Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics

[John Bowden]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics "10-ICAL"
17-20 January 2006, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
The 10th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics
(10-ICAL) will be hosted by the Linguistic Society of the Philippines and
SIL International, 17-20 January 2006 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, the
Philippines. Plenary speakers will be Dr. Lawrence Reid (Aspects of the
Morphology and Syntax of Proto-Cordilleran) and Dr. Nicole Revel (Epics in
Austronesian Languages and Cultures: Ethnopoetics, Ethnomusicology and
Ethnology).

Scholars are invited to offer papers on any aspect of language
or linguistics specifically related to Austronesian languages, including but
not limited to: historical and comparative matters, phonetics and phonology,
morphosyntax and discourse, lexicography and semantics, language
preservation and development, literature, and language teaching. Papers may
be data- or theory-oriented. Presenters will have 30 minutes each--20 for
presentation and 10 for discussion. Theme- or area-related workshops and
panel sessions are also invited.

Panel Sessions proposed to date include: Austronesian
Transitivity (Organizer: Ricky Nolasco), Dictionaries and Dictionary-making
in Austronesian (Organizer: Andrew Pawley), Early Austronesian Subgrouping
(Organizer: Laurent Sagart), Epics in Austronesian Languages and Cultures
(Organizer: Nicole Revel), Languages of Maluku (Organizer: Margaret Florey),
Noun Phrase Structures: functional elements and reference tracking
(Organizers: Simon Musgrave and Michael Ewing), Pronoun Ordering Typology in
Austronesian (Organizer: Loren Billings), and Teaching Austronesian
Languages (Organizer: David Zorc).

Abstracts of 100-500 words may be sent to 10-ICAL at sil.org, and
will be accepted through 30 July 2005. Notification of acceptance will be by
30 August 2005. Please submit abstracts via email in two formats: (1)
Microsoft Word file (NB: Mac users, please send as .rtf file, instead), (2)
.PDF file. If it is not possible to submit a .PDF file, please send a hard
copy of the abstract to:

10-ICAL Abstracts
c/o LSP Secretariat
De La Salle University
2401 Taft Avenue
1004 Manila
Philippines

Register on-line at: www.sil.org/asia/philippines/ical.html.

Conference Registration Fee: The 10-ICAL registration fee is
$125 (USD) for regular participants, $75 (USD or equivalent in Philippine
Pesos) for students or Philippine residents if paid on or before 1 Nov 2005.
After 1 Nov 2005, late registration fees will be $160 and $100,
respectively. The registration fee covers conference handouts plus lunch and
two snacks daily, 17-20 January 2006. It does not cover accommodation, final
Dinner, or optional field trip(s).

Dates: The Conference will officially be in session 17-20
January 2006. An informal reception will be held on the evening of 16
January. A field trip to Tabon Caves is being planned for interested
participants on Saturday, 21 January. This will involve an additional charge
for the trip and an extra night's accommodation.

For complete information and future updates on 10-ICAL, please
visit http://www.sil.org/asia/philippines/ical.html. Email inquiries may be
addressed to 10-ICAL at sil.org.


Dr John Bowden
Linguistics Department
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 (0) 2 6125 3281
Fax: +61 (0) 2 6125 4896

International students: ANU CRICOS Provider Number is 00120C
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