CFP: 7th International Free Linguistics Conference

[Francis Hult]

Call for Papers



7th International Free Linguistics Conference

27 – 28 September, 2013 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Conference Website:



http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/events/flc2013



The aim of this conference is to provide scholars, researchers, postgraduate and

undergraduate students from all fields of Linguistics & English Language Teaching with

current research issues and an open and widely accessible forum. Consistent with the

previous Free Linguistics Conferences (all held in Australia) this conference also focuses

on freedom as a primary distinguishing feature:

• freedom from linguistic subfield divisions;

• freedom from an established and rigid theme for presentations;

• freedom from registration fees.



PLENARY SPEAKERS:

1. Douglas Biber Professor, English, Northern Arizona University, USA.

2. Ruqaiya Hasan (to be confirmed) Professor, Macquire University, Sydney, Australia.

3. John Bateman Professor, English Department, University of Bremen, Germany.

4. Ahmar Mahboob Sr. Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Sydney,

Australia.



Authors are invited to submit abstracts for papers, colloquia, poster presentations, or hot

topics:



• Colloquia (abstract max of 250 words): Colloquia will be 90 minutes in length.

Their internal structure is up to their organizers, but sufficient time for discussion

is encouraged.

•

 Single papers (abstract max of 250 words): Papers will be 40 minutes in length,

with 30 minutes for presentation, 10 minutes for questions/discussion.



• Poster presentations (abstract max of 250 words): Poster presentations will be

given in groups with a 30-minute allotment per session. This format may suit

young researchers who want to present their work in a less formal format.



• Hot topics (abstract max of 250 words): Hot topic talks will be 20 minutes in

length, with 10 minutes for the talk and 10 minutes for Q&A/discussion. We

especially welcome proposals in this category from young researchers/students

with new and challenging ideas.



Abstracts are invited from any Linguistic (and English language teaching) sub-fields, and

presenters may choose from the following strands:

Aboriginal Languages, Cognitive Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Conversation

Analysis, Corpus Linguistics, Critical Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, First

Language Acquisition, Forensic Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language & Culture,

Language in Education, Language Policy & Planning, Languages Other Than English

(LOTE), Multilingualism, Natural Language Processing, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics,

Second/Additional Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Systemic Functional

Linguistics, TESOL, Translation and Interpreting, among others.



Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 May 2013



For submitting an abstract, please follow the guidelines provided on the conference

website: http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/events/flc2013



PUBLICATION:

The papers presented in the 7th Free Linguistics Conference will be published in two

formats: (1) Edited conference proceedings, (2) Special guest-edited journal issue. An

edited conference proceedings with short papers (of maximum 6 pages) will be published

and released during the inauguration of the conference. All the papers submitted to the

conference proceedings will be peer-reviewed and the acceptance will depend on the

reviewers' recommendations. Authors are advised to submit their article (strictly within

no more than 6 pages) before the deadline given below:



Deadline for the submission of full paper to Conference Proceedings: 15 July 2013. A

detailed style guide of the conference proceedings can be obtained from the conference

webpage (http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/events/flc2013). The information and guidelines

on the special journal issue will be announced later.



CONTACT US: For any inquiry about the conference, please write to:

flc2013.engl at polyu.edu.hk
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