[Ethnocomm] NCA LSI Call for papers

[Brion van Over]

Hello everyone,

As a quick reminder, the deadline to submit to the LSI division of NCA
is this Wednesday the 25th at 11:59 PM. See the call below!

The Language and Social Interaction (LSI) Division promotes research
and teaching on language, discourse processes, and the multiple
modalities of human interaction. The LSI Division invites individual
paper, paper session, and panel discussion submission proposals for
the NCA 101st Annual Convention to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from
November 19-22, 2015. Submissions may be empirical, theoretical,
methodological, or exploratory in nature but should take an approach
that is grounded in at least one of the following traditions: applied
linguistics, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, ethnography of
communication, ethnomethodology, membership categorization analysis,
narrative analysis, pragmatics, social psychology of language, social
semiotics, sociolinguistics, or speech act theory. Extended abstracts
will be considered for individual papers, but completed papers (25-30
pages as a general guideline) are preferred and encouraged.
Recognition for the top three individual papers will be given,
including awards for top paper and top student paper.


Individual Papers: An individual paper is a paper submitted by an
author or authors that is not part of a preconceived paper session.
Please complete the required electronic submission fields including
title, description, author(s), and keywords. Upload a copy of your
paper. All identifying author information (names, institutions, hidden
document properties) should be removed from your paper document before
uploading.  Please indicate whether your paper submission should be
considered a student-authored paper and if you would like to be
considered for presentation in Scholar to Scholar on the electronic
submission form.


Paper Sessions: A paper session is a preconceived and complete session
of papers surrounding a particular topic in which each presenter (3-5)
presents her or his paper. Paper sessions are submitted and reviewed
for consideration as a whole. Paper sessions should include: 1) a
session title; 2) an overall session description; 3) chair(s) and
respondent(s) (if applicable); 4) titles, author(s), and abstracts for
each paper; 5) a rationale for the value of the session.


Panel Discussions: A panel discussion is a preconceived and complete
session of presenters discussing a particular topic or issue. Panel
discussions should include: 1) a panel title; 2) an overall panel
description; 3) participant contact information; 4) a rationale for
the value of the panel.


All submitters are encouraged to review the Professional Standards for
Convention Participants prior to submission. Helpful resources,
including step-by-step instructions on how to submit, definitions of
different submission types, and how to prepare a blind submission, are
available in the NCA Convention Resource Library at
www.natcom.org/conventionresources. All submissions must be made
online through NCA Convention Central, and must list any A/V
requirements at the time of submission. Check your email address
listed in NCA Convention Central before or after submission, as all
correspondence goes there.


Further information about the LSI division can be found at our
website: http://www.nca-lsi.org/index.html. For questions, please
contact:


Paul Denvir, PhD

Vice Chair of LSI and 2015 Program Planner for NCA 101st Annual Convention
Department of Humanities and Communication
Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 694-7139
Paul.Denvir at acphs.edu