[HERITAGE-LIST] ConCALL-2 Call for Papers

[ConCALL]

CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLINE EXTENDED

This spring, the Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region (CeLCAR) will be hosting the Second Conference of Central Asian Language and Linguistics (ConCALL-2)<http://www.iub.edu/~concall/index.html> at Indiana University 7-9 October, 2016.

Keynote Speakers for the conference include:

--Barış Kabak, Department of Linguistics, University of Würzburg, Germany
--Arsalan Kahnemuyipour, Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto, Canada
--Silvina Montrul, Department of Linguistics, Professor, University of Illinois, USA
--György Kara, Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, USA

There will also be a number of other invited speakers, selected among linguists working on Central Asian languages and linguistics.

We are still accepting submissions for 20-minute paper presentations (with 10 minutes for questions and discussion) or poster presentations on topics related to Central Asian languages and linguistics within the conference theme: "Continuing the Journey: Strengthening the Central Asian Language Community."

Presenters will have the opportunity to submit to the published proceedings of the conference. (Please feel free to view the 2014 Proceedings: http://www.iub.edu/~celcar/ConCALL2014/proceedings.html)

Submissions can include, but are not limited to:

Formal linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, as well as their interfaces)
Acquisition (first and second language acquisition)
Language education/pedagogy, as related to Central Asian languages

Submissions should be uploads as a .pdf via EasyAbs (http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/ConCALL2016) by the extended deadline of Friday, 17 June, 2016. Each .pdf submission should include the following details:

Title
Focus: Linguistics, Grammar, and Research OR Pedagogy, Methodology, and Education
Language Family: Iranian, Turkic, Mongolic, Tibetan, or Other
Abstract of no more than 500 words (not including examples and references)

Please do not include name, institution, or contact information anywhere on the abstract submission, in order to keep the review procedure anonymous.

Submitters will be notified of acceptance no later than Friday, 29 July, 2016.

Questions regarding abstract submissions may be directed to ConCALL Coordinator Amber Kennedy Kent at akkent at indiana.edu.

Questions regarding the conference may be directed to CeLCAR's Director Dr. Öner Özçelik at oozcelik at indiana.edu.

Reminder of Important Dates:
Extended Proposal Submission Deadline: Friday, 17 June, 2016
Extended Acceptance Notification: Friday, 29 July, 2016
Registration Deadline: Friday, 2 September 2016
Late Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 28 September, 2016
Conference Date: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 7-9 October, 2016