[Lingtyp] CfP: SSILA 2024 Annual Meeting

Tue Aug 22 23:22:10 UTC 2023

THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF THE AMERICAS

Annual Winter Meeting, New York City, NY
January 4-7, 2024

Final Call for Papers

Extended deadline for abstracts:
August 31st, 2023

The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) is planning to hold its next annual winter meeting jointly with the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) in New York City, NY on January 4-7, 2024. The conference will be held in person at the Sheraton New York Times Square. SSILA meetings encourage scholars to present on a wide range of topics centered on any aspect of Indigenous American languages.

Call for papers

SSILA welcomes abstracts for papers that present original research focusing on the linguistic study of the Indigenous languages of the Americas. Presenters must be members of SSILA in order to present. (You can join SSILA at: https://www.ssila.org/en/membership-information)

Abstract Submission

The deadline for submission of all abstracts has been extended to August 31st, 2023, at 11:59PM (Hawaii-Aleutian time). Abstracts should be submitted electronically, using the link below (please note that unlike earlier years, abstracts will not be submitted via EasyChair). Also, e-mail or hard-copy submissions will be accepted if arrangements are made in advance with the SSILA Program Committee Administrator, Martin Kohlberger (conferences at ssila.org<mailto:conferences at ssila.org>). Abstracts may be submitted in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese. At the conference, talks may be presented in any language of the Americas, and we particularly welcome presentations in Indigenous languages.

The abstract submission page is https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/SSILA2024.

Abstracts must conform to the guidelines below.

General Requirements

1.     All authors must be members of SSILA. See the SSILA website for information about membership and renewal (https://www.ssila.org/en/membership-information). The membership requirement may be waived for Indigenous community scholars and language practitioners. It may also be waived for co-authors or for participants in organized sessions who are from disciplines other than those ordinarily represented by SSILA (linguistics and linguistic anthropology). Waivers can be requested by contacting the SSILA Secretary, Mary Linn (secretary at ssila.org<mailto:secretary at ssila.org>).

2.     Any member may submit one single-author abstract and one multi-author abstract OR two multi-author abstracts.

3.     After an abstract has been submitted, no changes of author, title, or wording of the abstract, other than those due to typographical errors, are permitted.

4.     Papers must be delivered as projected in the abstract or represent bona fide developments of the same research.

5.     Papers must not appear in print before the meeting.

6.     All presenters of individual papers must register for the meeting if their papers are accepted.

7.     Authors who must withdraw from the program should inform the SSILA Program Committee Administrator (conferences at ssila.org<mailto:conferences at ssila.org>) as soon as possible.

8.     Authors may not submit identical abstracts for presentation at the SSILA meeting and the LSA meeting or a meeting of one of the Sister Societies (ADS, ANS, NAAHoLS, SPCL, TALE). Authors who are discovered to have done so will have these abstracts removed from consideration. Authors may submit substantially different abstracts for presentation at the SSILA meeting and the LSA or a Sister Society meeting.

Abstract Format

Please see the section below, "Abstract Submission", for important information about long and short abstracts.

1.   Abstracts should be uploaded as a file in PDF format to this submission form: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/SSILA2024.

2.   The abstract, including examples as needed, should be no more than two typed pages (12pt font, single spaced, with 1-inch margins), including examples and references. Abstracts longer than two pages will be rejected without being evaluated.

3.   At the top of the abstract, give a title that is not more than one line and that clearly indicates the topic of the paper.

4.   Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. Do not include your name on the abstract. If you identify yourself in any way in the abstract (e.g. "In Smith (1992)...I"), the abstract will be rejected without being evaluated. Of course, it may be necessary to refer to your own work in the third person in order to appropriately situate the research.

5.   Abstracts which do not conform to these format guidelines will be rejected without being evaluated.

Abstract Contents

Papers whose main topic does not focus on the Indigenous languages of the Americas will be rejected without further consideration by the Program Committee. SSILA requires further that the subject matter be related to linguistics and/or language work, that the research presented include new findings or developments not published before the meeting, that there be reflection on the social outcomes/impacts/implications of the work, that the papers not be submitted with malicious or scurrilous intent, and that the abstract be coherent and in accord with these guidelines.

Abstracts are more often rejected because they omit crucial information rather than because of errors in what they include. The most important criterion is relevance to the understanding of Indigenous languages of the Americas, but other factors are important, too. It is important to present results so that they will be of interest to the whole SSILA (and larger) linguistic community, not just to those who work on the same language or language family that you do.

A suggested outline for abstracts is as follows:

1.      State the problem or research question raised by prior work, with specific reference to relevant prior research.

2.      Give a clear indication of the nature and source of your data (primary fieldwork, archival research, secondary sources). State the main point or argument of the proposed presentation.

3.      Regardless of the subfield, cite sufficient data, and explain why and how they support the main point or argument. For examples in languages other than English, provide word-by-word glosses and underline or boldface the portions of the examples which are critical to the argument.

4.      State the relevance of your ideas to past work or to the future development of the field. Describe analyses in as much detail as possible. Avoid saying in effect "a solution to this problem will be presented". If you are taking a stand on a controversial issue, summarize the arguments that led you to your position.

5.      You are required to state the contribution to linguistics made by the analysis and state the social outcomes/impacts/implications of the work (which may be positive, neutral or negative, immediate or potential).

Consideration of the social outcomes/impacts/implications of the work might focus on the specific topic under consideration or take into account the broader scope of a project. Effects might take a while to be felt and might be nuanced with respect to who is influenced and how. Implications are likely to relate to the social significance to the language community, such as the project's capacity for developing tools for pedagogy or revitalization, valorizing the language within a broader social context, or (perhaps at the same time) introducing points of tension regarding approaches to language teaching. They might also include bringing a situation regarding a language community's status to wider attention, educating the public regarding language endangerment and its significance, promoting the application of Native ways of knowing in linguistic research or community-related goals. Resources for abstract writers can be found on-line at: https://www.ssila.org/social-impact-and-outcomes

6.   Please include a list of references for any work cited in the abstract. The references should be included within the two-page limit.

Categories of Presentation

Authors are required to indicate the preferred category of their presentation at the time of submitting the abstract. The program committee will try to accommodate this preference as space and time allow. The categories to choose from are:

Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Lexicography, Applied Linguistics, Language Revitalization, Linguistic Geography, Typology, Language Learning/Acquisition, Other

Authors will also be able to select the geographic area that the languages discussed in their abstract are/were spoken in.

Abstract Submission

Abstracts can be submitted via the following page: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/SSILA2024.
Submissions for the SSILA Annual Meeting require two abstracts:

Short Abstract. This abstract should be no more than 100 words and will be used in the meeting handbook. On the submission page, you can write or paste this abstract into the "Short Abstract" box.

Long Abstract. This abstract is the one that will be evaluated by reviewers for inclusion in the meeting program. The long abstract should be a PDF file. On the submission page, you will be asked to upload this from your computer.

Questions? Please contact conferences at ssila.org<mailto:conferences at ssila.org> if you have any questions about or difficulty with your abstract submission.

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