20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics

[Matti Miestamo]

Preliminary announcement
20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics,
Helsinki, 7-9 January, 2004

On behalf of the Nordic Association of Linguistics (NAL), the
Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki, will host
the 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics. The conference will
be held January 7-9, 2004 (three full days), on the downtown premises
of the University of Helsinki.

The program will contain plenary sessions, workshops, and general
sessions. Submissions on all aspects of general linguistics are invited.

CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS
Östen Dahl, Stockholm
John McWhorter, Berkeley
Geoffrey Sampson, Sussex

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Abstracts should be submitted no later than August 31, 2003, and they
will be reviewed anonymously. Notification of acceptance will be
announced by September 30, 2003. Proposals for workshops should be
submitted no later than May 31, 2003.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT
Send your abstract of maximally 400 words in plain text format (no
tables or charts) in the body (not as an attachment) of an email
message to the conference email address.

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND REGISTRATION
The second announcement including a list of speakers and workshops
will be dispatched by September 30, 2003. Please indicate your
interest in obtaining this announcement by sending an email message to
the conference email address. Conference registration starts on
October 1, 2003.

FINAL PROGRAM AND ABSTRACTS OF ACCEPTED PAPERS
Downloadable by October 30, 2003.

CONFERENCE EMAIL
20scl at ling.helsinki.fi

CONFERENCE WEBSITE
www.ling.helsinki.fi/kielitiede/20scl.html

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Fred Karlsson, Chair
Antti Arppe
Pia Brandt
Orvokki Heinämäki
Matti Miestamo
Urho Määttä
Kari Pitkänen