2nd Call for papers - JSLS 2008 (Deadline: Jan 31)

[Yasuhiro Shirai]

>Japanese Society for Language Sciences 10th Annual International
>Conference (JSLS2008)
>Call for Papers
>
>The Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS) invites proposals for
>our Tenth Annual International Conference, JSLS 2008. JSLS2008 will be
>held at the University of Shizuoka, in Shizuoka, Japan. We welcome
>proposals for oral presentations and poster presentations. Our plenary
>speaker will be Dr. Bernard Comrie (Max-Planck Institute for
>Evolutionary Anthropology).
>
>JSLS2008 Conference Committee Chairperson
>Yasushi Terao (University of Shizuoka)
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>  	Conference Dates:
>
>July 12 (Saturday) - 13 (Sunday), 2008
>
>  	Location:
>
>University of Shizuoka (Shizuoka, Japan)
>
>  	Submissions:
>
>The Japanese Society for Language Sciences aims “to promote the
>language sciences and contribute to a better understanding of the human
>mind through theoretical and experimental research on language”
>(Article 2, JSLS Regulations).  The scope of this endeavor covers a
>wide area, including linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax,
>semantics, pragmatics), first language acquisition, second language
>acquisition, psycholinguistics, language production, mother tongue
>education, foreign language instruction, natural language processing,
>brain science, bilingualism, sociolinguistics, discourse research, and
>linguistic philosophy, among others. This society hopes that
>researchers working on these widely diverse topics reach beyond their
>own areas of specialization by supporting the active exchange of
>opinions and ideas between researchers working in related fields.
>  	Qualifications for Presenters
>All presenters should be members of JSLS by June 1st, 2008. (It is not
>necessary for co-presenters to be members, but they must be registered
>for the conference if they plan to attend.) Please refer to the
>following website for membership information:
>http://www.cyber.sist.chukyo-u.ac.jp/JSLS/index.html
>Papers published or presented elsewhere should not be submitted and
>will not be accepted. Each author is only allowed to submit one
>proposal as the first author. Each paper presentation will be 25
>minutes in length (20 minutes for presentation, followed by a 5-minute
>question & answer period). The presentation of posters will be 90
>minutes. The language of presentation can be either Japanese or English.
>  	Paper and Poster Presentations
>Please send your submissions for paper and poster presentations to the
>following email address, in the following manner:
>To: jsls2008-submission at cyber.sist.chukyo-u.ac.jp
>Subject: Paper Submission (or Poster Submission)
>Send the following application form (completed) in the main text of
>your email, and your abstract as an attachment no later than January 31
>(Thursday), 2008, Japan Standard Time.
>1. Application form
>1.	title of paper/poster & presentation category (paper or poster)
>2.	name(s) & affiliation(s)of author(s)
>3.	affiliations of author(s)
>4.	mailing address for contact person
>5.	email address(es) of author(s)
>6.	telephone number for contact person
>7.	language of presentation (only for papers)
>8.	keywords (about 5 words)
>2. Title and Abstract: Please send the abstract in a file attachment.
>(Please do not include any information in your abstract which may
>reveal your identity, as the review process will be conducted
>anonymously.)
>(a)	Format
>1.	Number of pages
>1.	paper: maximum 2 pages A4 or letter-size paper (including title,
>tables, figures, & references)
>2.	poster: 1 page A4 or letter-size paper (including title, tables,
>figures, & references)
>2.	Paper size: A4 or letter-size
>3.	Margins:
>1.	In the case of A4, Top and Bottom: 30mm, Left and Right: 25mm
>2.	In the case of letter-size, all margins: 1 inch
>4.	Font: Times New Roman (or a similar font)
>5.	Font size: 12 point for text, 10 point for references/ footnotes
>6.	Length of abstract & line spacing: single-space, 1000 words maximum
>(b)	Save the file as a "pdf file", "text file", or
>“MSWord” file.
>1.	Please note that other formats will not be accepted.
>2.	Save your file under your own name (e.g., brown-roger.pdf).
>Each abstract will be reviewed anonymously by several reviewers.
>Notification of acceptance will be made by the end of March. (Please
>note that some "paper" proposals might be accepted as "poster"
>presentations.)
>If your proposal is accepted, you will be requested to send a copy of
>your paper (maximum length for papers is 4 pages, for posters 1 page on
>A4/letter size paper) by June 2, 2008. This paper will appear in the
>Conference Handbook. We plan to publish outstanding oral presentations
>as a collection of papers titled "Studies in Language Sciences".
>NOTE: We will issue an acceptance letter if your paper is accepted.
>However, we are unable to issue any kind of invitation letter.
>All questions regarding the JSLS 2008 conference should be addressed to:
>Kei Nakamura
>JSLS2008 Conference Coordinator
>kei at aya.yale.edu
>

-- 
Yasuhiro Shirai
Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
2806 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: 412-624-5933
URL: http://www.linguistics.pitt.edu/people/faculty/shirai.htm
JSLS: http://www.cyber.sist.chukyo-u.ac.jp/JSLS/index.html
Handbook: http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521833345


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