TCP 2004: Call for Papers

[Hitomi Murata]

Dear Colleague,

The Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies at Keio University will
be holding the fifth Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics(TCP2004)
on March 12 and 13, 2004.

The invited speakers are Prof. Kenneth J. Safir (Rutgers University)
and Prof. Lydia White (McGill University).

We encourage you to submit papers for presentation.  For details, visit
our web site:
http://www.otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp/tcp/

<Call for Papers>
The Fifth Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics
http://www.otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp/tcp/
Keio University, Mita, Tokyo
March 12th and 13th, 2004

The Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics welcomes submissions for
paper presentations at its fifth conference.  It will accept papers that
represent any scientific endeavor that addresses itself to "Plato's
problem"concerning language acquisition: “How can we gain a rich
linguistic system given our fragmentary and impoverished experience?”
Its scope thus includes linguistic theory (phonology, morphology, syntax
and semantics), L1 and L2 acquisition, language processing, and the
neuroscience of language, among other topics.

Each presentation will be 30 minutes, and 15 minutes will be devoted
to discussion.

Please send an abstract following the guidelines below:

1.   Only e-mail submissions addressed to tcpabst at otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp
will be accepted.  The subject of the e-mail should be “abstract”.

2.  The author information should be included in the body of the e-mail.
The information should include: (a) name, (b) affiliation, (c) title of
paper, (d) mailing address, (e) e-mail address, and (f) telephone number.
If you are in Japan, add kanji where relevant (i.e., all items except (e)
and (f)).  If your paper has multiple authors, please provide information
regarding all of the co-authors.

3.   A PDF file of your abstract in English should be attached to the
e-mail.

4.   Format the files of your abstracts (including bibliography) to A4
paper size, single-spaced, limiting the length to a maximum of 25 pages.

5.  The font size should be 12 point.  For any fonts used, a font file
should be attached.

6.  Do not put your name on your abstract.

7.  Put the title on the top of the first page.

8.  The abstract, if accepted, will be photocopied to be included in the
conference handbook.   Therefore, make sure your margins have ample room.

9.  You may not submit more than one single (single author) paper and
one joint (co-authored) paper.

10. Clearly state the nature of the problem that you are addressing.

11. Cite sufficient data, and explain why and how they support your
argument.

12. Avoid vague promissory notes such as "A solution will be presented".

13. The accepted abstracts will be shown on the TCP website.

14. If you have any problems in applying by e-mail with a PDF file
attachment, please do not hesitate to contact the TCP Committee at
tcp at otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp

The abstract must be received by November 30, 2003 by 11:59 pm JST (Japan
Standard Time) by e-mail

to tcpabst at otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp

Late submissions will not be accepted.  Notification of receipt will be
e-mailed to the first author shortly after receipt.

We will notify you of the results of our review process by January 12, 2004.
　
In addition, we are planning to publish a volume of the conference
proceedings.  If your abstract is accepted, we will inform you of the
details regarding this matter later.  Most likely, you will be asked to
e-mail us your paper as a MS Word and a PDF file attachment by
mid-May 2004.

Unfortunately, TCP has no funds for financial assistance.  Participants
are also expected to make their own travel arrangements.

For further information, contact:

Yukio Otsu (Director)
Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies
Keio University
2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
108-8345 Japan

or, send an e-mail message to the TCP Committee:

tcp at otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp