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I would like to share the Call for Papers for NWAV-AP 8 with the members on the mailing list, if that is possible. I have included the CfP in text form below, as well as included it in the email as an attachment. Thank you.</div>
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<b>Call for papers – New Ways of Analysing Variation Asia Pacific 8 (Singapore, 4-7 Aug 2025)</b></div>
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The theme of NWAV-AP8 is <b>“Asia Pacific: Always Variable, Always Changing”</b>. This is a celebration of the linguistic diversity and constant evolution of the languages of the multilingual-multicultural Asia Pacific contexts. In this 8th meeting, we would
like to bring the focus to issues of diversity and inclusivity in the larger context of interactionism, wherein lies the intricate symbiotic relationship of individual and community social behaviours and meaning-making. We particularly invite submissions on
language variation and change that align with the theme of the conference, and welcome work from all areas of variationist inquiry focused on the Asia Pacific contexts. </div>
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NWAV-AP8 will be an in-person only conference. We invite abstract submissions for
<b>posters</b>, <b>talks</b>, and <b>special sessions</b>. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches to variation in all areas of language are welcomed. </div>
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We draw on NWAV’s tradition of encouraging ‘<b>project launch</b>’ submissions – presenting a project in its early stages in order to get feedback from the NWAV AP community. Please note, however, that works featuring findings from completed research will be
prioritised for talks, so in the event of an abundance of high-quality abstracts indicating findings from completed research, quality ‘project launch’ submissions may be accepted only for posters.</div>
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Keynote speakers:</div>
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Emeritus Professor Dr. Edgar W. Schneider, University of Regensburg</div>
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Professor James N. Stanford, Dartmouth College</div>
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Associate Professor Mie Hiramoto, National University of Singapore</div>
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Assistant Professor Pavadee Saisuwan, Chulalongkorn University</div>
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<b>Submission guidelines:</b></div>
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Abstracts for all submissions should be anonymous, should not exceed 350 words, and must fit within a page.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Authors also have the option to include a reference list, glossed/transcribed examples, tables and/or images; these do not count toward the word limit, but should fit within the second page.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Author names should not appear anywhere on abstracts. </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
An author may submit at most one first-authored and one non first-authored abstract.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
All first/main authors have to be registered participants of the conference. </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
All submissions will be anonymously reviewed and considered for both presentation formats (poster and talk).</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Posters will be part of a 2-hour poster session.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Unless it is part of a special session (see below), each talk will be 20 minutes long, with a 5-minute Q&A period.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Abstracts for talks that will be part of Special Sessions should also be individually submitted via Microsoft CMT.</li></ul>
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<b>Additional information for Special Sessions</b></div>
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A special session should include 3 – 4 talks across a total duration of 1.5 hours. Special session Chairs are welcomed to propose a structure that works best for the proposed session.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chairs of Special Sessions should send a separate email to Jasper Sim (</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="mailto:jasper.sim@nie.edu.sg" id="OWA328519e6-bb6b-bcee-3784-6c55a4197207" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">jasper.sim@nie.edu.sg</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)
providing the following:</span></div>
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A session title</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
A 150-word introduction to the theme and talks of that proposed session</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Names of authors in that proposed session + abstract titles of their talks + their submission IDs</li></ul>
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All abstracts should be submitted through Microsoft CMT (link below). Abstract submission will open on
<b>9 October 2024</b>. The deadline for all submissions is <b>17 January 2025 (10:00 UTC)</b>. Authors will be notified of decisions
<b>between 10 to 14 March 2025</b>.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For any enquiries, contact us at </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/nie/new-ways-of-analysing-variation-asia-pacific-8-singapore/contact-us" id="OWAcb4bd8ac-2d49-9f58-5803-f84b18c0894b" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://www.ntu.edu.sg/nie/new-ways-of-analysing-variation-asia-pacific-8-singapore/contact-us</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Submit an abstract at </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AP8NWAV2025" id="OWA76cff23a-7303-cf18-4689-6ead52aeb85f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AP8NWAV2025</a></u></span></div>
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