[Ads-l] DSNA 21 in Barbados (call for papers)

[Ben Zimmer]

Below please find the call for papers for the Dictionary Society of
North America’s 21st Biennial Conference in Barbados. The (extended)
deadline is fast approaching, but the organizer, Jason Siegel, informs
me that if an ADS member wants to submit something and is worried
about the time, you can e-mail him directly (clexp at cavehill.uwi.edu,
jason.siegel at cavehill.uwi.edu) and they will deal with it on a
case-by-case basis.


***CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED TO 15 FEBRUARY 2017***


The 21st Biennial Dictionary Society of North America Conference will
be held off the North American continent for the first time, in the
Caribbean country of Barbados. Presentations on any aspect of
lexicography and lexicology in any language are welcome. Those focused
on aspects of Caribbean lexicology and lexicography are particularly
encouraged. All presenters of conference papers must be members of the
DSNA. To join or renew membership, click here:
http://www.dictionarysociety.com/paying-for-dsna-membership.html . The
program will begin with presentations on the morning of Friday, June 9
and will run through Sunday afternoon, June 11. There will be an
optional excursion to tourist sites the following Monday, June 12.

Submission of Abstracts

Abstracts are invited of a length between 300 and 500 words, excluding
references. Submission of abstracts is via EasyAbs. Please refrain
from any self-identifying references in your abstract.

Abstract submission is open from 1 Oct 2016 to 15 Jan 2017.
(***EXTENDED to 15 February 2017***) Submit using this form:
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/DSNA21

Presenters will be notified by 28 Feb 2017 of their acceptance.


Date:
Friday, June 9, 2017 to Sunday, June 11, 2017

Location:
Accra Beach Hotel, Rockley, Barbados

Information about the host institution:

The Richard & Jeannette Allsopp Centre for Caribbean Lexicography is a
research centre dedicated to the study and production of Caribbean
dictionaries. It is housed within the Department of Language,
Linguistics and Literature in the Faculty of Humanities and Education
at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.

Information about the sponsor:

The Dictionary Society of North America promotes the development,
practice, and study of lexicography, and the use, compilation,
curation, marketing, maintenance, and scholarly examination of
dictionaries and related reference works. It provides forums for
discussion and dissemination of information on all of these topics,
including a peer-reviewed journal, a newsletter, a blog, and biennial
meetings. The DSNA was formed in 1975 to bring together people
interested in dictionary making, study, collection, and use. Our more
than 400 members who live in 40 countries around the world include
people working on dictionaries, academics who engage in research and
writing about dictionaries, dictionary collectors, librarians,
booksellers, translators, linguists, publishers, writers, collectors,
journalists, and people with an avocational interest in dictionaries.
The only requirement for membership is an expression of interest in
language, in words, dictionaries and lexicography, or any combination
of these.

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