[Edling] 62nd Annual Conference of the International Linguistic Association in Hong Kong

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62nd Annual Conference of the International Linguistic Association
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 26-28, 2017

Final Call for Papers
Major Theme:  Language and the Brain: coding, understanding, and processing

This conference focuses on language and the brain, investigating language coding, understanding, and processing across the human lifespan. The ILA invites submissions which discuss the theoretical, methodological and practical issues facing investigators working in this area.

Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:

Neural biological foundation of language
Language and memory
Eye movements and language processing
Brain imaging technology and language processing
Neurobiology and language and age
Modeling language and cognition
Language development
Language disorders
Reading and literacy development
Bilingualism and the brain
In keeping with the ILA tradition, we also invite individual papers or posters on other areas of linguistics.
Plenary Speakers
*         Colin Brian Blakemore, University of London
*         Kara Federmeier, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
*         Huang Guowen,  South China Agricultural University
*         Liu Meichun, City University of Hong Kong
*         Ovid J. L. Tzeng, University System of Taiwan/ Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica
*         Wang Shiyuan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University/UC Berkeley

Workshops for Teachers

Pedagogical grammar: Alice Deakins of William Paterson University and colleagues.
Vocabulary development based on different principles of lexical organization: Kate Parry of Hunter College, CUNY and colleagues.

Guidelines for Proposals

A paper or poster title and abstract of between 300 and 400 words, excluding references, is required along with a summary abstract for the conference booklet of no more than 150 words. The author's name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and phone number must also be included. Proposals will be blind-reviewed for quality and originality. Submissions should contain mainly new material and must not have been published previously in order to be considered.

All proposals should be emailed in a MSWord (.doc, .docx) file and using "ILA2017" in the subject line, to Ms Annika Wendt, ILA Secretary at awendt at ilaword.org by March 5, 2017.  Proposal acceptances will be sent by March 18, 2017. The author(s) whose proposals have been accepted for the ILA Annual Conference must register before the March 28 registration deadline in order to be included in the Conference Program.

Proposal deadline:                         Sunday, March 5, 2017
Notification of acceptance:         Saturday, March 18, 2017
Registration requirement:          Presenters' registration fees must be received by
                                                Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Send abstracts of proposals to: Ms Annika Wendt, ILA Secretary at awendt at ilaword.org

Send inquiries to one of the Co-Chairs: Jo Anne Kleifgen, jk217 at columbia.edu
Jonathan Webster, ctjjw at cityu.edu<mailto:ctjjw at cityu.edu>.hk
                                                               Liu Meichun, Meichliu at cityu.edu.hk

Conference Registration Information

Pre-Registration fees (received on or before March 28, 2017)

*         ILA Members: US$200 (conference fee for paid-up 2017 ILA members)

*         Non-Members: US$260 (includes conference fee & US$60 membership with 1 yr. WORD subscription)

*         Graduate Students/Retirees: US$130 (includes conference fee & US$30 membership with 1 yr. WORD subscription)

Registration fees after March 28, 2017 and on-site:

*         ILA Members: US$250 (conference fee for paid-up 2017 ILA members)

*         Non-Members: US$310 (conference fee + US$60 membership with 1 yr. WORD subscription)

*         Graduate Students/Retirees: US$160 (conference fee + US$30 membership with 1 yr. WORD subscription)

*         Undergraduate Students: US$10

ONE DAY Registration (on-site):
*         Members and Non-Members: US$100
*         Graduate Students and Retirees: US$75

For more about the International Linguistic Association, visit www.ilaword.org

Maureen T. Matarese
Associate Professor
Academic Literacy and Linguistics
International Linguistic Association, Vice President

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