19.2830, Confs: General Lingustics/Australia

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Subject: 19.2830, Confs: General Lingustics/Australia

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Date: 16-Sep-2008
From: David Caldwell < dcal4935 at mail.usyd.edu.au >
Subject: Free Linguistics Conference 2008

 

	
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:43
From: David Caldwell [dcal4935 at mail.usyd.edu.au]
Subject: Free Linguistics Conference 2008 

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Free Linguistics Conference 2008 
Short Title: FLC 

Date: 11-Oct-2008 - 12-Oct-2008 
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia 
Contact: Ahmar Mahboob 
Contact Email: freeling at arts.usyd.edu.au 
Meeting URL: http://escholarship.library.usyd.edu.au/conferences/index.php/FLC/ 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Meeting Description: 

The aim of this conference is to provide scholars, researchers, postgraduate and
undergraduate students with current research issues from all fields of
linguistics & TESOL in an open and widely accessible forum.

The main features that distinguishes this conference is its focus on freedom:
- freedom from linguistic subfield divisions,
- freedom from an established and rigid theme for presentations, and
- freedom from fees

Confirmed focus speakers:
Linda Barwick, University of Sydney
Liz Ellis, University of New England
M.A.K. Halliday, University of Sydney
Ruqaiya Hasan, Macquaire University
Trevor Johnston, Macquaire University 

2nd International Free Linguistics Conference
11-12 October 2008
University of Sydney

Featured focus speakers:
Linda Barwick
Liz Ellis
M.A.K. Halliday
Ruqaiya Hasan
Aek Phakiti
Trevor Johnston

Website:
www.freelinguistics.org

Proposal submissions have more than doubled since last year's FLC, and we look
forward to a great range of presentations and participants both local and
international.  Online registration is available on the website, and the
programme will be posted there soon.  Please continue to check the website for
details as they come, and we look forward to meeting you in October.







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