Fwd: Linguiist List16.541, Calls: Socioling/UK;

[Elizabeth J. Pyatt]

There will be a conference on language in the UK with a one-day
session on "The Influences of the Languages of Ireland and Scotland
on Linguistic Varieties in Northern English"

Abstracts can be submitted. See details below

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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:18:15
From: Carmen Llamas < c.llamas at abdn.ac.uk >
Subject: UK Language Variation and Change 5


Full Title: UK Language Variation and Change 5
Short Title: UKLVC5

Date: 12-Sep-2005 - 14-Sep-2005
Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Contact Person: Carmen Llamas
Meeting Email: c.llamas at abdn.ac.uk
Web Site: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/langling/resources/colloquia.html


Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Discourse Analysis;
Historical
Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2005

Meeting Description:

The fifth meeting of the UK Language Variation and Change conference, held  in
Aberdeen, Scotland, welcomes submission of abstracts on any aspect of  language
variation and change.

Keynote speakers:

Nik Coupland  (Cardiff University)
Paul Foulkes  (University of York)
Norma Mendoza-Denton  (University of Arizona)

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS: PLEASE NOTE MARCH 1st DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words (including references) and must be
submitted in one of the following electronic formats; word document (.rtf or
.doc), pdf, or in the body of an email message. They should be sent to
<uklvc5 at abdn.ac.uk> on or before 1 March 2005. Oral presentations will be
expected to last 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions.

Abstracts should include the following information:

~ Preferred presentation type (oral or poster)
~ Author(s) name and title
~ Author(s) affiliation
~ Title of paper/poster
~ Abstract
~ References (if appropriate)

You will be notified on or soon after April 15th on whether or not
your abstract
has been accepted. There will be no parallel sessions for oral
presentations. We
would therefore encourage submission of abstracts for poster presentations,
particularly as posters will be displayed in a prominent position for the
duration of the conference.

We look forward to seeing you in Aberdeen!
Best regards
Carmen Llamas
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