First Call for Papers for Child Language Seminar 2013

Thu Sep 6 17:17:02 UTC 2012

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*First Call for Papers for Child Language Seminar 2013*

The next *Child Language Seminar* will be held at The University of 
Manchester on

*Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th June 2013*

(with registration and wine reception on the evening of Sunday 23rd June).

The Child Language Seminar (CLS) is an interdisciplinary conference with a 
long tradition which attracts a diverse international audience of 
linguists, psychologists and speech-language therapists. It provides a 
forum for research on language acquisition and developmental language 
disorders.

*The keynote speakers will be:*

Professor Catherine Snow, Harvard University

Professor Mike Tomasello, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary 
Anthropology, Leipzig

Professor Julian Pine, University of Liverpool

Dr Courtenay Frasier Norbury, Royal Holloway College, London

*Call for papers:*

Proposals are invited for papers and posters related to *all* aspects of 
child language acquisition and disorders. There are no key themes for CLS 
2013 as we want to encourage proposals covering the full breadth of 
research relating to child language learning and developmental language 
disorders. To illustrate, proposals will be considered on children's first, 
simultaneous and/or subsequent language development, in areas such as 
grammar, phonology, lexicon, pragmatics, discourse, literacy, sign 
language, and psycholinguistic processing.

The CLS is a peer-reviewed research conference and all proposals will be 
reviewed anonymously by the abstract committee.

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*Presentation format*

Proposals should indicate whether an oral presentation or poster is 
preferred. The organising committee views both formats as having equal 
value but reserves the right to switch formats to suit the programme. 
Presenters will be notified about the final format of their presentation at 
the time their proposal is accepted.

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*Proposal format*

Proposals must be written in English and include the following:

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*1. Cover Page:*

Title of presentation

Authors' names and affiliations

Name, address, telephone number and email address of contact person

Preferred presentation format (oral presentation or poster)

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*2. Abstract:*

Title of presentation

Summary of research undertaken (300 words maximum, single spaced). One 
figure or table and up to 3 references may be added and will not be 
included in the word count.

(Do not include authors' names)

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*Submitting proposals:*

Proposals must be submitted in either MS Word or RTF format with paper size 
set to A4 and submitted as an attachment to an email (not as part of the 
mail body of the email) toJenny.Freed at Manchester.ac.uk<https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/14.1.289.8/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?C=9bf56f7713fc4c33846eb33da8b641a6&URL=mailto%3aJenny.Freed%40Manchester.ac.uk> using 
‘CLS Abstract Submission’ as the subject of the email. You will receive an 
email back confirming receipt of your abstract.

*Key dates:*

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1st January 2013

Notification of acceptance/rejection: 1st February 2013

Registration opens: 1st February 2013

Programme published on website: 1st  April 2013

Early registration deadline (reduced fee): 15th April 2013

Registration and wine reception: Sunday 23rd June 2013

CLS conference: 24th-25th June 2013

Conference dinner: 24th June 2013

*Registration:*

The registration fees are currently being finalised. These will be 
published as soon as possible on the conference website. We will offer an 
early registration discount (deadline 15thApril 2013) and a discount for 
students. Registration fees will not differ significantly from those for 
CLS 2011.

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*CLS Venue:*

The CLS 2013 will be hosted by the Language Development and Disorders 
Research Group in the School of Psychological Sciences at The University of 
Manchester. The University of Manchester is the UK’s largest single-site 
University. As an internationally recognised research-led institution, our 
teaching and learning programmes are informed by the latest research 
findings delivered by staff at the leading edge of their fields.

The Language Development and Disorders Research Group is a multidisciplinary 
team of researchers working to develop our understanding of the factors, 
processes and mechanisms involved in successful language learning and in 
speech and language disorders. The research interests of the group focus on 
four main themes: Typically developing children’s early language 
development and the linguistic environment, specific language impairment 
(SLI), social communication and pragmatics intervention research, 
phonological representations and developmental speech disorders.

*Manchester:*

Manchester is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, culturally diverse city. It is 
notable for its sport, museums, galleries, theatres, music scene and 
shopping, offering something for everyone. Manchester is easily accessible 
by train (just 2 hours from London). There are direct flights from 
Manchester International Airport to all major European cities, and many 
long-haul flights are also available from Manchester.

*Accommodation:*

We are asking delegates to book their own conference accommodation. We have 
managed to secure preferential rates at four different hotels to suit a 
range of budgets. These hotels are all within walking distance of the 
conference venue and Manchester Piccadilly train station. Details will be 
available on the website in the near future.

*Further information*

Further details will be added to the website in due course (
http://www.psych-sci.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/events/cls2013/<https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/14.1.289.8/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?C=9bf56f7713fc4c33846eb33da8b641a6&URL=https%3a%2f%2foutlook.manchester.ac.uk%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d5b989d8b7f734d95a274205bda43c6f6%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.psych-sci.manchester.ac.uk%252faboutus%252fevents%252fcls2013%252f>
). You can also follow CLS on Twitter (@CLSManchester). This will be 
updated as more information becomes available.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list for further information 
about the CLS or if you have any queries please email: 
Jenny.Freed at Manchester.ac.uk<https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/14.1.289.8/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?C=9bf56f7713fc4c33846eb33da8b641a6&URL=https%3a%2f%2foutlook.manchester.ac.uk%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d5b989d8b7f734d95a274205bda43c6f6%26URL%3dmailto%253aJenny.Freed%2540Manchester.ac.uk>
.

Please circulate this information to your networks and any other interested 
parties.

We look forward to welcoming you to the CLS in 2013.

Jenny Freed, Elena Lieven and Catherine Adams

(CLS Organising Committee)

*For information about the Child Language Seminar 2013 visit 
http://www.psych-sci.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/events/cls2013/<https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/14.1.289.8/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?C=9bf56f7713fc4c33846eb33da8b641a6&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.psych-sci.manchester.ac.uk%2faboutus%2fevents%2fcls2013%2f> and 
follow us on Twitter (@CLSManchester).*

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