[EDLING:1873] CFP: 33d Berkeley Linguistics Society Meeting

[Francis M Hult]

> The Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society
> 
>    * * *   C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S   * * *
> 
> The 33rd meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics society will take place at
> the University of California, Berkeley, on the 9th through 11th of
> February, 2007. The meeting will consist of a general session, a
> parasession, and a special session.
> 
> INVITED SPEAKERS
> 
> Sasha Aikhenvald, La Trobe University
> Joan Bresnan, Stanford University
> Nick Enfield, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
> Nora England, University of Texas
> Jane Hill, University of Arizona
> Roberto Zavala, CIESAS-Sureste
> 
> GENERAL SESSION
> 
> The General Session will cover all areas of linguistic interest. We
> encourage proposals from diverse theoretical frameworks and also welcome
> papers on language-related topics from disciplines such as anthropology,
> cognitive science, literature, neuroscience, and psychology.
> 
> PARASESSION: Multilingualism and Fieldwork
> 
> Linguistic research is often based on an assumed monolingualism; however
> most of the world is bi- or multilingual. This session will deal with
> topics relating to fieldwork within bi- and multilingual communities:
> their implications, both analytical and methodological, and their
> relevance to issues in general linguistic theory. We welcome submissions
> on documenting a single language in a multilingual community, working with
> multilingual speakers, theoretical models of multilingualism, and similar
> issues related to fieldwork and language contact.
> 
> SPECIAL SESSION: Languages of Mexico and Central America
> 
> This session will focus on languages of Mexico and Central America.
> Despite cultural, linguistic, and historical similarities that exist in
> this region, there are few opportunities for scholars of these languages
> to share their research with one another. The goals of this session are to
> provide a forum for discussion between Mesoamerican linguists and
> specialists in other languages of Mexico and Central America, and to give
> all linguists working in this region an opportunity to become more
> familiar with each others' work. In addition to papers on indigenous
> languages, we also welcome submissions dealing with contact between
> indigenous and colonial/immigrant languages of these regions. We
> especially encourage submissions on languages from areas of Northern
> Mexico and Central America that are not commonly considered to be part of
> Mesoamerica.
> 
>     * * *   S U B M I S S I O N   G U I D E L I N E S   * * *
> 
> DEADLINE: Abstracts must be received electronically by
> 
> 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
> Thursday, 9 November 2006
> 
> No late submissions can be accepted. Authors will be notified of
> (non)acceptance by mid-December.
> 
> GUIDELINES: An author may submit at most one single and one joint
> abstract. In the case of joint authorship, one address should be
> designated for communication with BLS. Abstracts should be as specific as
> possible, with a statement of topic, approach, and conclusions, and must
> fit on one page in 12-point font with 1" margins. So that the review
> process may remain anonymous, authors should not include their names or
> otherwise reveal their identity anywhere on this page. Data and examples
> must be given within the body of the text rather than at the end, though
> references may be included on a separate page if necessary.
> 
> SUBMISSIONS: All abstracts must be submitted electronically as PDF
> documents. Further instructions for electronic submissions are available
> on the BLS website: http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/
> 
> PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION: Presentations are allotted 20 minutes plus
> 10 minutes for questions. Presented papers are published in the BLS
> Proceedings. Authors agree to provide camera-ready copy (up to 12 pages)
> by 15 May 2007.
> 
> REGISTRATION INFORMATION: All attendees, including presenters, must
> register for the conference. For advance registration, we can accept only
> checks or money orders drawn on US banks in US dollars, made payable to
> the Berkeley Linguistics Society.
> 
> The registration fee, if received in our office by 31 January 2007, is:
> 
> Students $20
> Non-students $40
> 
> The fee for on-site registration or registrations received after 31
> January 2007 is:
> 
> Students $25
> Non-students $55
> 
> Send advance registration to the address below.
> 
> BLS 33 Registration
> University of California, Berkeley
> Department of Linguistics
> 1203 Dwinelle Hall
> Berkeley, CA 94720-2650
> 
> BLS will arrange ASL interpretation if requested before 1 December 2006.
> 
> Please check our website at <http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/> for
> updates. The conference schedule will be posted in January. Questions may
> be directed by e-mail to <bls at berkeley.edu>.
> 
> 
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> University of California, Berkeley
> Department of Linguistics
> 1203 Dwinelle Hall
> Berkeley, CA 94720-2650
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> 
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