call for abstracts: ISMIL 17

[David Gil]

Call for Abstracts

The Seventeenth
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MALAY/INDONESIAN LINGUISTICS

1-2 June 2013
Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia 

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Papers presented at ISMIL are concerned with the Malay/Indonesian language in any of its varieties.  In addition to the standardized versions of Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia, papers are particularly welcome dealing with non-canonical isolects such as regional dialects of Malay and Indonesian, contact varieties, and other closely related Malayic languages.  Papers may be in any of the subfields of linguistics, and may represent variegated approaches and diverse theoretical persuasions. Presentations at ISMIL are delivered in English.

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Persons wishing to present a paper at the symposium are invited to submit a one-page abstract in electronic form (preferably pdf, but MsWord also acceptable) to David Gil at the following address:

gil AT eva.mpg.de

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 February 2013

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Co-sponsors:

Universitas Bung Hatta
Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya
University of Delaware
University of Minnesota
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Co-organizers:

Elfiondri, Universitas Bung Hatta
Puspawati, Universitas Bung Hatta
Peter Cole, University of Delaware
David Gil, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Hooi Ling Soh, University of Minnesota

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Further information: http://www.eva.mpg.de/~gil/ismil
Inquiries: gil AT eva.mpg.de

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ISMIL 17 will be immediately preceded by the 4th
International Symposium on the Languages of Java
30-31 May 2013, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia