TCP 2007: Call for Papers

Tue Jul 11 13:33:31 UTC 2006

Dear Colleague,

The Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies at Keio University will
be holding the eighth Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics(TCP2007)
on March 16 and 17, 2007.

The invited speakers are Prof. Thomas Roeper (University of Massachusetts,
Amherst) and Prof. Christopher Tancredi (University of Tokyo).

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

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<Call for Papers>
The Eighth Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics
http://www.otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp/tcp/
Keio University, Mita, Tokyo
March 16 and 17, 2007

The Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics welcomes submissions
for paper presentations at its eighth conference.  Also, from this year,
we will accept submissions for poster sessions.  We believe that there
are some types of studies which are suitable for oral presentations,
and others, which are suitable for poster presentations.  We would like
to accept both types of studies at the Conference.  However, the same
abstract cannot be submitted for both the oral presentations and poster
sessions.  We will accept papers and posters that represent any scientific
endeavor that addresses itself to “Plato’s problem” concerning language
acquisition: “How we can 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.

A) Oral Presentations

There are two types of presentations, namely long ones and short ones.
A long presentation will be 30 minutes, with 15 additional minutes devoted
to discussions (a total of 45 minutes).  A short presentation will be 20
minutes, with 10 additional minutes devoted to discussion (a total of 30 
minutes).

Please send an abstract following the guidelines below:
1. Only e-mail submissions addressed to tcpabst#otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp (Please
replace # with @.) will be accepted.  The subject of the e-mail should be
“abstract/oral” or “abstract/poster”.
2. Please indicate whether your abstract involves:   (Please check.)
        __Linguistic Theory
        __L1 acquisition
        __L2 acquisition
        __Language Processing
        __Neuroscience of Language
        __Other

    And whether it involves:    (Please check.)
        __Morphology
        __Phonetics
        __Phonology
        __Semantics
        __Syntax
        __Pragmatics
        __Other

Please also indicate the language(s) which you are focusing on in your
paper.
Also, please list 3 keywords/phrases that best describe the content of your
abstract.

3. Author information should be included in the body of the e-mail.
The information should include: (a) Oral or Poster, (b) If Oral,
presentation format (i.e., long vs. short), (c) name, (d) affiliation,
(e) title of paper, (f) mailing address, (g) e-mail address, and (h) 
telephone number.
If youare in Japan, add kanji where relevant (i.e., all items except (f) and 
(g)).
If your paper has multiple authors, please provide information regarding all
of the co-authors.
4. A PDF file of your abstract in English should be attached to the e-mail.
Document files (MS WORD) cannot be accepted. 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 tcp2007#otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp (Please replace #
with @.)
5. Format the files of your abstracts (including bibliography) to A4 paper
size, single-spaced, limiting the length to a maximum of 2 pages.
6. The font size should be 12 point.  For any fonts used, a font file should
be attached.
7. Do not put your name on your abstract. (The abstract reviews will be
anonymous.)
8. Put “Oral” or “Poster” on the left side of the top of the first page.
9. Put the title in the center of the top of the first page.
10. The abstract, if accepted, will be photocopied to be included in the
conference handbook.   Therefore, make sure your margins have ample
room.
11. You may not submit more than one single (single author) paper and
one joint (co-authored) paper.
12. Clearly state the nature of the problem that you are addressing.
13. Cite sufficient data, and explain why and how they support your
argument.
14. Avoid vague promissory notes such as "A solution will be presented".
15. The accepted abstracts will be placed on the TCP website.
16. In case your paper is accepted as a short presentation even though
you submitted an abstract for the long presentation, please check the
following.
__I am willing to do a short presentation.
__I am not willing to do a short presentation.

B) Poster Sessions
The guideline for sending an abstract for the poster sessions is the
same as the guidelines for oral presentations.  Abstracts for oral
presentations and poster sessions will be reviewed separately.
a) The poster should be 1 page of 90 cm (width) x 180 cm (length).
There are no regulations regarding format and font.
b) Bring your poster to the Conference site on the first day and place
your poster on the indicated board.
c) The poster sessions will be 90 minutes long. They will be held after
lunch on the second day of the TCP.
d) No oral presentations will be scheduled during the time of the poster
sessions.

The abstract must be received by November 30, 2006 by 11:59 pm JST
(Japan Standard Time) via e-mail to: tcpabst#otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp (Please
replace # with @.)

Late submissions will not be accepted.  No exceptions will be made.
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 via e-mail by
January 12, 2007 at the latest.  Those who are accepted as speakers
will be requested to reply within several days if they are willing to
present their papers at TCP 2007.  Please let us know if you plan to be away
from e-mail in early January.

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 2007.

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:
tcp2007#otsu.icl.keio.ac.jp (Please replace # with @.)

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