CPF reminder

[Grant Smith]

This is a last minute reminder of two CFPs -- ANS meetings in Chicago with
MLA (12/27-30) and with LSA (1/6-9)

CALLS FOR PAPERS

1.      Annual Meeting--American Name Society

        Dec. 27-30, 1999
        Chicago
        Renaissance Hotel

At least twelve panels are currently planned.  Presentations should be
timed for a maximum of 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for discussion.

All disciplinary approaches are welcomed--anthropological, psychological,
sociological, linguistic, literary, philosophical, geographic, or
historical.  Subject matter is also open, including personal names,
geographic names, corporate names, team names, names in literature, and
cultural or linguistic function.

Short abstracts (150 words max.) should be sent by September 1 to:  Grant
Smith, President, American Name Society.  Submission as part of an email
message (not an attachment) is preferred <gsmith at ewu.edu>.

For those without email, the postal address is Eastern Washington
University, MS-25, Cheney, WA  99004  or Fax: 509-359-4269.  All proposals
will be blind refereed, and presenters will be notified by September 20.

Abstracts of all presentations will be published in annual "Proceedings."

2.      Special Session on Onomastics

        Joint Meeting
        American Name Society
        and
        Linguistic Society of America

        January 6-9, 2000
        Chicago

Send an abstract of 100-200 words (20-minute paper) by 8/25/99 to

Abstracts may be submitted by e-mail to Donald M. Lance
<engdl at showme.missouri.edu>

or,
Professor Donald M. Lance
Department of English
l07 Tate Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri 65211

Grant W. Smith, President                       Phone:  509-359-6023
American Name Society                           Fax:    509-359-4269
Prof. English/Coord. Humanities                 Email:  gsmith at ewu.edu
Eastern Washington University, MS-25
526 Fifth St.
Cheney, WA  99004-2431