Call for papers: 8th Conference on Laboratory Phonology (focus on signed languages and endangered languages) - DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS 14 JANUARY

[Scott McGinnis]

LabPhon 8

Eighth Conference on Laboratory Phonology:
        Varieties of Phonological Competence
New Haven, CT, USA, 27-30 June, 2002

Yale University and Haskins Laboratories

LabPhon 8, "Varieties of Phonological Competence," will continue the
tradition of this biennial series of conferences by presenting
research showing the interrelationships of phonological theory and
data collected in the laboratory.  LabPhon 8 will expand on previous
areas to include the phonology of signed languages, issues in
acquisition, and a focus on endangered languages.

Invited speakers :

     * Diane Brentari, Purdue University
     * David Corina, University of Washington
     * Fred Cummins, University College, Dublin
     * D. Robert Ladd, University of Edinburgh
     * Mark Liberman, University of Pennsylvania
     * Maire Ni-Chiosain ,University College, Dublin
     * Stephanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, MIT
     * Marilyn Vihman, University of Bangor, Wales

Invited  discussants:

     * Dani Byrd, University of Southern California
     * Diamandis Gafos, New York University
     * John McCarthy, University of Massachusetts
     * David Perlmutter, University of California, San Diego
     * Donca Steriade, MIT
     * Shelley Velleman, University of Massachusetts



We invite submission of abstracts relating to the use of laboratory
examinations of speech or sign language to the construction of
phonological theories.

Please send a single copy of your abstract by e-mail, to:

LabPhon8 at sapir.ling.yale.edu

Abstracts must arrive at this address by 14 January, 2002.  Receipt
will be acknowledged by return email.

Abstracts should be submitted as the main body of your e-mail message
or as a PDF attachment. Faxed abstracts will not be accepted.

Abstracts may contain up to 800 words (including references, examples,
etc.).  Abstracts in the main text body should contain ASCII text
only; for phonetic symbols, please use the SAMPA symbols described at
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/sampa/home.htm.

Abstracts should be anonymous.  PDF files should not list the authors,
but the accompanying message should.  At the bottom of your message,
list your name, mailing address, email address, affiliation, and
preference for poster or oral presentation.  Authors will be notified
as to whether their abstract has been accepted for oral or poster
presentation, and whether the paper will be considered for
publication.

Authors will be required to submit draft papers by April 28, 2002, and
to bring nearly final versions of their papers (to be sent out for
review) to the conference.  The deadline for absolutely final versions
(after the review process) will be December 1, 2002.

For information about the conference, and for updates, please see our
web page at

http://www.ling.yale.edu/labphon8

where you can also sign up for the LabPhon8 mailing list.  Questions
can be addressed to LabPhon8 at sapir.ling.yale.edu.

Organizing Committee:

     * Stephen Anderson, Yale University
     * Catherine Best, Wesleyan University and Haskins Laboratories
     * Louis Goldstein, Yale University and Haskins Laboratories
     * D. H. Whalen, Haskins Laboratories

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