(251, 0, 7);">|</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Nanyang Technological University</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">48 Nanyang Avenue, SHHK-03-84D, Singapore 639818</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tel: +65 </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">6904 2072</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 109, 109);">GMT+8h</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(251, 0, 7);">|</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Email: <a href="mailto:arcoupe@ntu.edu.sg" title="mailto:arcoupe@ntu.edu.sg" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">arcoupe@ntu.edu.sg</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://academia.edu/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Academia.edu</a>: <a href="https://nanyang.academia.edu/AlexanderCoupe" title="https://nanyang.academia.edu/AlexanderCoupe" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">https://nanyang.academia.edu/AlexanderCoupe</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ORCID ID: <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1979-2370" title="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1979-2370" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1979-2370</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Webpage: <a href="https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/arcoupe/" title="https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/arcoupe/" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/arcoupe/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div></body></html>