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1) Subject: Methods in Dialectology XV

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Horesh, Uri" <uhores at essex.ac.uk> (from LINGUIST)
Subject: Methods in Dialectology XV

Message1: Methods in Dialectology XV
Date:20-Sep-2013
From:Nanna H Hilton n.h.hilton at rug.nl
LINGUIST List issue http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3717.html


Full Title: Methods in Dialectology XV
Short Title: Methods XV

Date: 11-Aug-2014 - 15-Aug-2014
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Contact Person: Nanna H Hilton
Meeting Email: methodsxv at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.methods-xv.net/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2014

Meeting Description:

Methods XV - University of Groningen

In a world of virtual communication and increasing opportunities for
geographical mobility, both the basis for linguistic variation and the
types of variation that are frequently encountered are hanging. The field
of dialectology is also hanging - therefore, the theme for the 15th edition
of Methods in Dialectology is 'The Future of dialects'.  One of the aims of
the conference is to bring traditional approaches to dialectology together
with the latest advances in data collection technologies, new analysis
instruments, and new interpretations of the concept of 'dialect'.

Methods in Dialectology is a triennial conference that alternates between
Canada and Europe. Methods XV will be held at the University of Groningen
from Monday, 11 August to Friday, 15 August 2014. We are proud to announce
that the following speakers have accepted our invitation to deliver keynote
addresses at the conference:

Jacob Eisenstein (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Frans Gregersen (University of Copenhagen)
Mark Liberman (University of Pennsylvania)
Naomi Nagy (University of Toronto)

Call for Papers:

The organizing committee of Methods XV invites papers on all subjects in
the field of dialectology, on any language and on any topic related to
regional, social or historical variation in language. We particularly
welcome paper submissions that address the main theme of the conference,
'The Future of Dialects'. We also urge scientists working in fields outside
linguistics, but who are involved with technologies or methodologies that
can be applied to the investigation of linguistic variation, to submit
papers for this conference.

Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute
discussion period. There will also be sessions for poster presentations.

Abstracts for papers or posters should be no more than 300 words excluding
bibliography and can be submitted using EasyAbs. Please submit your
abstract in a .txt or .doc(x) format. We strive towards a double-blind
reviewing process of the abstracts; please make the abstract as anonymous
as possible. The abstract deadline is 15 January 2014. Authors will be
notified of acceptance in March 2014. Each participant may have at most two
contributions at the conference, one as author and one as co-author.

Call for Workshops and Special Sessions:

We welcome proposals for workshops and special sessions for Methods XV.
Workshops may be concerned with particular methodological instruments,
technological innovations or forms of analysis. Special sessions may have a
particular focus on a language group or a specific topic in dialectology.
Proposals for workshops or special sessions should include an overview of
the topic and importance of the session, in no more than 500 words. In
addition the proposal should contain details of the invited speakers, the
text of the call for papers (if applicable), and a description of the
relevance of the workshop to Methods XV. The deadline for submitting a
special session proposal is also on 15 January 2013. The workshop and
special session proposals will be reviewed by the local organizing
committee.

Best Papers and Posters from Young Scholars:

The organizing committee of Methods XV is happy to announce that we will be
awarding a €500 prize to the best papers or posters presented by young
scholars during Methods XV. A young scholar is a (graduate) student or a
post-doc whose Ph.D. was awarded after August 2011. Please indicate on the
abstract whether you might be eligible for such an award.

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